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77Univega
12-11-04, 11:01 PM
--Has anyone invented retractable brushes to remove sharp debris from bike tires while on the fly?
There used to be a product called "Tire Savers" which were wire scrapers designed to glide a fraction of an inch over the surface of each tire. The idea was to knock off the road debris before it got pushed into the tire on the next revolution of the wheel.
--Any new developments in that direction?

Zub Zub
12-12-04, 12:57 AM
If I need to I use my glove to get stuff off!
zensuit
12-12-04, 07:42 AM
--Has anyone invented retractable brushes to remove sharp debris from bike tires while on the fly?
There used to be a product called "Tire Savers" which were wire scrapers designed to glide a fraction of an inch over the surface of each tire. The idea was to knock off the road debris before it got pushed into the tire on the next revolution of the wheel.
--Any new developments in that direction?

I remember tire savers....never could sell them to anybody

halfspeed
12-12-04, 08:36 AM
Wallingford still sells them: http://www.wallbike.com/tires.html
Phatman
12-12-04, 10:23 AM
generally a gloved hand works pretty well too...
Chongo
12-12-04, 10:58 AM
My brother and I used to use Tire Savers back in the days. I'm not sure if they worked better than a gloved hand though. I haven't seen anything else since like them..
pnj
12-12-04, 12:08 PM
i just use my foot.

left foot.

and try not to ride through glass and crap.
KleinRider
12-12-04, 01:35 PM
i just use my foot.

left foot.

and try not to ride through glass and crap.


especially the crap, cause then you just stink for the rest of the ride. :D

ahem...yeah, I just use my glove. I have used a foot before, just depends on how quickly it needs to be done. Easier for me to reach down and do it, instead of unclipping and then reclipping (is that a word?).
Ya Tu Sabes
12-13-04, 10:02 AM
Maybe you could glue some sort of relatively stiff-bristled brush to your brakes (where exactly you glued it would depend on what kind of brakes you have) so that the brush would touch the surface of the tire just before the brakes touched the rims. That way you could apply brushes without brakes.

Or you could just use your gloved hand or your shod foot.
roadfix
12-13-04, 11:08 AM
...tire savers.....flick stands..... Rhode Gear used to make nice little gizmos, I remember...
77Univega
12-13-04, 06:30 PM
[QUOTE=Ya Tu Sabes]Maybe you could glue some sort of relatively stiff-bristled brush to your brakes (where exactly you glued it would depend on what kind of brakes you have) so that the brush would touch the surface of the tire just before the brakes touched the rims. That way you could apply brushes without brakes
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--Aha! Tire-cleaning brushes attached to the braking mechanism. That is an excellent idea whose time has come and may appear as a bicycle accessory in the near future.