weird tube leak
11-14-11, 09:17 PM
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weird tube leak
Quick question: What would cause a leak 2 inches from the valve. There was a little hole about 1/3 inch in diameter. I don't quite get how the inside facing part of the tube would get a hole. No problems with the rim. Could it be a fatigue in the material.
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11-15-11, 11:01 AM
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Check rim strip, also any exposed nipples?
11-15-11, 12:30 PM
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If it was a pinch flat, there would usually be two holes, but I have had ones with just one hole, or a hole so tiny It barely leaked.
11-15-11, 01:25 PM
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Once you've checked and rechecked for all possible causes you have to consider the conclusion that some tubes are just defective. I very quickly went through a series of specialized branded tubes a few years ago that we're simply just a bad batch. My LBS made it right on the tubes but it was a very frustrating stretch.
