Why am I getting so many flats???
11-27-12, 07:09 AM
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Why am I getting so many flats???
Okay...so I havent been riding fixed but for 3 days... but each day...I wake up and the front tire is flat.
Gone through 2 tubes! Are these rims made different then normal road rims...aside from the obvious deep in the rim and its made with more metal.
I dont think I could have put tubes on wrong BOTH times??
Any thoughts???
Gone through 2 tubes! Are these rims made different then normal road rims...aside from the obvious deep in the rim and its made with more metal.
I dont think I could have put tubes on wrong BOTH times??
Any thoughts???
11-27-12, 07:15 AM
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What tires are you running, at what pressure? What rims? What tires/rims are on your other bike that you are comparing to?
11-27-12, 10:09 AM
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What kind of tubes do you use? The "light" versions can be susceptible to stem tears, which will cause a leak like that if the tear is small. Pinch flats tend to be dramatic explosions for me, but also check that you are not pinching the tube between the rim and tire.
11-27-12, 10:13 AM
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Check the inside of your tire and rim for debris.
11-27-12, 10:27 AM
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you did identify and remedy the source of the original flat, right? 99% of repeat flats are from just swapping the tube and leaving the glass in the tire.
11-27-12, 11:36 AM
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Riding fixed has nothing to do with this.
It could be quite a few things as you've given us no pertinent information to go off of. Make sure your rim tape is properly installed (no spokes sticking through), check the tire for debris, the rim for burs/alloy pubes, Make sure you're inflating to the proper pressure, and most importantly, make sure you're installing the tube correctly. Too many people end up pinching or twisting their tubes during installation and are flabbergasted when they end up with a flat one mile down the road again.
It could be quite a few things as you've given us no pertinent information to go off of. Make sure your rim tape is properly installed (no spokes sticking through), check the tire for debris, the rim for burs/alloy pubes, Make sure you're inflating to the proper pressure, and most importantly, make sure you're installing the tube correctly. Too many people end up pinching or twisting their tubes during installation and are flabbergasted when they end up with a flat one mile down the road again.
11-27-12, 11:57 AM
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11-27-12, 12:08 PM
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just took it back to the shop. the tech put the wrong rim strip on so when I was inflating it was hitting the side of the rim and poking a hole in it. All fixed.
11-27-12, 12:11 PM
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11-27-12, 12:24 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
11-27-12, 12:28 PM
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11-27-12, 01:43 PM
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11-27-12, 01:54 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
I totally lucked out - he used the right pepperoni. Phew!
11-27-12, 01:55 PM
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11-27-12, 04:41 PM
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11-27-12, 05:58 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
Damnit!
11-27-12, 06:56 PM
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What's wrong with "tech" ? How bout "shop kid" , " mr fixit" , "ratchet head" , "wrench turner", "sir bikimus fiximupis"
11-27-12, 07:02 PM
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Your cog is slipping.
What's wrong is that anyone working at a bike shop should know how to install a ****ing rim strip.
11-27-12, 07:07 PM
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