justin_o_guy2
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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I havent done any homework on this, so, if its laughably innacurate, forgive me, please. Ive heard that the biggest part of the problem with using a flat fixing product is that the tube splits/tears & wont seal off & that if a real rubber tube can be found it wont do that. So, what are the tubes made of? Hekk, I dunno, maybe I should have a look B4 I post this, but Ill take the chance at looking silly.
Edit* Re: IRC tires. I've seen reports of people fully satisfied with their IRC stocker tires. Mine was not good, but since I hadnt ridden in 20ish years, it gave me reason to ride easy & ride thru turns like I was on a slick road. After the IRC I had a Maxxis ( cant remember which Maxxiss) put on & I got more miles than the IRC( it gave me 5,000, but should have been replaced at least 500 miles before I did it). The first Maxxiss performed so well I got another. The second only lasted 3,000 miles. It handled well, but 3,000 miles just dont cut it, ya know.. Point is, Maxxiss made 2 tires( I got the same model tire both times) that performed very differently. IRC does too. I havent heard anyone complain about Metzler traction or tread life varying. Dunlop, MAYbe, I cant remember any particular complaint, but I do think Ive seen reports of widely varying tire life, but with different riders, varying results are to be expected. The varying Maxxiss life span I experienced was almost 50% & my riding style didn't change that much. Of course, if you are completely In Sane you could stick a car tire on it & have a tire that lasts longer than a Tootsie-Roll.
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