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Old 10-05-17 | 07:52 PM
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PatrickGSR94
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From: Memphis TN area

Bikes: 2011 Felt Z85 (road/commuter), 2006 Marin Pine Mountain (utility/commuter E-bike), 1995 KHS Alite 1000 (gravel grinder)

Uneventful e-bike commute this afternoon, except for one bone-head pass with oncoming traffic. Oh well.

As soon as I pulled up into my driveway I heard a hissing sound. First puncture ever on these Schwalbe Big Apple 2.15" tires, with over 2,000 miles on them. I'm sort of disappointed that I couldn't find what caused it. Whatever it was, was super small, not visible on the tire, not the inside or outside, and only the tiniest hole in the tube. But it was flat within a matter of minutes after getting home.

Thank goodness it wasn't out on the road. It was the rear tire (as it ALWAYS is. Every. Single. Time.), and with a 60+ pound bike, rear rack, permanent rear fender, and disc brake, it's very hard to get the rear wheel out and back in. I put a proper patch on the tube with a Rema patch and rubber cement, so it should be good now.
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