| Re: Tubes
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:56:38 -0700, Snowboard3r wrote:
> Sorry...yea it is a Mountain Bike, we have a S$#t load of those goat head
> puncture weeds up here in Utah. They are very annoying. I don't like the
> "airless" tubes mainly for the comfort reason. I guess I will look at the
> strips that go the tire to prevent the puncture weeds from poking through.
> Have you heard any thing good about the thicker tubes (puncture resistance)?
The problem with that is that the thicker tubes are at most 1/8" thicker.
You already have, I'm sure knobbies with quite thick tread on the knobs,
but also pretty thick in between. If that won't stop the thorns from
getting through, another bit of thickness on the tube won't do it, either.
Maybe a liner might help some, but mostly it's watchfulness to not ride
on the darn things.
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David L. Johnson
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