three flats in one day
06-08-06, 04:39 PM
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three flats in one day
the first i shrugged off. the second got me annoyed, and the third was just me trying to get home to figure out what the problem was. my front tube has three holes in three different places. whats the deal? i cleaned out the tire and wheel, but that plastic that covers teh holes in my wheel is ripped up. could this be the problem?
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06-08-06, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by astrx
the first i shrugged off. the second got me annoyed, and the third was just me trying to get home to figure out what the problem was. my front tube has three holes in three different places. whats the deal? i cleaned out the tire and wheel, but that plastic that covers teh holes in my wheel is ripped up. could this be the problem?
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yeah gotta get some rim tape i suppose. unfortunately every bike shop in philly seems to be closed. guess ill be on the bus tomorrow :-(
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electrical tape's adhesive gets gooey when hot-- even the marginal summer heat of the midwest can do this-- and then your protective layer o' tape starts getting pushed around. This can expose your tubes to the sharp nasty stuff in there. Go plunk down a couple bucks on some real cloth tape!
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Originally Posted by na975
u need gator skins.
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where are the holes? if theyre on the inside of the tube, then its the old rimtape. if its on the outside, you didnt clean out the inside of the tire good enough (still have a shard in there).
should replace ratty rimtape regardless of the cause though.
should replace ratty rimtape regardless of the cause though.
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Originally Posted by slopvehicle
electrical tape's adhesive gets gooey when hot-- even the marginal summer heat of the midwest can do this-- and then your protective layer o' tape starts getting pushed around. This can expose your tubes to the sharp nasty stuff in there. Go plunk down a couple bucks on some real cloth tape!
