Hi all. I have a question about tire durability... Some of the trails I ride on are thick with Thorns, those BIG ****'s that like to EAT tires.. Well, is there a certain tire I should be running to prevent alot of flats? Like one with a thick carcass/lots of plys? Anything else I could do to prevent flats from occuring so frequently? Thanks guys....

 

Hey there,

What kind of bike are we talking about? I have the Dirt Devil X/T on the griz and they are a 6 ply tire. VERY nice in mud, GOOD on fast trails, and VERY good protection against puncture. I have been riding in the sapling forest and alot of clear cut areas. Not one flat on these tires. I know that i have ran SEVERAL sapplings over too (even those nasty short ones that make you stop dead [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] ).

There are a couple of different tires out there that are heavier ply. Also, there is a product called slime. I spend alot of time in a wheelchair (manual and electric) that the VA provides. Not ONE of the chairs that they send out is missing slime. I have never had a flat on the chair since the slime was added. As far as in the woods on an ATV?? Well i really cant say YET. But so far none.

Do a search on here about slime, and you will see a couple of posts on it. Hope to be of help.

Jonathan

 

Oh, yeah, its a 300ex.. Thanks! I did a serch like you said, I didn't think about that stuff, I'll have to try it out, sounds like just what I was looking for!

 

anytime... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Jonathan

 

i would concider the gators, itp holeslots xct because they are both 6 ply tires and i think the 20 inch razors are to.

 

If you are running the stock tires, I'm not surprised. I use ITP Holeshot XC or XCT (6 ply rear and 4 ply front) tires on my sport bikes. They have proven to be indestructible. I also run fix-a-flat. There are drawback to fix-a-flat that we have gone over time and again here in the forum (they can corrode rims, make your tires heavier, it's a mess when you dismount the tires, etc.), but none of these is as bad as a 50 mile walk back to your truck in the desert!!!

Several months ago I nailed a barrel cactus. I had maybe 30 spines (these things were LIKE LARGE SOWING NEEDLES). I pulled them out, lost about half a pound of air, and rode 30 miles home. I never patched the tire (you couldn't patch that many holes), and it holds air just fine months later. Trust us desert riders, we know about this stuff!

 

I don't have to worry about cactus', but we've got Thorn trees(I have no clue what there called) with thorns up to 10" long, some of them are pencil sized.. Needless to say tires don't like them much..

 

without a doubt ....pure sports bandits... they have to be one of the most rugged sport quad tires on the market, and if you do happen to get a flat...they wont go flat...they are that tough they will still support the weight of the quad

 

I have to agree with PrismoGuy400...Pure Sports Bandits are indestructable. I have them on my front and can't wait to put them on my rear. They are not classified as run-flats but they can if you ever puncture them.

 

If they are pencil size, nothing is going to seal that. Carry one of the tire plug kits, and some CO2 cartridges in case of a disaster.