Flats, flats, flats!
06-13-07 | 07:10 AM
#27
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From: Williston, VT
Bikes: Bridgestone RB-T, Soma Rush, Razesa Racer, ⅔ of a 1983 Holdsworth Professional, Nishiki Riviera Winter Bike
also were the holes from the outside (road debris) or inside (something in the rim)
06-13-07 | 09:27 AM
#28
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From: philly
Originally Posted by not a zombie
This happened to me once, albeit not on a fixed gear. It turned out that there was a very, very small piece of glass in my tire that poked a new hole in my tube right after I patched it. I got 3 flats in one ride.
That exact same thing has happened to me. A little, tiny, nearly-invisible shard had pierced all the way through, and I changed my tire 3 times in one night before I finally found it.
06-13-07 | 09:40 AM
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From: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by Nikephoros
My friend who has an 06 Langster had the same problem. There is a design flaw where the valve meets the tube, which results in a sharp piece of metal being totally exposed which cuts through the tube eventually not long after you put weight on it. He taped it up and the tube hasn't popped since.
i didn't know there was a design flaw, but this was my first notion.
File down the hole where the valve stem passes through if there is a shard. When i throw rim tape on, i make sure the tape passes through the hole from the inside out so that the edges are also covered. Make sure rim tape is covering entire rim and he is inflated to the proper PSI.
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