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Old 08-03-2010, 05:39 PM   #33 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
My last 2 flats wouldn't have been fixed by a can of "fix-a flat". One was a large sidewall tear, the other was when I was forced to hit a traffic island when a semi moved halfway into my lane on a curve. The impact bent the wheel rim and broke the sidewall's air seal to the metal.
Well isht happens.

As someone else noted, when you have had none or one or two flats in 11 years, your odds are pretty good.
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