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From: hodor@hplabsb.UUCP (Ken Hodor)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: tire savers & such
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Date: Tue, 22-May-84 18:06:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 22 18:06:18 1984
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I commute more than 20 miles per day.  For the first 6 months of my commute
I had flats every 2 to 4 weeks.  I put "Mr. Tuffy" between my inner tube 
and my tire since then.  I have ridden with "Mr. Tuffy" for more than
6 months now.  I have had 3 flats.  One flat was due to a 1 inch nail 
going through the tire, "Mr. Tuffy" and my inner tube.  I felt something
bumping down the road for a little while but I did not think much of this
and decided to keep on going.  If I would have stopped I may have saved 
a flat.  The other two flats were due to cuts in my inner tube.  I do not
know if the inner tube got cut from improper mounting of the tube inside
the tire or if I hit a pothole that cut the tube on the rim.

There is one problem with "Mr. Tuffy."  It is relatively light but I 
noticed a significant difference in the acceleration of my bicycle. 
All high performance tires have very low mass.  For commuting this is
not much of a problem.  I rarely have to stop and start.  

					Ken Hodor
					hplabs!hodor