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Old 11-06-14, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dedhed
A cotton ball swabbed on the inside of the tire will often find the pesky little poker you can't see or feel.
I always work my way around the tire turning each section inside-out. Sometimes a bit of something can hide in the carcass and only poke out when the tire flexes riding down the road. Turning it inside-out makes them pop out.
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Originally Posted by dynaryder
I always work my way around the tire turning each section inside-out. Sometimes a bit of something can hide in the carcass and only poke out when the tire flexes riding down the road. Turning it inside-out makes them pop out.
Me too. The worst ones are tiny bits of wire.
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