When it is removed, have it patched (on the INSIDE). As long as it is not in the sidewall, it should be as good as it was before the screw. Then you have a spare tire that will work great and cost very little!
Peace of mind is worth the price of a new tire to me.
put a phone mount on the bike so I have GPS to verify the speedometer accuracy, or lack of, and now I have Google Maps and WAZE where I can get a quick look at them
I'd been hearing this clicking sound when backing the bike out of the garage and applying/releasing the brakes (not the lever click, from the calipers). Went to investigate yesterday. I noticed it clicks when I release it and only clicks when the wheel's rotating backwards when the brakes are applied. Since I do most of my riding forward and not backward, I decided not to worry about it. If anyone knows why it happens, I'd love to learn..
Mine does it also. I figured it was just slight play in the brake pads within the caliper. Either way, doesn’t do it going forward so I’m not worried about it.
I'd been hearing this clicking sound when backing the bike out of the garage and applying/releasing the brakes (not the lever click, from the calipers). Went to investigate yesterday. I noticed it clicks when I release it and only clicks when the wheel's rotating backwards when the brakes are applied. Since I do most of my riding forward and not backward, I decided not to worry about it. If anyone knows why it happens, I'd love to learn..
They all do this and I'm sure it normal. Plus the C14 is hardly the only bike that does this. I believe it's just play in the pads and they move back toward the stops when you apply reverse braking. They must spring back to the usual position by themselves, however, as I've never noted this when applying the brakes moving forward even right after getting it during backing up.
The manual calls for 3 years or 22.5K miles (now at 7 years and 35K miles). My G37 calls for every 4 years or 60K miles (that is at 9 years and 30K miles now).
But yep. Might be overdue, but not terribly concerned.