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Old 04-06-10 | 10:20 AM
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mskibinski
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From: Grand Rapids, MI

Bikes: 2009 Trek Madone 5.5, 2005 Specialized Allez Pro, 2010 Trek Top Fuel 9.8, 2003 Stumpjumper FSR, 1998 Raleigh M800

Takes me about 7 minutes with my large Blackburn Frame Pump (Top Tube mount) and spare tube(s) on both road bikes. With the large pump it takes no time at all to reach 100 psi. I have had a lot of practice, though, with about 60 flats in the last 5 years of riding. I got 20 flats (goat heads/steel wire tread from auto tires, etc.) in one year when I lived out in Colorado (about 9,000 miles total that year), but it has gotten better since moving back to Michigan a couple of years ago (weird, with all the damaged roads and averaging almost 8,000 miles a year) averaging only about 7-8 flats a year. Price point offers the best value for tubes with a price of about $2.40 per tube if you buy boxes of 10.
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