Originally Posted by dbs

Funny thread. Too funny until my wife just called and said her front tire was flat again. Crap. She patched it once over the 'rib' of the tub without removing the rib and I felt it was leaking down the rib line. I removed her patch, sanded everthing flat and patched following standard procedure. The hole, I suspect, is again on the inside diameter up against the spokes. The spoke cover seems to be in fine shape although I suspect after pressure is put in the tube things can poke through that wouldn't be visible/noticable without pressure. I'm generally very successful with patches so I figure my technique, while not perfect, should suffice.

Any thoughts?