Originally Posted by
John Wilke
YOu don't even need gloves ... just a light wipe with your fingers will tell 'ya if there's something stuck in the tire. If you feel something ... then stop and take a look at it.
Fingers heal ... tires don't.
I wouldn't. . .
Goatheads, the thorn of choice in these parts, tend to have points on four sides -- and they hurt!
Then there's the LBS mechanic who said he always skims the inside of tires he patches with anything
but a finger because he found a rattlesnake fang in a tire!
But hey, your appendages, your business. . .