Aww, what a fookin arse.

My bike has Specialized Pro All Conditions on them. Are OEM tires on bikes like the printer cartridges that come with a new laser printer purchase? Only good for a third the milage. I wouldn't have much more than 1000 km on my rear and it's dead. Think I said that after my big ride on boxing day my rear had a bulge in it. Well yesterday had a mate up from Sydney and had to do some riding with him. No bike shops were open so had to ride on the tire. After 90 km there was another big bulge in it and a place where the threads were showing. After 100 I had a blowout 20 km from home.

1000 km from a tire? Is that for real? I don't use the back brake (habit got from riding road bikes for years) so it's not from skidding it. It's just from ordinary, pissweak riding. If they really cost $80 then that's ********. The main bike shop still isn;t open, and the gunshop only had $10 jobbies that looked fit for a 1970's malvern star. So I'm bikeless.

Will be playing golf instead tomorrow I guess.

So you dudes still recon it's worth getting a cheapie in the meantime, then buying a few online from OS?