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Old 10-05-07, 03:42 PM
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"I'd put the odds worse than that"

I'm sure the odds are far higher, too -- maybe a thousand times or more -- I just typed a lot of zeroes and it seemed like the point had been made. . . OP needs to go buy a lottery ticket. . .!

I'm curious on why people are running the narrower tires in back, too? I figured the weight distribution between front and rear and the larger (cushier) tire in the rear made it the better way to go if one isn't facing icy roads or some such. . .?

"Maybe make some kind of "band-aid" for it?"

Actually, I don't see this as a hijack but pretty topical since this nothing but a really freaky sidewall blowout -- I've heard you can use a dollar bill as a boot in an emergency -- if the hole(s) aren't too big. The paper is supposed to be that strong, but I'd guess that some Tyvek from a FedEx envelope might work even better. I'd be curious to hear if anyone has actually done this though. . .
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