spare tubes, patches, slime et al not needed if...

[sheldon weaver]

But what if that airless D606 is on a bike with 75lbs of gear and riden on railroad ties? Although, the D606 held out longer than everything else. Sheldon ps. it's been a while since i've ridden a klr or read this digest, but it's great to read that it's still going strong.

> Messages in this topic (4) > ________________________________________________________________________ > 3b. Re: Spare Tubes, Patches, Slime et al not needed if... > Posted by: "Tengai Mark Van Horn" > tengai650@... elevengai > Date: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:42 pm ((PDT)) > > At 12:47 PM -0500 9/15/08, kl650a@... wrote: > >That's right. You don't need to carry anything > to repair a flat if > >you run D606 tires with two rim locks each. They > function as a > >run flat tire. > > Yup, the D606 is as stiff as John Kerry. > I've read that the Metzeler MCE Karoos are even better > for that sorta > thang, and they're steel belted. > > Mark > > > Messages in this topic (4) > ________________________________________________________________________ > 3c. Re: Spare Tubes, Patches, Slime et al not needed if... > Posted by: "nakedwaterskier" > nakedwaterskier@... nakedwaterskier > Date: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:55 pm ((PDT)) > > you mean as stiff as Al Gore > > > > Messages in this topic (4) > ________________________________________________________________________ > 3d. Re: Spare Tubes, Patches, Slime et al not needed if... > Posted by: "Jud Jones" judjonzz@... > judjonzz > Date: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:41 pm ((PDT)) > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Tengai Mark Van Horn > wrote: > > > > At 12:47 PM -0500 9/15/08, kl650a@... wrote: > > >That's right. You don't need to carry > anything to repair a flat if > > >you run D606 tires with two rim locks each. They > function as a > > >run flat tire. > > > > Yup, the D606 is as stiff as John Kerry. > > I've read that the Metzeler MCE Karoos are even > better for that sorta > > thang, and they're steel belted. > > > > They'd better be good for something. They last about a > third as long as a D606. >