Review Options:
Sorted by Latest Review | Sort by Best Rating |
|
Reviews 1 - 5 (15 Reviews Total)
|
| Next 15 |
User Reviews
Overall Rating:
Value Rating:
Submitted by
brklyn panda
a Triathlete
from Date Reviewed: February 1, 2011
Strengths: they work ridicoulsly good...i never had one flat while riding with theseWeaknesses: they can cause flats, so in the beginning i tried to install myself with zero luck so i'd always bring them to the shop, but after carefully watching the mechancic i can now install myself...just line them up best as possible and definatly sound down the beginning and end (just look how the sides come to a point but the ends don't)...Bottom Line: i first found out about these flimsy liners and thought what a waiste of money but to my surprise they worked on a mountain bike i was hauling around throughout nyc (and yes there's ton's of debri)...anyways i was happy with them and i don't think i got one flat while i rode the mountain bike maybe another 200 miles before i sold it...so i got my first road bike last year and decided to go with kevlar gatorskins and i alsow wanted to double up the protection so i also put in the mr tuffy's (just because i believe in them so much and i didn't care that the bike mechanic was laughing at me)...anyways i used this bike to commute to and from work each day from march to november...and in the beginning of putting on the cont. gatorskins and the mr tuffy's i did the nyc century ride and at the end of the ride i noticed a huge gash taken out of my new gatorskin and to this day i don't know how i didn't get a flat b/c the tear tore right through the gatorskin (i could see all the different layers it had), anyways i didn't get a flat (mr tuffy is great)...and i tried to return the gatorskin but the lbs said it was probably just bad luck and didn't look like a defect in the tire (which he was probably right)...anyways i clocked about 2000 miles of riding last year and zero flats on my tomasso road bike with the gatorskin and mr tuffy, to this day i still have the torn gatorskin and mr tuffy on my bike and still no flat (knock on wood)...anyways i just bought an on sale felt s32 tri bike and of course i will put on the mr tuffy's...i know it sounds as though i have stock in the company but really i just want to help out other cyclists...but they do have some weaknesses which i describe in the weaknesses box
Favorite Ride: nyc
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: i never tried the one bell makes you could get at walmart but they might work aswell
Bike Setup: commute with a tomasso imola road bike (no carbon fork) and love the bike...
just purchased the felt s32 tri bike
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
schlaefer88
a Commuter
from Date Reviewed: September 18, 2009
Strengths: Stopped my flats problem.Weaknesses: Add weight, a little tricky getting them properly placed in the tire.Bottom Line: I was getting too many winter flats with my UltraGatorskins and the Sportsbasement folks suggested I try these. No puncture flats in last two years, 6000 miles + commuting.
Favorite Ride: Montebello Road
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At: Sports Basement
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Schwinn DBX, velocity offset rims on stock hubs.
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
chris
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: July 7, 2009
Bottom Line: Here's a common problem. Mr. Tuffy can cause the tube to slide inside the tire. This leads to cutting of the valve on the tube. There is no practical soultion to the problem. I've heard about using baby powder to line the tire to prevent slippage but this (from experience)works better without Mr Tuffy.
Overall Rating: Value Rating:
Submitted by
Geoff
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: April 27, 2009
Strengths: No flatsWeaknesses: A couple more ounces (which if you're carrying a trailer, means *squat*)Bottom Line: 1200 miles through the Rockies in spring with no flats speaks for itself.
I had to replace my tire before my tube.
Overall Rating:
Value Rating:
Submitted by
skeebote
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: September 16, 2008
Strengths: Maybe psychological.Weaknesses: Wont come through for me!!!!Bottom Line: 2 flats in a week!!! I am not a serious rider, just recreation and exercise. I put maybe 20 miles on the bike with Mr. Tuffy liners and I had a slow leak in my front tire after my first ride!!!! Un-Sat!!! They may work but not very well. I think they just don't stand up to goathead burs.
Favorite Ride: Wyoming State Parks
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At: Bicycle Station
Similar Products Used: Slime tubes!!!! A+++
Bike Setup: Specialized Rockhopper....
|
Reviews 1 - 5 (15 Reviews Total)
|
| Next 15 |
Review Options:
Sorted by Latest Review | Sort by Best Rating |
