My Avon picked up a nail on Friday and I didn't notice until sat morning when it was almost completly flat. Rang Joe's and ordered a Bridgestone which won't be here until Tuesday; then got the old hand pump out, which got me down to the servo to pump it up enough to see if I could find anyone who'd plug it to get me by. No-one at all in Canberra will plug bike tyres any more. I went to 4 car tyre sellers and 3 bike shops and was sent away, even after offering to sign a release or whatever. At 2 places I had to get them to pump me up - but still not prepared to plug (altho they do plug cars no problem).
Must say I came really (really) close to putting on a car tyre there and then as one of the places said they do that for me. Desperate times! The prospect of facing traffic in a car, even for only 2 days, filled me with horror. In the end I bought a DIY plug kit for $14 and have fixed it for now - at worst it will only revert to the slow leak.
Bridgestone it will be for now then; possibly my last shot with an MT.
Also would like to say that while I've been real pleased with the Avon, it's only given me 6,500km so far. Still has a little left on it but I doubt I'd have got to 7,500 (or 7,000) so is quite disappointing really, although 50% better mileage that I got from the Metz. I might have to go a bit easier with the throttle!