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Old 11-14-14 | 06:50 PM
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Bikes: 61 Bianchi Specialissima 71 Peugeot G50 7? P'geot PX10 74 Raleigh GranSport 75 P'geot UO8 78? Raleigh Team Pro 82 P'geot PSV 86 P'geot PX 91 Bridgestone MB0 92 B'stone XO1 97 Rans VRex 92 Cannondale R1000 94 B'stone MB5 97 Vitus 997

Second flat on the rearGatorskin. I found a puncture on the tube, but no corresponding object in the tire. Don't think it was a snakebite flat since the tire was well inflated when I started riding to work this am. But when I started my ride home, the tire was thoroughly deflated. Fortunately there is a bike shop two blocks from my office, where I can fix a flat in comfort. I bought 2 oz of Bontrager tubeless tire sealant and put a little of it into the patched tube, then installed the valve core and went on my way. How much should I put in when I get home - 1 oz per tire?

I'm not sure why I'm having this bad luck with flatting. Two punctures in a month for a brand new puncture resistant tire seems odd. Maybe I just have bad karma this month.

EDIT: after further investigation in the garage, I'm not going to count this second puncture against the tire, because I can find no penetration of the tire, and the hole was right on the tube seam. It is possible I have a bad tube. Anyway, I put 1 oz sealant in the tube and we'll see what happens.

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