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Old 09-17-09 | 09:41 AM
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Leaks are in tubes, not tires. Patch or replace the tube, and your leak will be gone. Your tire may or may not be worthy of replacement, but not because of a leak. Even if a puncture leaves a visible rip in the tire, the rip won't leak air, because the tube is the air seal. Old tires are vulnerable to punctures and sudden ruptures, but they don't leak, since, as I said, the tube is the air seal.
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