View Poll Results: Do you tire sweep?
Never heard of it.
15
26.32%
Do it all the time.
33
57.89%
Way too dangerous for me.
10
17.54%
Does it require a duct pan too?
2
3.51%
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Does anyone still ‘sweep’ a tire?
04-03-23, 09:01 PM
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With my tubed tires during my sweeping hay-day, I never got a flat when I swept, but the flats would be sneak up in less than obvious road debris situations.
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04-08-23, 11:49 AM
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04-08-23, 01:44 PM
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With the Corsa CX tires all the time, with the Corsa Control, most times if I hear the tick, tick, tick.
04-08-23, 03:37 PM
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I've been doing it for years. Pretty natural instinct. It is disturbing to have panniers and not be able to do it. 
I don't use the tire savers/wipers, although Dad had them on his bike.
I don't use the tire savers/wipers, although Dad had them on his bike.
04-08-23, 05:31 PM
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Tube tires, never thought otherwise and never was told and I took up the habit. So yes do it for that purpose and do know. Voodoo useless? Maybe, I have felt glass come off before. Glove hand. Or a bottle. Or gel wrapper. Usually do the bottle to avoid glass in a hand should I succeed.
My tubeless off road tires, nah, that’s too often to be doing that.
My tubeless off road tires, nah, that’s too often to be doing that.
04-08-23, 06:15 PM
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Yeah when riding my fendered tubed bike I get frustrated when I can’t do the sweep.
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