I don't know how courteous drivers are in your area, but around here, the shoulders and bike lanes are considered the appropriate place to throw away glass bottles( especially as we near graduation revelry time). Tuffy strips are a minimum requirement for me.
armadillo or gatorskin tires are even better.
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05-14-2008, 10:43 AM #1
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05-14-2008, 12:10 PM #2
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Kevlar tires all the way.
No goop or slime. No liner strips (if the ends are misaligned or overlapped they can CAUSE flats).
Kevlar tires.
And they don't have to be knobby at all.Lisa
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05-15-2008, 02:35 PM #3
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Not all kevlar tires are created equally. I had a set of tires that had a belt down the middle. I kept getting flats on the side or just off the middle. I ended up getting Armadillos which have a larger kevlar belt. That bike has not had a flat since.
That being said, if you like the tires on that bike, try the liners. It really does depend on where you live (thorns) and where you are going to ride (glass). The liners may work beautifully for you.
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