Originally Posted by Marcus_Ti

Goatheads are evil. They are sharp enough to puncture basically anything. And when you run over one, it shatters into 3 or 4 parts equally as sharp---so in a way they replicate and worsen---you hit on GH thorn you're going to find yourself in a minefield of them almost instantly. The only sure fire way of beating them is using non-pneumatic tires. They used to be a problem further south, but they are spreading like a plague northward as climates favor their growth more and more.

A common gag is under-sizing tubes for the sake of ease of install...but with fatbikes that tends to not work well as they lose air faster...I asked those folks when they got to camp and that was what they said.