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May. 6th, 2010
Had a soft tire last night, started to change it but it was only soft, figured I could pump it up and see how far I could get; at least I could get to a road that wasn't busy with 60 MPH traffic. Made it home, but it was dead flat this morning.
Found a small puncture. Did not find the cause. Installed the spare, the punctured tube is at home awaiting patching, the alternate spare I put in the bag I'm not too sure of, it might be dry rotted. I didn't test it, as I don't have any more spares anyway. I'll test it tonight after I get the other tube patched.
This is my first flat with the Marathon tires. Rear tire, FWIW. It MAY have been a pinch flat, I didn't look at the tube closely. I'll check it better tonight.
I just cut up another tube that was dry rotted along the folds, to use as straps to tie up a tree that needs straightening, heavy duty rubber bands and other utilitarian uses.
Odometer: pretty close to 21000 miles.
Found a small puncture. Did not find the cause. Installed the spare, the punctured tube is at home awaiting patching, the alternate spare I put in the bag I'm not too sure of, it might be dry rotted. I didn't test it, as I don't have any more spares anyway. I'll test it tonight after I get the other tube patched.
This is my first flat with the Marathon tires. Rear tire, FWIW. It MAY have been a pinch flat, I didn't look at the tube closely. I'll check it better tonight.
I just cut up another tube that was dry rotted along the folds, to use as straps to tie up a tree that needs straightening, heavy duty rubber bands and other utilitarian uses.
Odometer: pretty close to 21000 miles.