Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be sure to keep
an eye on mine. Not a big deal to buy a replacement every 4-5
years at that price.
Cindy
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"... PVC-coated rubber girths..."
You do have to inspect them periodically.
PVC girths contain plasticizers. These substances change PVC which is
hard, like the PVC waste water pipes in houses, into a soft flexable
material. Eventually, time, movement, sweat etc. extracts the
plasticizer from the PVC girth. In my case after 5 years or so this
reached the critical point 22 miles into a ride and produced a girth sore from
the stiff cracked PVC.
