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Used Tires on Ebay - Manufacture's Production date codes/age

Old 07-14-11, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by halfspeed
In before the "used bibs" parody thread.
I was going to say that used tires should be added to the Don't buy used list:
  1. bib shorts
  2. cassettes
  3. chains
  4. condoms
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Old 07-14-11, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by dman-ebike
Its usually pretty obvious if a tire has a defect. Dry rubber cracking is harmless as long as there isn't a bulge. You could strip all the rubber off the sidewalls and leave the thread casing exposed and it would be fine.
So then what's the point of your question in the original post?
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Old 07-14-11, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
I was going to say that used tires should be added to the Don't buy used list:

  1. bib shorts
  2. cassettes
  3. chains
  4. condoms
Don't you know how to reuse a condom?

You just turn in inside out and shake the f*** out of it.
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Old 07-14-11, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
I was going to say that used tires should be added to the Don't buy used list:
  1. bib shorts
  2. cassettes
  3. chains
  4. condoms
Part of me wants to ask where the heck you find used condoms for sale, but I've seen some weird stuff on ebay before.
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