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Old 02-26-2021, 11:29 AM   #21
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The other interesting thing is the tubes (also Sears) which I assume are the same age feel and look as good as the new replacements I just bought. I am keeping them for spares.
You might want to store the old tubes with some air in them to prevent potential cracks on the creases of folds while placed on a shelf.


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Old 02-26-2021, 11:55 AM   #22
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Excellent advice, bindar dundat.
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Agree - I've had that problem with the spare tubes I carry on my touring bicycle. A hard earned lesson way out in the boonies.

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Old 02-26-2021, 09:27 PM   #24
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How about S3 from the 40's?
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I am sure you’ll be very happy with the Goodyear’s.
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Old 02-27-2021, 07:25 AM   #26
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I am sure you’ll be very happy with the Goodyear’s.
So far only about 50 miles on them but very happy. They look great on the car too.
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Old 03-13-2021, 05:44 PM   #27
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I just listed the old Allstate tires in the swap meet forum if anyone is interested. I have had a couple of guys send me PM regarding shipping. No way to do that economically so they will have to be picked up in western NC.
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Old 03-13-2021, 07:23 PM   #28
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This happened to me on some good tubes I had bought!! Learned my lesson!
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Old 03-13-2021, 07:29 PM   #29
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I just replaced a set of BF Goodrich Radial T/A's on the Mach 1 that I had installed probably 15 years ago. Car always garaged, had maybe 1500 miles on them .

The guy at my front end shop said he was sure they were still good tires, he looked them over real well. I said I was not comfortable blowing down the Interstate at 70 MPH and having one blow out. If you survived that, the car would still have a lot of damage.

The Bedford's on the Roadster were put on in the 70's when it was restored. They are rayon tires and look fine. Other than that ugly zig zag Charlie Brown's shirt pattern they are probably OK. But I really do need to replace them, now you have reminded me!

No, best to scrimp somewhere else to save a buck. I've seen too many pictures of tires going south on collector cars
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Old 03-14-2021, 07:08 AM   #30
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you need to list the tires on your local CL. they have no value in being shipped.
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