Bikes: Tire recommedations needed

[Chalo]

russellseaton wrote:
>
> WhiteTea wrote:
> >
> > Chalo wrote:
> > >
> > > And I find it
> > > frustrating that treaded tires pick up little rocks and bits of debris
> > > that slicks don't.
> >
> > You may want to install a thing called a fender.
> >
> > Eliminates those really cool "mud stripes" on your shirt as well. :-)
>
> He is referring to the rocks and debris that gets stuck into the sipes
> and treads of treaded tires and therefore causes them to puncture more
> often than slicks. *Slicks have no weak thin spots between the tread
> for the rocks and debris to stick and puncture. *He is not referring
> to the tires throwing the rocks and debris onto his legs as he rides.
> Which a fender would prevent.

Maybe he's suggesting that I should have fenders so I can't see the
junk getting fetched up in the tread, therefore it won't bother
me. :^)

Chalo

[WhiteTea]

On Mar 28, 7:01*pm, Nick L Plate <tj-j...@******************> wrote:
> On 28 Mar, 18:41, WhiteTea <WhiteTea77...**********m> wrote:
>
> > Chalo wrote:
>
> > * And I find it
>
> > > frustrating that treaded tires pick up little rocks and bits of debris
> > > that slicks don't.
>
> > You may want to install a thing called a fender.
>
> > Eliminates those really cool "mud stripes" on your shirt as well. :-)
>
> A mudguard. *Which of course reminds me, *those that use non-patterned
> tyres, tend also not to use mudguards so tend not to ride in the
> rain. *They therefore do not have the experience of how to cope with
> bad weather and are not the people to ask.
>
> TJ

My comment was half serious, half joking.

I ride for fun.
If I ever get so worried about every little think, I will stop
riding.

Andy