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Old 08-12-2009, 12:26 PM   #11
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It's nice not to have to worry about this as much.
What do tires for the GS cost versus sport tires?
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Old 08-12-2009, 12:30 PM   #12
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are the gs tires tubed or tubeless?
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Old 08-12-2009, 02:34 PM   #13
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What do tires for the GS cost versus sport tires?
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are the gs tires tubed or tubeless?
tubeless
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Are there modern-ish bikes that still even use tubes?
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Well the rear on the GS is done like a car tire..

But he's only 50% saved.. front is still all mc
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Are there modern-ish bikes that still even use tubes?
allot of spoked wheels use tubes. Any tubeless tire can take a tube into it if it has some wierd slice or somin.
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allot of spoked wheels use tubes. Any tubeless tire can take a tube into it if it has some wierd slice or somin.
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Old 08-12-2009, 02:52 PM   #18
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Are there modern-ish bikes that still even use tubes?
Just about every offroad bike. The DRZ uses tubes. I am sure some GS guys that do a lot of offroad run tubes. Too easy to get a cut off asphalt.
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Just about every offroad bike. The DRZ uses tubes.
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$12.50? That's cheap cpnsidering the hassle of changing tires. I'd pay him.
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