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does a lightweight tyre that repels thorns etc exist?
thanks
Bill
Yes. Almost any tubeless with Stans in it. But not at very low temps.
sorry ..should have said tubed tyre
Go ghetto then (justridingalong.com) and leave your problems behind. Scruff takes his dog along towpaths and used to get loads of thorn punctures. He still gets loads of thorns in his tyres but they don't cause punctures now he's tubeless.
I had Intense C2 system 4's or something like that on my old stumpy FSR. Never had a puncture, very grippy. Not sure if they're an XC tyre tho. Fairly light. Had Spesh Resolutions of some sort first. Very light, no Punctures. Kenda Nevegals? Absolute crap. Again I don't know if these rate as XC tyres.
I've been using Slime in lightweight tubes since the beginning of this year and haven't had a puncture. It adds very little weight. Nobody else seems to use it as it never gets mentioned!
I use slime here in south Africa and cant understand really why more people don't use it, some of the thorns here are wicked and it copes with them all ๐
i hear that kenda SB8's are quite good, not the lightest though.