Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
I talked to my uber-roadie coworker today and he rolled his eyes at the mere mention of tire liners and said, in an exasperated tone, "But, it's all about rolling resistance, so WHY would you add weight to your wheels?" He then proceeded to tell me about some new wheels he purchased at enormous cost. I suppose I wouldn't want to add any weight to wheels that cost that much either!

Alex
I'll ask my SO what they do(he works at the LBS in albuquerque). They line all of their tires b/c of goatheads.
I am in south florida still and I use gatorskins for training(silly people smashing glass beer bottles all along the beach).
But I know that gator/armadillo skins won't do any good fighting the evil known as the goathead. They will go right through them.
So tell that weight weenie co-worker of yours to go shove it,haha.
but really- would you rather have to change a flat during your ride, or have an uninterupted ride. I know I would prefer the 2nd. Also if you can ride with the few extra ounces of the liner, then you are that much stronger then he is! haha