Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 498
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From: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bikes: Trek Fuel EX8, Caad10, Marin BearValley, WTP BMX, Norco Tandem
My commuter (road bike) drivetrain has been making an intermittent crunching noise, no doubt due to being worn out and abused all winter.
The other day I took my steel beater MTB. Less than ½ way home and I ride over something sharp and hear the hissssssssss of air escaping.
I unclip and coast but don’t stop—hey, every yard I can coast is a bit less walking! (My patch kit etc are on a saddlebag on the road bike at home.)
The tire gets soft (~35psi) and the hissing stops. I limp it home, rip it off and discover it’s a slime-filled tube that had healed itself. The funny thing is, I don’t EVER recall buying a slime tube. There's a hole in the tire the size of a pencil.
Anyways, I need to spend some quality time on maintenance.
Weather has been amazing for riding.