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Old 04-15-11 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by john gault
That's crazy! What responsible company would omit a very important part of the instructions, only to rely on the merchant to inform the customer.
Agreed. Maybe they consider it common knowledge, making it redundant to print it in the package. I disagree with that.

Ratzinger, I don't use squares of inner tube because with small inner tubes, the feathered edge can help adhesion and prevent bulges through the tire. I would use "square edged" patches on wide tubes. That's all we could get when I was a kid, anyway.
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