JoeSTL
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Well I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but what the hell...
A couple days ago I found a screw in my tire. Pilot Road 2's that I put on last year. 7k miles and still a ton of tread left. I plugged the hole and it surprisingly kept the pressure, however there is definitely a wobble now. Crap. So I need a new tire... bummer....
Then, tonight I realized I still have the old tire I pulled off last year when I first got the bike. It's a BT020 and it was made in 2006. It's in almost perfect condition with only 1500 miles on it. Besides being dirty from sitting in my garage over the last year, it looks like a brand new tire.
Wait... before you judge... there's more....
I'm broke. Really broke right now. In a couple months, I can easily get a new tire, but right now I can't afford it.
Honestly, what's worse? Riding on a plugged tire with a wobble or riding on a tire that's 7 years old? Remember it's also only for a couple months. I guess a third choice would be not riding at all...![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So imagine you're in my situation. What do you do?
A couple days ago I found a screw in my tire. Pilot Road 2's that I put on last year. 7k miles and still a ton of tread left. I plugged the hole and it surprisingly kept the pressure, however there is definitely a wobble now. Crap. So I need a new tire... bummer....
Then, tonight I realized I still have the old tire I pulled off last year when I first got the bike. It's a BT020 and it was made in 2006. It's in almost perfect condition with only 1500 miles on it. Besides being dirty from sitting in my garage over the last year, it looks like a brand new tire.
Wait... before you judge... there's more....
I'm broke. Really broke right now. In a couple months, I can easily get a new tire, but right now I can't afford it.
Honestly, what's worse? Riding on a plugged tire with a wobble or riding on a tire that's 7 years old? Remember it's also only for a couple months. I guess a third choice would be not riding at all...
So imagine you're in my situation. What do you do?