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Old 05-02-15, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ParkingTheBus
UPDATE:

So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
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Old 05-03-15, 12:19 PM
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Maybe the 'tubes have a slow leak. Swap them out and see. It's all a process of elimination.
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Originally Posted by ParkingTheBus
UPDATE:

So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
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Maybe the 1st flat was legit, and the second was from a pinched tube from changing the 1st. Did you determine the cause of the flat?
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I was on a group ride on Saturday from Pizza Port San Clemente to Pizza Port Ocean beach (stopping at Pizza Ports Carlsbad and Solana Beach on the way...). After I got out of Solana Beach, my front tire was flat (Marathon Supreme). Did a quick visual check for sharps, didn't see anything. Went to pump it up, saw the valve was open, so I think somebody let my air out. However, I had been noticing that my front tire was beginning to feel a little soft. If I left the valve open, is it possible for road vibration bounce the valve to burp a little?

In any case, I pumped it up, and it held for the remaining 20+ miles. (However, I did pick up a nasty staple that took the rear down...)
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Originally Posted by ParkingTheBus
UPDATE:

So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
Good to hear...
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How did the valve caps come off?
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Old 05-05-15, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by sm1960
Maybe the 1st flat was legit, and the second was from a pinched tube from changing the 1st. Did you determine the cause of the flat?
This - it was my first thought, but I didn't want to suggest he didn't know how to check out a flat. It sounds to me like you have a slow leak. Check the tube in a bucket of water.
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Originally Posted by ParkingTheBus
UPDATE:

So I talked to security at my work who reviewed footage of the last few days. They told me that they didn't see ANYBODY touch or mess with my bike. I thought this to be strange as two days in a row, I had a flat tire on two different bikes, both on the rear... I guess I can't dispute video evidence.
I don't know about that. I work security and usually they don't want to get involved with that stuff like that unless it becomes a real problem. Do you think someone in security really went through all 8 hours of that video?
I don't know, I was not there to see what you saw or hear what they told you but I personally don't think I would not be satisfied with it. I do hope you are right. Maybe it is a serial flat with an explanation.

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Old 05-05-15, 02:28 PM
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Putting a sign on the bike noting that it is under video surveillance couldn't hurt. I hope that the security people find out who is doing it.

As others have suggested, it may be a coworker. The outside world would as soon steal the whole bike as gently deflate the tires.
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Fill your tires with Mustard Gas or Sarin if you can get it...

actually, you can buy repellant that stinks like skunk only worse. Its made for repelling sexual assaults. I would imagine that would be the easiest thing to get into the tires but sweet moses, what if you spilled.
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hmmm, trying to figure out what word that might be that the auto filters censored. coon?
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