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Old 09-03-13 | 06:15 PM
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You're lucky it was a hissing. I once had a rim with a worn-out rim strip. I replaced the tube, pumped the tire up, and 10 minutes later, as I sat nearby BANG!!

Originally Posted by MattInFla
My understanding is that pinch flats are usually two parallel cuts in the tube.
Hence the term 'Snakebite' for pinch flats.
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