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Ausberger, that tire isn't going anywhere. Very impressive.
I rode my Masi to work yesterday. Three quarters of the way there the rear tire went soft. It's a Veloflex Criterium sewup, not so much worn but carrying a zillion tiny cuts. It's a rough world out there.
I tried pumping it up, hoping Stan would fix it. But it didn't seem ready to hold air and the bit of Stan's which seeped out from the valve stem seemed old and browned. Stan does say to refresh every six months or so. So I swapped in an older Vittoria, the very first sewup repair I ever did. The tire holds air but the ride isn't so smooth. When I got home I pumped up the Veloflex and it held air just fine, but I put more Stan's in anyway before remounting it on the bike. It seems okay this morning.