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Originally Posted by Occitiger
Yeah, I foolishly thought (when I bought the bike) that a new set of tires would cost all of 200 bucks, and would last a bit longer...
Life experience... ain't it grand.
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That's the point right there... whether you feel you got a good deal, whether you think the prices are retarded... the REAL unfortunate bottom line is, as nice as it is to have beautiful new rubber on the bike, they are just going to start wearing out that very first day, and you'll have to do it all over again. Three things I HATE spending money on:
1-Something I lost
2- Something I broke, especially if I could have gotten something better & cheaped out
3-TIRES
I've been researching the hell out of ways to replace and rebalance effectively... there's a local guy that will do it for $15 per, and that seems to be the best solution. A tire changer at Harbor Freight is about $50, and the only real effective balancer I can find is about $100... I can get this guy to change both tires 5 times before that pays for itself...
Anyone out there do their own with home-equipment?