[worstell]

Got my new Giant Trance 2 home last night and took it for the first ride. The Hutchinson Bulldog Airlight 2.1 tires (non-tubeless) were picking up small 1 - 2 mm pebbles and sand and slinging it all over the rear linkage and down tube like mad. I had to abandon my ride and come back on the rode. It was that bad. I thought others must be having this same problem, but have found nothing on the forums.

Anybody else with this problem? Does it go away?

 

[SkaredShtles]

What's wrong with pebbles and sand getting flung around? Was it dinging your tubes?

 

[mastercycleman]

rocks will get stuck in-between the lugs on the tires. If you really cant stand it, you could get some tire with more widely spaced. like nevegals or something. I get small rocks shooting off my tires all the time, and bouncing off of my frame, unless your getting huge rocks that are dinging the tubes, I wouldnt worry about it. Just ride, and have fun

 

[sanjuro]

cover your frame or ride on the pavement...

 

[pinkshirtphotos]

damn well
1 i only used these tires in mud races and boy are they excelent
2 just get a set of kena karmas
3 if u r woryed about messin yer bike up throw it offa a drop and it will survive remmebr u r on a giant the best company out there

 

[batty_110]

My new mtb tires did that too for the first 50 miles or so. Then they just stopped throwing stuff. What's up with that?

 

[skinny mike]

My new mtb tires did that too for the first 50 miles or so. Then they just stopped throwing stuff. What's up with that?

they wore down...

 

[McGRP01]

those bulldogs suck. you won't have them for long anyway.