RE: Tyre eaters..

["Martin Wilson" <banzaibandit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I must admit I'm beginning to think this is the best option.

Martin W.
Triumph Sprint ST (99)
Bandit6
Too Dangerous to live, Too Stupid to Die
http://www.onewheelsenough.freeserve.co.uk/BanzaiBAndit/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Challenger Timothy APK
> Sent: 29 July 1999 08:19
> To: 'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: Tyre eaters..
>
>
> >I did think about putting a new tyre on before I went but the
> original will
> >have only done about 1000 miles then.
>
> Martin,
> 	bear in mind the amount of hastle you'll have while on holiday
> trying to get a new tyre fitted - the planning, phoning in
> advance, as they
> may not have a tyre in stock, or even the time to fit it there and then.
> That may mean two or more trips back there before you've even got
> the tyre.
> Some bike shops take a summer holiday - is the shop even open at all when
> you're there. They certainly don't have a mechanic available on Saturday,
> and often are closed on Monday as well. Plus the riding to the
> shop, hanging
> around in the baking heat (S. France, blasting sun in leathers.....). Also
> the last miles before you need it, the things going through your head....
> how's the tread doing? What if it rains ? The handling's probably going
> off....Are you going to be ripped-off by the dealer ? Does this sound like
> doom ? Well, all these things can, and have happened (to me).
> I am in a similar situation as you again this year. I'm getting a new set
> before I go - keep the old ones, put them back on after the trip, when the
> new set run out. The extra cost of getting the old tyres put on
> and balanced
> is easily outweighed by the peice of mind I get from knowing I
> won't have to
> sort out tyres halfway through the trip.
> Tim.
>
>
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