I hate goatheads. Had them where I grew up and I got a flat EVERY time I rode to one of my friend's house on the old train right of way (which are now a paved bike trail).
My last flat was almost two years ago after putting 5000 miles on a set of Bontranger Racelite Hardcase (oxymoron?) tires... I'd not gotten a single flat on them and was very happy with them, then, while looking for a camp site, I pulled off the road into a patch of goatheads. The next morning I had two flat tires, each with about 20 goatheads, each with four that made it through the tube. I didn't even bother patching them. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 5:26 PM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There are 5 bicycles hanging in the garage. There is *one tire* with air > in it. > > My last 3 trips on the Hilsen have seen no fewer than 2 punctures per trip. > All caused by goat heads. > > I think I am going to finally bite the bullet and pick up a set of > Marathons. I have seen evidence of a 700 x 47 (41 actual) Marathon > (Supreme??) on a Hilsen that would be stellar. I like the big meat on the > hoops off road. Unfortunately the widest I see searching the web is 40 > now....bummer. > > There seems to be some pretty lofty praise on the Marathons being as anti > flat as is available. From what I gather, the "Supreme" is the, well, > supreme? > > Anyone gone the Foss route yet? > > The previous players: > > Sealants: > True Goo - worked for a month, then stopped. > Slime - slowed the leak a little then created a huge mess in the tire. > Caffe Latex - worked for @ 2 months, then clogged the valve. > > Tires: > 700x37 Pasela TG. > 700x42 IRC Slick XC. > 700x32 Conti Twister Pro. > 700x35 Schwalbe Delta Cruisers with puncture protection. > > These tires excelled in different areas, but on the roads/path I take most > often they all suffered the dreaded goat head rapture (rupture?) about > equally. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zL8iMGuuCDwJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
