gotta -invisible- in my newish front tire today. rode to work, all was fine. just before lunch, one of the scooter tooters came by and told me i had a flat. great.
the front tire is shot. with a little over 2,000 miles on it . completely done. :(
soooooooooo i'm ordering another tar from maw or whoever tonight. should be here in....... 3-4 weeks ? stupid bt-45 availability :( stupid shipping :( stupid invisible punctures !
and stupid beautiful weekends wasted waiting on rubber !
rant over
I don't know for sure, but karma maybe? For braggin' about the awesome roads near you! Sucks to be you, man! >:(
why don't you go for another brand/tire and get to riding sooner? :dunno_white:
Did your tar guy say anything about why there is an availability problem?
I've experienced the same thing. Except I was told they couldn't even get them!
What's the scoop?
Quote from: Paulcet on March 19, 2009, 05:49:11 PM
I don't know for sure, but karma maybe? For braggin' about the awesome roads near you! Sucks to be you, man! >:(
yep, prolly. that's ok though, i have a mtb bike and a roadie bike that are beckoning ;)
sucks to be my fat ass, no doubt :D
Quote from: kml.krk on March 19, 2009, 05:56:17 PM
why don't you go for another brand/tire and get to riding sooner? :dunno_white:
guess i'm stuck on keeping things in pairs. cheap pairs. bt-45's are pretty cheap, and for my riding, i don't need more. :)
Quote from: GeeP on March 19, 2009, 06:00:56 PM
Did your tar guy say anything about why there is an availability problem?
I've experienced the same thing. Except I was told they couldn't even get them!
What's the scoop?
no idea. i asked the last time i had to wait a month or so, and they said it was some availability issue. i can only guess that lower demand tars like bt-45's don't need as many replacements.
supersport bikes run through em faster, and the $$$ for markup are higher. guess that's why 240 series (or whatever a zx-10 eats) are so easily found.
the tar counter folks always ask "This is a front tire ?" when i try to order my rear. Like, dude. GS500. Rear tar. Whar you been ? ;)
the place I get my tires, always has one in all the popular sizes. but then again, last time I waqs there browsing, there were 3 other people there on gs's