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Flat For A Second Time Within A Few Days. - Tires

5 posts Started 5 May 2013 Last recovered post 5 May 2013 Wayback Machine snapshot 1 Nov 2013
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Damn damn damn,

Last Thursday I went flat over a soda-can on the road.

As my tires where due for replacement anyway (BT-016 with 25000km on them) I replaced them with BT-020 (rear) and BT-016 (front).

This package was a good deal because they bought the 020 in bulk so the price was low.

And the ride with that set was good until this morning!

I went into my shed to get my bike, but it wouldn't move.

ANOTHER FLAT! Turns out I hit a big nail in the rear the other day and it went out of air during the night.

Oh well, I have to get a new one today in the shop (luckily my son is mechanic there!).

I just did less them 200 kilometer with the new one, have to replace it again.

That will be another 120 euro down the drain.

Anyone else got such bad luck?

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A couple more of those incidents and you'll be quickly looking for alternatives, or else go broke.
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Not with my bike but with one of cars. Quite a few years ago I was doing work near a construction site and I happen to pick up nails in at least three tires, not at the same time though, all were fixable so I didn't have to buy new tires, but it still cost me money to get fixed.
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I told my wife to do some extra time at her work for the next few weeks if this happens again, luckily she agreed :cheerleader:

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Yep me too, not the Viffer but the KLR, roofing nail, rear . Sucks, tube tyre too. :mad:

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