Originally Posted by
masi61
Older Velox is a bit of a red flag for a trouble free latex tube installation. The cotton canvas material becomes brittle over spoke double ferrules when it is old despite looking intact.
Been there ... done that. I got punctures on the inward-facing surfaces of a couple of tubes before I figured this out. (A bit slow on the uptake, admittedly. I was blaming my installation technique, even though I am an old pro at that.)
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