Tire Liners and those Fix-A-Flat products

[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.

[pooks]

I accidentally rode through some broken glass last week. I may not have actually hit any of it, or much of it, it came up on me and I wasn't paying close enough attention. I'm on armadillos. I was hoping they were tough enough to take it, and since I don't have a flat I'm assuming they are.

What tire is tougher than an armadillo?