Inner side tube punctures
Hi.
I have been using a bike extensively over some 5 years, then i left it for about 2 years to stand with flat tires and haven't been using it.
When i decided to put it back to life so to speak and ride it again i am getting problems with inner tube punctures on a back wheel almost on a daily basis. I am not too heavy (about 95kg).
So.. i watched various AI suggestions of what can be the cause of this problem and mainly it points to a probable need of change of a rim tape.
But when i inspected the rim tape i haven't found any obvious sharp or loose spots which would make obvious problem areas. When i inspected two tubes that got flat one puncture is right near, you could say, almost on the valve point (from the inside of course looking towards the rim not the road so to speak and the puncture on the other tube is also near the valve but not so close, so apparently its not a single weak spot).
I really don't have any experience in repairing but i would of course like to solve this problem.
So from what i have described, should i try to temporarily use a duct tape before i get a better solution or from my description the problem could be something else entirely?
Thanks for any suggestions and possible solutions -)
Last edited by Krijes; 02-25-26 at 09:33 PM.