Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape

Compared to the Flat-Away Kevlar Tape the Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape is a 'low tech' solution ... crude but possibly more effective in the low speed wheel of a pushchair. It might not be as good in the high speed wheel of a bicycle.

Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape is a flexible plastic strip with reinforced centre which fits between the tyre and the inner tube and offers considerable protection against sharp objects.

£7.50 for 3 x 1.1m tapes for you to fit

£17.50 pre-fitted to your pushchair

£5 for 1 x 2.2m tape

We can supply Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape by mail order.

For more information, and to order your Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape Online

For other puncture protection products see also:

• Flat-Away Kevlar Tape

• Thorn Resistant Inner Tubes

Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape Fitting Instructions

• mark the position of the valve on the tyre

• remove the tyre on one side of the wheel using tyre levers. If you hold the wheel like an artist holds a paint palette with your thumb through the wheel by the valve then you can hold the first tyre lever down while applying the second one.

• remove the inner tube, inflate it and emerse in water, bubbles will reveal where the hole is

• remove the tyre completely from the wheel and put the valve over the mark on the tyre to help find and remove the cause of the puncture (failure to do this will result in repeat punctures)

• check the inside of the tyre for dirt, grit or thorns etc.

2.  Fitting Sureride Anti-Puncture Tape

• the tape is normally supplied in lengths 1100mm long marked at 914mm, place inside the tyre and overlap to check that the marked length is correct for your tyre (they can vary slightly) add a revised cutting mark with a pen if necessary. It is better for the loop to be a tight fit rather than slack.

• remove the tape and cut off square at the cutting mark

• butt the two ends together to make a loop and apply tape over the joint to stick it together (note. do not overlap the tape as the ridge may cause a puncture)

• place the loop inside the tyre ensuring that it is central all the way around

• fit one side of the tyre back onto the wheel, preferably the outside of the wheel so that any marks caused by tyre levers are concealed

• fit the inner tube and inflate just enough for the it to take up a circular shape (it is necessary to do this for the tyre to fit well and in particular for the valve to fit behind the tyre wall rather than being pinched by it)

• refit the tyre starting at the valve. Take care not to damage the inner tube if using tyre levers, but you can do it with your hands – if you have strong hands

• centralise the wheel inside the tyre and inflate to approximately 10 to 14 lbs pressure. Tyres can be inflated with most standard bicycle pumps, we recommend using a foot pump with a gauge as the adaptor end is easier to fit onto a small wheel.

If you over inflate the tyres then the ride is harder and above 20lbs you run the risk of distorting the wheel.

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