PDA

View Full Version : Tires and tacks

spartacus
08-02-2010, 05:06 AM
An as yet unidentified unkind soul has taken to scattering sharp carpet tacks on the trails I ride. I'm using Schwalbe Marathon Plus 35 tires, but these tacks are too sharp and I've been punctured several times this season. Which 700c tire in the 30-35mm range is the best defense - Armadillo by Specialized?

Thanks, Sparts.
rugbysecondrow
08-02-2010, 06:20 AM
Maybe a MTB tire that has tall knobbies, but I think a tack is sharp enough to do most tires in.
palincss
08-02-2010, 06:51 AM
There is no defense against tacks, and every tire is vulnerable except for solids.
srice
08-02-2010, 06:54 AM
That is really horrible to hear that. I doubt they truly understand what a front puncture can do to a rider at speed. Last year during Ironman Louisville, somebody threw tacks in the road causing countless flats.
spartacus
08-02-2010, 07:21 AM
Maybe a MTB tire that has tall knobbies, but I think a tack is sharp enough to do most tires in.

Maybe I should try a cyclocross tire with medium sized tread blocks.
victoryfactory
08-02-2010, 07:23 AM
Maybe I should try a cyclocross tire with medium sized tread blocks.

nope, tacks win every time

VF
skijoring
08-02-2010, 07:31 AM
Spartacus, let the forum know where you are. Information is power.
spartacus
08-02-2010, 08:13 AM
Spartacus, let the forum know where you are. Information is power.

Tackland, but I'm considering emigrating to Kevlaria.
BillG
08-02-2010, 08:49 AM
Camp out, catch them, and give them a talking to.
MattTuck
08-02-2010, 09:24 AM
No experience, but tubeless tires with a liquid sealant are designed to seal punctures such as the ones you describe.

Of course, that's just treating the symptom. To treat the problem, you'd have to catch the perps in the act and beat them into submission.
weisan
08-02-2010, 09:56 AM
do you necessarily have a problem riding on these???
http://www.nwminitack.com/600x450_wooden_wheels.jpg
:banana:

Tack-proof...I GUARANTEED IT!
spartacus
08-02-2010, 10:03 AM
do you necessarily have a problem riding on these???
http://www.nwminitack.com/600x450_wooden_wheels.jpg
:banana:

Tack-proof...I GUARANTEED IT!

I think I saw Boonen testing these for next year's Paris Roubaix. 16 drilling though - I'm not convinced.
William
08-02-2010, 10:09 AM
do you necessarily have a problem riding on these???
http://www.nwminitack.com/600x450_wooden_wheels.jpg
:banana:

Tack-proof...I GUARANTEED IT!


Weisan-Pal,

I said you could barrow my wheels....not give them away!!! :no:




William :D
Dekonick
08-02-2010, 11:25 AM
do you necessarily have a problem riding on these???
http://www.nwminitack.com/600x450_wooden_wheels.jpg
:banana:

Tack-proof...I GUARANTEED IT!

New low spoke count high 'bling' wheels!