Hey guys. Where I live there are goatheads EVERYWHERE. I have only owned my bike a couple weeks and have already had 4 flats due to these dang things. I was wondering what I can do to up my protection against them. Do the slime filled tubes really work? Tire liners? Hard to enjoy a ride when constantly worried about these flats.
Goathead hell!
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Never heard of or have I seen these goatheads. PLEASE, share a picture.
Never heard of or have I seen these goatheads. PLEASE, share a picture.
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Aren't they like sandburs on steroids? :lol:
Aren't they like sandburs on steroids? :lol:
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There's a post on here somewhere from last year about goatheads. Goatheads are big bad thorned balls of no fun.
There's a post on here somewhere from last year about goatheads. Goatheads are big bad thorned balls of no fun.
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I use slime in all of my cruiser bike tires and it works pretty well. I don't buy the pre-slimed tubes I buy the big bottle and slime em myself.
I have tried the tire liners and they work OK, but have still gotten multiple flats with the liners in place.
I use slime in all of my cruiser bike tires and it works pretty well. I don't buy the pre-slimed tubes I buy the big bottle and slime em myself.
I have tried the tire liners and they work OK, but have still gotten multiple flats with the liners in place.
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They grow as ground cover, with 4 to a pod. Once dried they are hard & sharp. I've seen some the size of a penny.
They grow as ground cover, with 4 to a pod. Once dried they are hard & sharp. I've seen some the size of a penny.
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I was going through tires on my Riding Mower because of thorns. (weren't goat heads though) so I lined the inside of each tire with Hurculiner truck bed liner. Have not had a problem since.
I was going through tires on my Riding Mower because of thorns. (weren't goat heads though) so I lined the inside of each tire with Hurculiner truck bed liner. Have not had a problem since.
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Goat heads,that's one obstacle we don't have in New York. Our version is broken bottles. I had a couple of flats with the Slime liner. I now run the Slime liquid in the tubes and I haven't had a flat in over a year of riding.
i like the idea of the truck bed liner.
Goat heads,that's one obstacle we don't have in New York. Our version is broken bottles. I had a couple of flats with the Slime liner. I now run the Slime liquid in the tubes and I haven't had a flat in over a year of riding.
i like the idea of the truck bed liner.
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When I first moved to New Mexico from Florida, I was so used to running around on the beach with no shoes. A few run ins with these bad boys had me wearing shoes in no time.
When I first moved to New Mexico from Florida, I was so used to running around on the beach with no shoes. A few run ins with these bad boys had me wearing shoes in no time.
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I pulled the tires off of an old Murray that I had just acquired one time and found two sets of tires on both rims. I asked a friend about it who rides a whole lot more than I do and she told me it was an old MTB trick to avoid cactus spines,etc. The newer tires were on the outside and the older worn set was on the inside w/ the bead cut out. This might help but then again, YMMV. 8)
I pulled the tires off of an old Murray that I had just acquired one time and found two sets of tires on both rims. I asked a friend about it who rides a whole lot more than I do and she told me it was an old MTB trick to avoid cactus spines,etc. The newer tires were on the outside and the older worn set was on the inside w/ the bead cut out. This might help but then again, YMMV. 8)
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I put around 7,000 miles on my Worksman cruiser, had a number of flats along the way, and just assumed that's the way things went.
Then I got my Raleigh Sojourn, have put around 7,500 miles on it, with zero flats so far.
Now, the bikes aren't comparable in anyway, but I think it does show that you can potentially reduce your number of flats with judicious tire selection. That may involve $50 tires instead of $8 tires, though.
I put around 7,000 miles on my Worksman cruiser, had a number of flats along the way, and just assumed that's the way things went.
Then I got my Raleigh Sojourn, have put around 7,500 miles on it, with zero flats so far.
Now, the bikes aren't comparable in anyway, but I think it does show that you can potentially reduce your number of flats with judicious tire selection. That may involve $50 tires instead of $8 tires, though.
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Got any pics of this process? Sounds interesting.
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Got any pics of this process? Sounds interesting.
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Sorry, but no. I did however think about it after I was finished.
I'm thinking about trying it with some bike tires to see how well it will work on a smaller tire. The Duplicolor truck bed liner has Kevlar in it, so I'm wanting to try that.
Also, have not had the tires off of the mower since I did this process so I can not tell you what it looks like inside there. I got the idea from a lawn mower repair man that uses truck bed liner for everything! His entire truck, a John boat, his mowers, and the steps to his shop!
Sorry, but no. I did however think about it after I was finished.
I'm thinking about trying it with some bike tires to see how well it will work on a smaller tire. The Duplicolor truck bed liner has Kevlar in it, so I'm wanting to try that.
Also, have not had the tires off of the mower since I did this process so I can not tell you what it looks like inside there. I got the idea from a lawn mower repair man that uses truck bed liner for everything! His entire truck, a John boat, his mowers, and the steps to his shop!
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Sweet, I used to have a rock crawler/ mud buggie Toyota truck that was rhino lined by a previous owner. I loved it, The inside floors were done too so all I had to do was open the doors and fire up the power sprayer.
Sweet, I used to have a rock crawler/ mud buggie Toyota truck that was rhino lined by a previous owner. I loved it, The inside floors were done too so all I had to do was open the doors and fire up the power sprayer.
