Avoid Flat Spots on Road Tires

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2015
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21323_508796812465683_890262842_nThis week’s question to the mighty bicycle expert, Victor actually comes from me.  A few months ago my road bike tires sort of flattened out…you might even say they turned square.  I had no clue what caused it, but they’ve since been switched out and I’ve got nice round tires once again.  But I was still curious as to what caused the tires to get that way, so I came to Victor for advice.

Here is Victor’s response to what causes flat spots, or squared tires:

[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VprMkTBk2E’]

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One Response to “ Avoid Flat Spots on Road Tires ”

  1. Eric Hutchins on October 10, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    As an ex bike shop guy….. Good stuff.

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