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Old 04-24-21, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew R Stewart
Here's the follow up numbers. Of the 11 tubes patched 10 hold air past a day. The 3 that had no found hole still held air. All 13 of these will go back into service. So of the 16 I had set aside over the last couple of years 3 are in the trash bin. Andy
Those 3 with no holes presta? The guys I ride with don't patch, so I get a pile going. Pretty sure those presta valves didn't always get screwed back down and would burp.
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