RE: [ST] Nail-in-Tire: repair or replace?

[Cunningham Andrew <Andrew.Cunningham@xxxxxxxx>]

> OK, slap me if this is a stupid question, but should one 
> repair or replace a
> tire with a nail puncture? (Uh, that is, a large framing nail 
> puncture...)

Some holes are repairable with a rubber plug.  I have no personal experience
of such matters, but I'd be inclined to replace the tyre if it's already
reasonably warn and you do a lot of "full beans" riding.

> If I need to replace it, what might be a good replacement for the rear
> BT57 -- with "good" meaning a tire that lasts a reasonable amount of
> mileage, and isn't squirmy on wet roads?

I'm quite enjoying the BT020s that are now standard fit on the Sprint
models.  You could also try Azaro IIIs.  I've had Azaro IIs on a couple of
previous bikes and found them to be excellent, providing a good balance of
grip (confidence) and longevity.

HTH

Andy
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Andy Cunningham
Stockholm, Sweden
955i Sprint RS (01) 

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