Old 09-26-21, 11:18 PM
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Had a new bike several years ago which came with Vittoria 23C tires. Rode many miles with zero flats so took it on a century and 25 miles from the finish a rear flat. Took 10 minutes of prying to get that tough sucker off. Put in a new tube and the tire was so tight, it was impossible to do it without tire levers. Inflated it and pinched the tube with the levers. Another struggle to get the tire off and patched the tube. Still couldn’t get the tire back on with out the levers and you guessed it, pinched it again - another hole. Off the tire came and 45 minutes later with more cursing and struggling, back on the road with zero patches left.

When I got home the tires came off and into the garbage. The new tires were never a problem. My recommendation is get rid of your problematic tires so you never have to suffer like I did.
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