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 caused multiple flats or made folks happy they used tubeless tires. I'm an Easterner who has no goathead experience. I also do not run tubeless tires and do not own any tubeless compatible rims. I also would rather not mess with sealant in my tubes. What, if any, 700x35-40 tires have proved goathead resistant with tubes and no sealant in the tubes? Schwalbe Marathon Mondials? Has anyone ridden the entirety of the Cowboy Trail who can substantiate the severity of goatheads along the way? Recommend tires? The Riv bikes we will be riding have Little Big Bens. Should I stick with those, bring a gross of tubes, and try to improve my flat fixing time? Thanks, Erl Kensington, MD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
