Running 19.5" wheels; what about the spare?
I've got a set of Rickson 19.5" wheels recently and currently shopping for tires. In the meantime, I've been reading up about the 19.5" option and it would seem Rickson's website does not find having...
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Guess running without a spare is OK if you are always in cell phone coverage and roadside service can find you and reach you, and you are not trying to get somewhere urgently.
However, given that Murphy's Law hasn't been repealed, I always carry spares. One mounted spare and one unmounted spare and the tools and expertise to change both wheels and tyres is essential.
Have had three flats on my F350 in 4 months. Two I could fix with a tyre plug and the other was a big hole ripped in the sidewall on a sharp rock. Was two days and a lot of asking around before I found a spare that would fit. Lucky I had 16" tyres on because in the Bolivian backblocks, 19.5" just aren't available. And I had the unmounted spare to fit as well.
In the US, we have spent time in areas with no cell coverage and no passing traffic so make sense to carry spares there too. Which I do.
BTW I can't see any difference in attitude regarding one size tyre over another. Given the same set of circumstances, a spare tyre might save your life regardless of what size it is.
However, given that Murphy's Law hasn't been repealed, I always carry spares. One mounted spare and one unmounted spare and the tools and expertise to change both wheels and tyres is essential.
Have had three flats on my F350 in 4 months. Two I could fix with a tyre plug and the other was a big hole ripped in the sidewall on a sharp rock. Was two days and a lot of asking around before I found a spare that would fit. Lucky I had 16" tyres on because in the Bolivian backblocks, 19.5" just aren't available. And I had the unmounted spare to fit as well.
In the US, we have spent time in areas with no cell coverage and no passing traffic so make sense to carry spares there too. Which I do.
BTW I can't see any difference in attitude regarding one size tyre over another. Given the same set of circumstances, a spare tyre might save your life regardless of what size it is.
