Mallee Hwy

Gerd said:

Sorry, I'm Dutch. What are bindi-eyes?

also known as three-corner jack.

adplains.net.auweed corner jack.htmOpen ↗

You need to google only Australian sites for this stuff.

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Gerd said:

Sorry, I'm Dutch. What are bindi-eyes?

also known as three-corner jack.

http://www.adplains.net.au/weed_corner_jack.htm

You need to google only Australian sites for this stuff.

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In Western Australia they're called "double gees".
Not sure why.
You don't see them much south of Perth except when you get out into the
drier areas.

Marty

aeek said:

Gerd said:

Sorry, I'm Dutch. What are bindi-eyes?

also known as three-corner jack.

http://www.adplains.net.au/weed_corner_jack.htm

See also
http://tinyurl.com/5sykb

I've always associated "bindi-eyes" with what that page calls "Burr
Medic". But then, those aren't as likely to be a problem for your
typical bicycle tyres.

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Sorry, I'm Dutch. What are bindi-eyes? Googling doesn't give a clear

answer.

Pronounced like that but spelled 'bindii'. Others have pointed you to the
correct plant, a South African imported weed Emex Australis, also called
double-gee, cat head, or three-cornered jack. The seed has actually got four
spines arranged so that one will always point up. The thorns can be fron
3-8mm, sharp and strong. In affected areas they can carpet the ground in
thousands.

They are mainly a problem in the northern, inland regions, like the Mallee,
outback NSW, SA and Qld. As long as you don't ride your bike off the tarmac
you'll be OK, but riding across grass or along a dirt track to a campsite
will risk many thorn punctures. They get picked up by the needle spine, then
the knobby seed breaks off leaving a tiny thorn in the tyre casing that is
often difficult to find.

Your best protection is a tyre sealant called Slime, but if your trip is
only passing through the Mallee then up the east coast and not heading
inland much I wouldn't bother with this. Just use tyres with a good puncture
liner that are available now, like Schwalbe Marathon or Vittoria Randonneur.
I struck some bindiis on the staion platform at Avenel in central Victoria.
Got about 15 thorns in my Vittoria Randonneur Cross tyres, some quite deep.
I stopped straight away (saw the knobby lumps on the tyre) and pulled them
out - no puntures, so I reckon these tyres are great.

Cheers
Peter

Marty Wallace said:

In Western Australia they're called "double gees". Not sure why.
You don't see them much south of Perth except when you get out into the
drier areas.

I call them all sorts of unprintable names, but mainly "[censored]"

Their location is determined by Murphy's law;
You *always* pick them up when in a hurry
You always pick them up when you have no patches or glue left
You always get them after boasting you haven't had one for months
----------**add your own experience here**------------

Good luck Gerd.

Owen

quote='Owen'On Mon said:

In Western Australia they're called "double gees". Not sure why.
You don't see them much south of Perth except when you get out into the
drier areas.

I call them all sorts of unprintable names, but mainly "[censored]"

Their location is determined by Murphy's law;
You *always* pick them up when in a hurry
You always pick them up when you have no patches or glue left
You always get them after boasting you haven't had one for months
----------**add your own experience here**------------

Good luck Gerd.

Owen[/QUOTE]
... and you certainly don't want to stand on one barefoot... 🙁