Thinking of buying one of these, to extend the life of my enduro tyres:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tread-Doctor ... Sw44BYXiiy
You just re-square off the leading edge of the knobbles when they get blunted off, to give you fresh grip, and extra life from your knobblies. It heats up and cuts through rubber, like a kind of hot chisel blade.
I've been turning my AC10s for years, to get more time out of them, but the tread doctor idea looks like you could get double double life.
Has anyone on here used anything like this?
Cheers, Dave
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Re: Does anyone use a 'Tread Doctor' ?
You'll still fall off Dave just faster
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So true, Phil..
I was just hoping to fall off AND save a bit of money.
I was just hoping to fall off AND save a bit of money.
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Re: Does anyone use a 'Tread Doctor' ?
Someone on another forum somewhere wired up an old soldering iron to a chisel and said that it worked.
Mind you, with my electrical skills I'd develop an instant afro and keel over.
Mind you, with my electrical skills I'd develop an instant afro and keel over.
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Little bit cheaper here Dave https://www.24mx.fr/couteau-pneu-tire-proworks#?p ... and comes with proper french plug so less for you to f**k up
Can't really see it being worth the faff or euros for a bit of arsing about greenlaning but what do I know...
Can't really see it being worth the faff or euros for a bit of arsing about greenlaning but what do I know...
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Really getting worried about you now Dave.......if it ends up anything like the last invention, fan/air con thingy , you could have issues with hot chisels
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Re: Does anyone use a 'Tread Doctor' ?
Cheers Nick - yep, that's the one I'd buy. But if it means I'm called even more of a wanker than I am now, maybe I'll give it a miss...Nico-D wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:39 pm Little bit cheaper here Dave https://www.24mx.fr/couteau-pneu-tire-proworks#?p ... and comes with proper french plug so less for you to f**k up
Can't really see it being worth the faff or euros for a bit of arsing about greenlaning but what do I know...
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Oh don't worry Dave, surely you must have already reached saturation point on that issue...daveuprite wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:54 pm
Cheers Nick - yep, that's the one I'd buy. But if it means I'm called even more of a wanker than I am now, maybe I'll give it a miss...
Who knows, maybe it'll turn out to be the best thing since sliced, err bread ... ( can't stand the stuff )
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Re: Does anyone use a 'Tread Doctor' ?
Well I suspected as much, but it's so heartwarming to have it confirmed...Nico-D wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:57 pmOh don't worry Dave, surely you must have already reached saturation point on that issue...daveuprite wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:54 pm
Cheers Nick - yep, that's the one I'd buy. But if it means I'm called even more of a wanker than I am now, maybe I'll give it a miss...