I completely agree. I never try to repair a tire. Toss them and buy new ones. Especially clinchers. If you shop around, you can find really good prices on the excellent Panaracer Paselas, particularly if you use 28 x 700C or wider. In narrower sizes IRC makes some excellent tires at reasonable prices. Both are available in classic colors. About the only tires I might repair would be old setas that punctured before they had much wear. And then I'd send them off to a place that does this professionally. Life is too short indeed.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Bob Freitas <freitas1@pacbell.net> wrote: Dan ! Your experience points out why not to use them (and certainly not try to fix them) Years ago on a fast downhill turn, a pal of mine proceeded to roll a tire and went straight off the road ,luckily a barbed wire cattle fence kept him from getting really hurt(not kidding) he was covered with cuts and raspberries but we stopped the next farmer and he got a ride back to town. Ever since then I have been very conciencious about tires on my bikes (and cars) I may over do it in stock piling tires but when I find some that are good (and usually not much money) I stock up.
BOB FREITAS MILL VALLEY,CA RITA doesnt seem to mind 50 tires hanging in the garage (now if I can only remember what I did with the other 20)