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Re: i absolutely hate my luck with tyres.

just to point out as well that for most tyres then the "permenent repair" still doesnt bring the tyre up to its original strength. dunlop say that the tyre is rated to a max of 70mph after a repair and some others say their tyres can not be repaired.

Re: i absolutely hate my luck with tyres.

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Originally Posted by Red Herring (Post 2681460)

Are you guys riding around looking for nails or something? I must be either incredibly lucky or doing something differently. The last puncture I had was about two years ago when something went through the rear tyre at night on the Motorway (big gash, straight down). I do generally avoid riding on the sump line, or on hatchings (especially around bollards and on the entrance/exit from roundabouts) as that is generally where all the debris accumulates, and I don't filter down the outside of the right hand lane on motorways for the same reason.

I have a lorry loading bay at the end of the street, whereby the owners seem to think it is ok to load with forklifts right on a blind corner :smt120
Pallet pins and alsorts are never cleaned up properly.
Theres been a bunch of new houses at the other end of the street, with careless builders, and now careless occupants, and kids. I regularly pick up screws along the street and bin them at home.

and to top it all off, I have houses being built in the back field, and you guessed it, they use our street to offload everything.....in pallets, so more nails, screws and pins :smt088

Re: i absolutely hate my luck with tyres.

Had mine plugged at kwik fit and use the tyre until it was at the legal limit never caused me any problems luckly mine was a screw straight through the middle as they wouldnt have done it if it was further over didnt even charge me.

Re: i absolutely hate my luck with tyres.

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Originally Posted by AndyBrad (Post 2681476)

Let's be honest if you manufactured tyres, wouldnt you say this too?

I don't care what anyone else thinks or does with their tyres, from what I've experienced with repairs, I'd trust them again no problem.