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Old 11-14-06 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by moxfyre
The resulting mess wasted a couple of hours of our time over the remainder of the weekend, and the gash in the tire went to the fabric, so I'll probably have to throw it out.
How could it possibly cost you 2 hours? Don't you carry spare tubes, something to use as a boot if there is a bad sidewall cut, and CO2 or a pump? A normal flat takes maybe 5 minutes to repair, and that is not rushing.

Personally, I find that it is best for me to forget any of the "flat proof tires". A high quality high thread count regular tire (without all kinds of extra plys etc.) seldom flats if properly inflated and ridden carefully. Granted, the likelyhood of flats depends a lot on where you ride.

The real key is being able to quickly fix a flat. That means knowing how and carrying the appropriate stuff to do the job. It makes things a lot quicker if you don't bother patching tubes until you get home, just check the tire to find what caused the puncture, remove the offending object, and pop in a new tube.
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