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Re: BT020 paranoia?



Barry,


Maybe they mixed in magnetic powder into the tire compound in the hopes of giving it better grip!  And that's what's attracting all those nails. ;)








At 04:19 PM 10/1/00 +0100, you wrote:

>Has anyone else had trouble with the new BT020s picking up nails? I had one

>at about 600 miles, and today I picked up another at about 3200 miles. This

>is on an RS.

>

>As Ian Fleming said "the first time it's happenstance, the second time it

>could be coincidence ... but the third time, it's enemy action"! So I'll

>give it the benefit of the doubt for now, but I'm wondering if there's

>something about the tread pattern or something ...

>

>And yes I do keep my pressures more or less spot on, using a trusted gauge

>I've had for years, not the forecourt gauges.

>

>Barry

>00 RS

>

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