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@dancing james
Thank fuck for inserts
Just before taking my mtb out this week noticed the tyres were a little low in pressure so pumped them up. Went to local trail centre and started riding. Bike had just had a suspension service and am tinkering with suspension setup so was expecting things to feel a little unusual.
At the skills area one of the coaches I know was training someone. He pointed out that when I was riding the drops line my front tyre was lacking air. Thankfully the cushcore insert had handled this fine, I had a sachet of sealant in my pack, so squeezed some sealant in, reinflated the tyre and it’s all good. There were no obvious sealant leaks so it was clear just the sealant had completely dried up and the tyre had become a little porous. Am sure if I didn’t have the inserts the tyre would have been torn through.