Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Pigeon:
Check the air in your spare. Sucks to have a flat tire and find a flat spare too.
Scott
Awesome advice. Found out the hard way. Spare wasn't flat but pretty low. Check it once a year now.
I carry an electric air pump & a repair kit. Nuttin' like running over some road debris in the middle of nowhere & getting more than one flat. Happened to me when traveling with the women & towing a trailer. Had to repair three tires on the road. Woulda been f&*(ed otherwise.
If you will need tires AFTER the 5,000 mile trip, get them now. Nothing like the feel fresh rubber on unfamilliar roads in a rainstorm.
Some tire places will give you a 30 day trade in for free replacements if you don't like the tires. Try out a set of touring tires then trade in for some performance tires when you get back. 5000 free miles & minimal tread wear on touring tires. Kinda bad karma though.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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