Tire Liners and those Fix-A-Flat products

[ehirsch83]

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

[tangentgirl]

What's a goathead?

I got some tubes pre-filled with slime at the beginning of the year. No flats yet, and I know I've ridden through glass and such. I think I broke a piece of a bottle on a ride the other day. (I'm very glad I wear sunglasses.)

I might notice a slight weight difference, but I suspect it's in my head. I'm guessing that if I do get a flat, it will be messy, especially if I have to carry the tube back from anywhere. Ew.

[mimitabby]

Armadillo tires would be a joke to use to combat this plant.

[tangentgirl]

Ohhhh, those guys. Them are evil.

[SnappyPix]

That's just mean.

[Kano]

Those are SSSOOO hard on puppy paws!

My Khan gets pretty sad when he finds a patch of goat heads!

I've stepped on a couple of them too, and I can understand how he feels!

BUT, I've not had another goat head flat since putting armadillos on my bike -- and I was flatting half a dozen times a ride with them. Doesn't even much matter if you've got the Slime in the tubes, since you get so many holes they don't all seal in time!

EVIL weeds!

Karen in Boise

[ehirsch83]

ok i lied, they don't line their tires- they hate liners! haha
they seal all of them. He told me to tell you to either use sealent in your tires, or to get i forgot the name of the tire. but i will ask him again and let you know. he said though that the reason why he doesn't really recommend armadillo's is because they are just a really really stiff,hard tire-making it hard to work with.