Re: [RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

Note too that with Orange Seal or any other sealant I've used, if you get a bigger hole from glass or nail that the sealant can't seal, you'll have a mess and a tube that you can't patch -- a downside of using sealant. But I find that these sorts of punctures are so rare that a spare tube (with

Re: [RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

FWIW, you can remove the cores from valves that are not "removable". Just use pliers to remove the core locknut; let the core fall into the tube (pinch tube under the valve stem so that it doth not disappear into the abyss), and squirt in your sealant. Even if the core does drop to the

[RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

Patricks and Tim, Thanks for the info. I'll do some reading on Orange Seal and tubes with removable valve cores. Dean, I appreciate the info from your ride. From the reading I've done, it seems portions of the western section (Atkinson to Valentine) are afflicted with vegetation and thorns

[RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

I'm a Nebraskan, and rode the trail from O'Neil to Norfolk last year. I'd say your marathons will hold up for sure. I didn't encounter any goatheads, but not saying there isn't any. Kansas is a notorious state for those damn things. When I lived down there, I only had a few flats on

Re: [RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

You don't need tubeless tires to use sealants that effectively prevent goatheads punctures. On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 7:50 PM, WETH wrote: > My son and I plan on riding several of the country's (USA) railtrails this > summer, including the Cowboy Trail in Nebraska. >

[RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

In reading the product description on the Riv site for Little Big Bens, it says they have the KevlarGuard, which could well be enough protection. Schwalbe's most flat resistant would be the Marathon with SmartGuard. You might find them sluggish. I, too, have not gone down the sealant/tubes

[RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

Erl, from my limited experience with Orange Sealant in tubes, this is exactly the situation Patrick of the Moore’s tube goop system works for. All you need to buy is tubes with removable valve cores (if yours aren’t already), a valve core remover tool, and the Orange Sealant. No mess installing

[RBW] Cowboy Trail NE, Goatheads, tire choice

My son and I plan on riding several of the country's (USA) railtrails this summer, including the Cowboy Trail in Nebraska. http://www.bikecowboytrail.com/default.aspx Previous riders of this trail have reported in online journals that there are thorns and "goatheads" in several sections that