Do you pick out your rocks

[gothambrz]

Do you pick out the rocks from your tires or do you just let karma decide when to throw them?

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[Walldo]

Yes, I remove them when I can. Don't always get them all, but it might save someone a windshield.

 

[PBCounty]

No. I'd be doing it all day. I live on a dirt / gravel road, in a dirt / gravel road community. I'm often on them for a couple miles before getting "into town."

 

[G0merP]

Those little pebbles never get caught in either of my R/Ts or M/Ts. One reason I’m not a fan of AT tires. But yes if I see them I pickem out. Replacing windows blows!!

 

[Artsifrtsi]

Karma chooses her victor…

 

[Janster]

Sometimes I don’t even know they’re there…unless… ….tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,…… drives me crazy. So yes…..I try to get them all out!!

 

[NC_Overland]

No. I’d never get anything done. My tires for under my fenders though.

 

[Volt0]

I’ve seen those pebbles fly out from between the bumper and fender, flinging forward with backspin, only to curve upwards and smack my own windshield. Cost me a little over $700.

They can also fling out the back and cause havoc for other motorists and cyclists.

we try to clean them out while airing up, and then periodically as we see them. I keep a flat screw driver in the glove box for it.

It’s more of an issue with fresh tread A/T tires; not much of an issue once you’re on the last 1/3 of your tread life. M/T might not do it as much, but when they do, it’ll be a bigger stone.

 

[Deleted member 57233]

I'm too lazy to air down, I'm definitely not picking rocks out of my tires.

 

[TestMule]

I pick 'em out. If they are stuck in there enough to stay in the tread, I'm makin' sure they don't go any further into the tire.

 

[SaiintNick]

I pick them out periodically with this tool, but I really hate the KO2's for this reason.

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[professorkx]

Nope. I live down a long dirt road, so picking out the rocks would be a full time job. However, I hit pavement long before anything with traffic, so I suspect most all of the rocks are gone before hitting any traffic. If not, luck of the draw….a lot of folks in my area live down dirt roads, so broken windshields is at least an annual occurrence…. Maybe the Gorilla Glass will help.

 

[MT1]

When I notice them, I pick them out, but, I do not intentionally look for them either.

 

[bill61]

I do like Volt0, I pick them out as I air up. I’m not an angel but I try as I don’t want them beating up my rig as I’m coming up to speed on the highway.

 

[Stuntman Mike]

Karma chooses her victor…

I share that philosophie.

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