Post race tyre maintenance

[Fabian46]

Nah, just following advice from people who deal with thorns every single riding day.

 

Their reasoning as that those kick-ass white thorns are so big that, when they puncture the tyre, the sealant is unable to work due to the diameter of the hole (if you pull the thorn out). This is a similar problem to a ripped sidewall, viz. the sealant cannot solidify around a too large opening.

 

I agree that the puny little thorns we get in Jhb can be pulled out but Kalahari-type thorns are a different ballgame.

 

I left mine in and the tyres are fine a few hundred km's later.

 

I hear you!

[Sarge]

Hi,

I pull the things out - but only at home where I have the time and means to fiddle. I am always scared of the thorns working their way out in the middle of the bush and cannot plug it properly.

Sarge