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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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I love the look of spokes, but hated cleaning and the fear of a flat without being able to plug it. I recently went with powder coated alloys.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike T
Alloy wheels are tubeless,if you get a hole punched in one you can plug it and hobble home after you air it up. Wire wheels have tubes,you're stuck wherever you are.



I have a wire front wheel on my Sporty. Flats are a big deal! You have to remove the tire and replace the tube

Alloy wheels on my Fat Bob. Flatted several weeks ago. My bagger buddy who was riding with me had a regular automobile tire plug kit & a DC inflator - voila, 10 minutes and we were rolling. I couldn't pressure it all the way up with the DC inflator but pulled into a service station a few miles later, topped off the tire and it's held full pressure for over a month now.

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