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Old 10-05-2009, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Denalio View Post
Most policies will only cover wheel damage if there is a "total loss of Air" or if it is damaged/bent so bad it causes loss of air. Road rash and minor bent wheels won't qualify if it isn't leaking. Check the fine print or lack there of, and the interpretation is up to the insurance company.

A wheel has got to be really bent to not hold air. I've had a wheel with a flat bend almost a half inch bent out of round and it still held air. It couldn't be balanced any more and vibrated badly at highway speeds, but it held air.

I would think any policy that only covers the wheel if it can't hold air is rather worthless.

I do understand the limitation on curb rash, as curb rash is typically more of a driver error, than an "act of God" sort of thing, like a pothole in the road.
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