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Stuff like this gets me down, takes the fun out of riding. Next bike is going to have cast wheels. at least I can eliminate the tube.



Buyer's remorse? Should have bought a Speedmaster?

Hey, I'm just laughing with you, not at you. I've had 7 nails in my tires, mostly rear ones. Never been stranded, but I don't run on plugs so I've had to buy a lot of tires in 40,000 miles. It helps though to have Cycle Gear's road hazard warranty(which you can only get if you don't run tubes). It's saved me something like $400-500 dollars in tire costs. Last rear tire I bought had a 16 penny nail in it after only 3 weeks. Only cost me $11.99 install plus 10%($13) of the cost of the tire for road hazard(they prorate based on tread depth wear).