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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Rear tire on my folding bike was flat Saturday morning, must have got punctured on the commute home on Friday.
Finally got around to fixing it Sunday evening, and found the tube punctured right through the middle of an earlier patch. Yeah, I know what you're thinking, but that patch has been on there since last August; though apparently I didn't mention it here at the time. Anyway, my spare tube doesn't fit very well, it's for a 1.75" tire but I have a 1.25" on there, so I just scuffed the patch like crazy and stuck another patch right on top of it. Then I thoroughly checked the tire for anything that might have caused that puncture. I checked that particular spot very carefully. Nothing.
Moments later, just as I was popping the last bit of the tire bead over the edge of the rim, I found a piece of wire in my hand. It had just come off the tire somewhere. I didn't see where. Pumped it up and went to bed.
Panaracer Minits Tough 20 x 1.25.
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Last edited by rhm; 07-27-15 at 12:49 PM.