Turns out the flat repair didn’t work. Thankfully we found that out before the bike left the shop. We got a call from the bike shop and they said that the tire was still leaking air from the “repaired” spot. The service manager and I were sitting there scratching our heads (not each other’s) because the plug repair looked fine. I find it really hard to believe that the $8 repair from the local (very local) tire shop didn’t work…
So in the end I ended up buying a new tire. I’ve definitely got to say thanks to Brian at BMW of Santa Cruz for the wonderful service. I’m not going to waste my time, the bike shop’s time, or Paco (that’s what his nametag said!) the local tire shop guy’s time if I ever get a flat again. And I’ll save my eight bucks….
