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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
a little early this year. hope I don't regret it too much. heated them up w/ a space heater, rubbed some Armor All on the beads & wiped the insides w/ paper towel. sidewall says 35-70psi. I put 40psi in the front & 50 psi in the back, as a starting point

lots of moisture in the wheels, from the recent water rides I guess

dried off the tubes

checked the 2 patches, as I do, twice a year



forgot the official size they were

noticed 1 had slightly better studs, so I put it up front. I've read that's the best place for the better tire, studs especially.
one is a little deformed from shipping several years ago. they mount up fine under pressure tho

after a test ride in the parking lot, put the bike on the car, then remembered to take the bar ends off & put the barmitts on!

now I gotta go look for trouble, right?
Mounting studded tires is sufficiently difficult in my basement. At all costs I don't want to change a flat out in the cold, where both the rubber and my hands are stiff and cold. So I'd go with tubes that didn't have patches.

Also, Schrader, huh? ,
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