I live in what must be the goathead capital of the US--the stupid things are everywhere! Not to mention broken glass and other road junk. My DH swears by Slime in his MTB tubes, but that won't work for road tires apparently. So what should I do? I haven't had a flat yet, but I just got the bike and haven't gone far (just around my neighborhood, in fact). I have heard bad things about Mr. Tuffies, so I didn't want to try those. Any other suggestions?
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07-08-2006, 09:02 PM #1
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Evil goatheads--what to do??
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07-08-2006, 09:13 PM #2
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one word.... LUCK! we also live in goathead country..... the tour de palm springs had SO MANY flats cuz of those blasted things! for roadies... luck....
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07-08-2006, 09:20 PM #3
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What are goatheads? I love the title of the post! Imagine you have no idea what a "goathead" is--who could resist opening such a thread?
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07-08-2006, 09:26 PM #4
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Wow, you are so lucky that you don't know what they are! They are these big fat nasty stickers that are really hard and sharp, and are shaped like a goat's head, hence the name. They are from these short weeds that grow everywhere. They are terrible, and will puncture a tire/tube easily
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07-08-2006, 09:26 PM #5
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nasty little, SHARP stickers... that have the shape of a goat's head.... and did i say SHARP????????????
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07-09-2006, 12:40 AM #6
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Sounds awful. Thank goodness we don't have them here. Glass and sharp tiny stones are bad enough.
I've had good luck with the Stelvio raceguard tires that TE sells but those might not have enough protection for goatheads. Maybe Gatorskins?
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07-09-2006, 05:21 AM #7
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believe it or not...
There's a website called:
http://www.goatheads.com/
They ARE nasty looking. Ouch.
Karen
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07-09-2006, 05:29 AM #8
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When our neighbor across the street saw us out for one of the first times on our new bikes, he came over and chatted with us a while. Paul maintains bikes for the local police force bike unit (when he's not out protectnig our fair city!) Goat heads are evil here too (think 8 punctures in five minutes riding....) I'm not sure exactly what the force rides, but Paul says since he got Armadillo tires (Specialized) for all 16 bikes, he fixes like 30 flats a summer instead of at least 30 a week. He did also recommend the slime. Dunno if he puts that in skinny tires, but then, I don't know if he's got skinny tires he's tending...
(he also recommended slicks, but DH hasn't listened...)
Karen in Boise
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