Mountain Biking - will Hookworms help me get rid off such flats?

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damn
08-14-04, 04:28 PM
http://img66.exs.cx/img66/5715/IMG_2272.jpg
That's Maxxis High Roller Semi Slicks

these tires are just like 2-3 weeks old and i already got 2 flats.. in both cases it was glass..

i ride mostly in the city, and it's a lot of shattered glass around here :(

Dannihilator
08-14-04, 04:38 PM
No they won't, it won't even make a difference. Glass is glass.
Maelstrom
08-14-04, 04:52 PM
Consider tubeless..might help :)

damn
08-14-04, 05:14 PM
well, this (http://www.notubes.com/images/large_spiked.jpg) picture looks promising, but i bet i need new rims right? and i got just little over $100 to spend :(
FoX Rider
08-14-04, 06:02 PM
Would it be safe to use tubeless for DH/freeride? I wouldn't think so.

(This isn't saying the damn ride DH/FR just a question)
Dannihilator
08-14-04, 06:04 PM
Umm, there are tubeless DH/Freeride rims out there.
Maelstrom
08-14-04, 06:56 PM
Would it be safe to use tubeless for DH/freeride? I wouldn't think so.

(This isn't saying the damn ride DH/FR just a question)

A lot of racers use them...
morbid_fiend
08-15-04, 03:43 AM
I used to run Tubeless and they have a tendency to release alot of air at odd times, but if its just glass then find some old MTB tyers and line the inside of ur semi-slicks with them, my friends who had the same problem did this and haven't had a flat since, well not from just riding over glass anyway.

catch yas
antoni
hooligan
08-15-04, 11:18 AM
lol...

I've rode over glass countless times and I haven't bene punctured yet. I don't have any advice. Damn.
damn
08-15-04, 12:58 PM
doh.. then, i'd better buy some tude repair kits and small frame pump, instead of hookworms..