Originally Posted by
Nachoman

I inspect my tires about once a month and use one of these to dislodge all the sharp crap that wedges into the tire.
Yeah, I do that after every couple rides, no kidding. Even aramid/kevlar belts can only keep those little glass shards out for so long. And here in SD, we got glass shards.
So even your back yard is on a hill! You are hard CORE!