Bike of Death

[karma_phala]

Two days into new bike ownership and it's already died in some small way. So, I guess it's more like the death of bike rather than the bike of death. I'm sure everyone here in ABQ (and probably the rest of you) are familiar with sharp little burrs that manage to find their way into everything... I'm not sure what plant they come from. Anyway, we

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[sjester]

Ah, yes. Goatheads = tire death. You might want to try the solid inner tubes. Or lots and lots of the slime stuff. Also, if you use the slime, don't take out the goatheads, because air will still come out if you do that.

[karma_phala]

Oooh, thanks for the info. Nick was just looking into the slime stuff today. A woman that I work with calls them stickers, but I really like goatheads.

So, if we go with the slime, do I just go around with the burrs stuck in the tire?

[sjester]

So, if we go with the slime, do I just go around with the burrs stuck in the tire?

That's what my mom's been doing, apparently. Taking them out made the tire leak again.