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Originally Posted by Rick Lee View Post
Out west the highways have these grooves in them, like they ran a giant rake through the wet concrete. In my experience, when I'm riding on such a surface with pretty worn tires, those grooves in the road tend to track my bike and I don't feel like I'm as in control. I would imagine any kind of tire failure on such a surface would be a problem. I've only had to to deal with a flat on a long trip once, got it plugged and made it home from LA to Phoenix, though tire was pretty much done by then, totally corded.
Its ok Rick,
Everything in California runs like its on those raked grooves. Nothing is in control here.
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