My kid rode across a real bad patch last week and now i pretty much have to buy new tubes there are so many holes. Possibly new tires but I hope to get all the nubs out. It'll take a good couple hours though...
D'oh! On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Way Rebb <grayc...@mac.com> wrote: > Those goat heads are a mean plant. I think Marathon Pluses with about > 4 or 5 Mr Tuffies inside and the rest filled with cement would give a > person a fighting chance. Even then it might be iffy. > > -Ray > > On Aug 31, 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 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
