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"Never ever buy a folding tyre."
Have you changed your opinion over the years?
I usually carry a couple of those old toe straps which work well in holding part of the tyre down while I work my way around the rim.
Mike
Thanks for reading. It's hard to believe that in May it will be ten years since I did this tour.
6 years agoHi Jeff,
May I add another strange combination to your list of "unlikely synergistic businesses?" In Prairie du Chein, WI there used to be (and maybe still is) a gun shop/liquor store. All I can picture is a bunch of guys in camouflage outfits picking up a couple quarts of Jim Beam and a dozen boxes of ammo before heading out to do some shootin'.
As a northern tier alumnus, I am enjoying your journal.
Greg
Ha - I actually think I've used a folding tire a couple of times since then with no problems. The one that Robert Ford had seemed super-flimsy, though, and he was never able to get it on the wheel. The last I saw of him he was STILL riding on his literally-falling-apart old tire, which he had covered with masking tape.
5 years agoAs I recall, he quit his tour in the Washington, DC area. I wonder if his tire problems contributed to the premature end of his tour?