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Old 13-06-15, 17:28
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Originally Posted by Simon View Post
I'm starting to trail ride these days and was wondering what people are doing about punctures. What works well for people? Patches or sealant? I carry a spare tube already but you never know.
We hired 5 x XT660z's in South Africa and each rode 3,000 kms, so 15,000kms on gravel with not one puncture. Each bike had green slime installed.

I've just come back from a tour of France (2,000 miles) and made sure before we went that green slime with installed.

There is vibration due to the inability to balance the wheels, but to be honest, these tractors vibe like hell anyway!