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Punctures…

Posted: 29 October 2007 Views: 138 2 Comments Modified: 1 October 2009 at 8:01 pm
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… or as they are also called a visit by the fairies. And a good defense against then is to get some tyres that have Kevlar (Specialized Armadillos) in them. I have been using armadillos with great success over the years. Well until the buggers started to use the heavy artillery, like a nail that went strait tru’ and made a hole in my wheel.

 

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2 Comments »

  • Tyres, tyres, tyres … | woollypigs said:

    [...] only remember that I have had 2 punctures on these. One on front a big bugger of a flint and then there was the nail that went straight through to rim. I feel so safe I often go out on a long ride without tools and repair [...]

  • Open letter to Schwalbe | woollypigs said:

    [...] x 28) which have done over 6000 miles and I think I have had 1 or 2 flat, and one of them was a nail that lodged itself in the rim. [...]

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