To Pull or not to pull

[BigGuy]

mmmmm ' date=' aaaaaah ok I say pull them ! maybe , just maybe one day you need to put a tube into that very worn tyre of yours and you gonna spend a few hours first removing the thorns ![/quote']

 

Listen to dirt-rider, he is a wise man. He also checks if his spare tube valve and pump is on the same frequency.

[dirtrider]

This piece of advice was actually given to me by somebody else at Babaas on sunday . He also pulled a thorn outta his tyre and explained to me why he did it after I questioned his motives for wasting so much Stans !

[markStockton]

 

Isn't this where one of those tubeless tyre repair kits comes in? 

The tubless plugs can't repair all holes / cuts. And at some point using a tube is in the post.......

 

Sorry, I should have elaborated on my chain of thought.

 

I think it sounds like a good idea to pull the thorns. Because someday you going to be at the top of Babbas koppie with a flat, puffies closing in on all sides and you want to put a tube in quickly and get away.

 

So my thinking was, pull the thorns as part of you post ride / race clean up process, but have a plugs available at the time. Just incase Stans / Joes isn't up to the job.

 

[TNOSE_E]

Let the pulling commence..............

[dirtrider]

Hey just get a grip on yourself , you a mtb'er and stuff likes snakes , crocs , no water or beer should not scare you !!!!

[Canaris]

no beer scares me.

[markStockton]

 

Hey just get a grip on yourself ' date=' you a mtb'er and stuff likes snakes , crocs , no water or beer should not scare you !!!![/quote']

 

I have discovered recently (since starting to ride MTB) that I am extremely allergic to pain. I think loosing a limb to a croc or getting munched on by a puffie might be extremely painful. Therefore to avoid an extremely allergic reaction I need to stay clear of both!

 

[markStockton]

 

no beer scares me.

 

It was ugly. Don't let me go into details.

 

[nathrix]

 

Hey just get a grip on yourself ' date=' you a mtb'er and stuff likes snakes , crocs , no water or beer should not scare you !!!![/quote']

 

Only if my Mommy rides with me I won't be scared

 

[Dirtbreath]

 

This piece of advice was actually given to me by somebody else at Babaas on sunday . He also pulled a thorn outta his tyre and explained to me why he did it after I questioned his motives for wasting so much Stans !

 

Interesting point of view. Have never thought of it that way.

 

I still choose to leave them in. I dont think you will ever remove all your thorns as some you will not even see on the outside. If I had to put a tube in I think I would still need to check the tyre for thorns in case there is anything there that had not been pulled out.

 

Pulling thorns out for the rare occurence of putting a tube in (Watch Murphy get me on my next ride) and thinking that I have a "safe" tyre is not something I would recommend.

 

[Hog_]

 

no beer scares me.

 

Really? When last have you tried an Urbock? I'm even a little scared of those!

 

 

 

[Kranswurm]

Pull em out

If its a large one it will work itself loose anyway and piss latex all over my hairy legs.

On Sat picked up a large piece of wire which was clunking against my frame.Had to pull it out.Nice little fountain then sealed.

 

[milky4130]

Dont pull them out. When your tyre is worn out one day' date=' you invert it, clean off the gob and count the number of thorns protruding on the inside.

 

Then put it all in a spreadsheet and calculate how much time and agony the sealant saved you.

 

 

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[RockCoach]

 

Isn't this where one of those tubeless tyre repair kits comes in? 

The tubless plugs can't repair all holes / cuts. And at some point using a tube is in the post.......

I have a friend who found out the hard way - that trying to plug a hole when you had to put a tube in the last time your tubeless wouldn't seal, is not a good idea.