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Old 02-14-13 | 02:29 PM
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Bikes: 2011 Felt Z85 (road/commuter), 2006 Marin Pine Mountain (utility/commuter E-bike), 1995 KHS Alite 1000 (gravel grinder)

Originally Posted by JoeyBike
No, not any worse but a motorcycle has REAL belted tires that don't puncture easily. I rode motorcycles regularly from age 15 to 30 and never got one flat. I made sure my tires were not worn down. Under normal circumstances, 95% of all flats on cars and motorcycles happens in the last 5% of tread life. Pugsley ties are thinner than a worn out motorcycle tire by a ton.
Seems like every time my or my wife's car picks up a nail or screw in a tire is within a few months of putting new tires on the car, which means then that most of the tire's life is spent with a plug or patch in it.
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