Just how much can road tires take?
I try to stick to debris-free roads, but what if I cycle across sticker free grass? Small pebbles? Sticks and twigs and things?
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07-10-2008, 02:01 PM #1
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about those tires....
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07-10-2008, 02:24 PM #2
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You can only assume the grass is sticker free. Not that I have ridden across grass and got a flat or anything. And IF I did, I would have meant to #1 - ride across the grass in the first place and #2 Get a big old flat from a sticker (goat head/puncture vine).
They aren't mountain bike tire tough.
Like you new avatar. You like to keep us on our toes, don't you?
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07-10-2008, 02:29 PM #3
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I guess it depends on the tires. I take my road bike off road into gravel, dirt, pebbles with no problem.
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07-10-2008, 02:33 PM #4
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LOL! It's TDF time, baby!
Originally Posted by Flybye
Veronica, when flats happen to newish tires, is it because the sidewalls were punctured? I'm just tryin' to figure out how much *off roadin'* I can do.
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07-10-2008, 02:40 PM #5
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I really can't say. I'm pretty sure all of my flats have come from road riding - debris I've picked up, thorns, etc.
After my last flat, on a 200K, I put slime tubes into my tires. That was in May.
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07-10-2008, 02:42 PM #6
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If you know how to change a flat, do as much as you want. Originally Posted by sundial
LOL! It's TDF time, baby!
I'm just tryin' to figure out how much *off roadin'* I can do.
Just don't go off road when you have to be home by a certain time.
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07-10-2008, 06:55 PM #7
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I ride through the grass in my yard to get to the gate every time I leave the house. We're lucky enough not to have goatheads in Arkansas. If we had those, I never would leave clear pavement.
I do avoid broken glass on the road, and I did take my road bike on the Katy Trail which is hard packed small gravel (there's a name and I can't remember what it is) with no problems at all. In the '70s, I took my 10 speeds everywhere I wanted to go. I hardly ever had a flat then.
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07-11-2008, 04:18 PM #8
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I know! I did too! I guess tires were better made back then. Originally Posted by Tuckervill
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