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From: hammond@noscvax.UUCP (John A. Hammond)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: tire savers
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 12:51:39 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 16 12:51:39 1985
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> Because the rear wheel must bear a greater amount of weight than the
> front tire and is also the driving wheel, the rear tire tends to get
> more (in my experience, much more) flats than the front tire.
>

I've heard it said that the front tire loosens up the small
items that cause punctures and they then stick into the rear
tire and eventually penetrate.  The tire saver prevents them
from making more than one trip around.

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