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@pascalo
Ha, I had one on tuesday. Sucked. Basically set of a couple of mornings, always thinking "I should really change those tyres". Then I come out of work, wanna cycle to the SE drinks swiftly but have to fix a flat first.
Replaced both outer tyres yesterday. I think I ran them for a year or so, and the front one seemed like a baked together mass instead of an inner and an outer tube. Snapped a tyre lever when trying to get it off the rim. The rear tyre had a 3cm long cut in there that I hadn't noticed, and holes over holes from glass splinters ... so yeah, better take care of the tyres every now and then!
Hey, do the polo people use tyres like that at all? Have like 4 tyres 700*25 at home, all used. Wonder if it's worth posting a freecycle ad, or if they should go straight in the bin.