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Old 07-27-13 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by repechage
Are you using butyl tubes or latex?
Either way, oxygen is the big problem. That and maybe a chemical reaction with the under seat pouch material.
Humidity does not help either.
Talc is one's friend as is a zip lock bag with silca gel pack thrown in.
Butyl. Thanks for those tips. And it's only my road tubes that fail so quickly. The larger diameter ones(lower pressure) last a long time.
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