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Anyone need thorn-proof tyres?


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By J the B - Posted on 04 July 2011

NB: Originally posted elsewhere on the Global Riders Network and appears via syndication.

Just got an email from a mate of mine in Zimbabwe, who is constantly fighting the battle against thorns, and searching for the ultimate thorn-proof solution.

He thinks he's found it:

"After many years off trying various tyres; Tubeless and Tubed… I now pronounce the toughest tubeless tyre in the world to be the Maxxis Crossmark tyre ….

This (see photos) was found under the mud after washing this afternoon… I remember a bit of a hiss about 8 kms from the finish yesterday… I thought it was just another of many thorns.

But anyway – it got me to the finish and was still holding about 0.9 bar today…

By the way – the slime was NOT Stans or Joes or Als – but good old Green Slime – I have used it for may years on UST tires. (It is not great for tubed tyre conversions)"

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ChopStiR's picture

Nice looking piercing, adds a bit of bling bling to the bike Laughing out loud

moggio's picture

That bling would be considered and upgrade on my SS.

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