Timeline for Tire Continually going flat
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| Sep 1, 2020 at 20:38 | answer | added | gcbound | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2015 at 6:21 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBicycles/status/630987351288868866 | ||
| Aug 10, 2015 at 23:09 | history | edited | Craig Treptow | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Explaining the current situation
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| Aug 10, 2015 at 23:07 | vote | accept | Craig Treptow | ||
| Jul 1, 2015 at 19:12 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @altomnr - On rare occasions the spoke was too long from the factory, or it is failing and has stretched more than the rest. | |
| Jul 1, 2015 at 19:03 | comment | added | Ealhmund | @DanielRHicks - true, but it sounds like none of the spokes have been replaced since the OP got the bike 10 years ago. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 21:31 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | @altomnr - Of course, rim tape will do no good if the spoke is too long. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 19:18 | comment | added | Ealhmund | Have you tried matching the location of the hole in the tube to a location on the rim? If the location of the hole matches or is close to where one of the spokes attaches to the rim, then the rim tape might be your issue. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 12:07 | answer | added | Popup | timeline score: 8 | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 3:08 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | If you're repeatedly getting a hole on the spoke side ("inside" of the tube) then you almost certainly have a spoke poking through. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 2:05 | history | edited | Craig Treptow | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 27, 2015 at 14:38 | history | edited | Craig Treptow | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 26, 2015 at 8:57 | answer | added | Mathieu K. | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 23, 2015 at 2:13 | comment | added | Craig Treptow | @dlu - hmmm, good idea. I'll see if I can turn the tire inside out. The rim strip looks to be in good shape, I but I could see it moving a bit as I'm putting the tube back in, though. So maybe that could be it? | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 21:21 | comment | added | dlu | Another thought would be that the rim strip isn't doing its job and the tube is getting cut on the edge of a spoke hole, or maybe just over stressed if the rim strip allows part of the tube to slide by it into a spoke hole. | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 21:19 | comment | added | dlu | Have you turned the tire "inside out" or in some way looked carefully for a foreign object that is free inside the tire? You know how hard it can be to get water out of an old tire? I'm wondering if something like that could be happening to you with a sharp object that "floats around." | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 17:44 | comment | added | Craig Treptow | @dlu - I've taken the rim strip off and wiped it down with a clean paper towel wetted with Simple Green. I haven't felt anything with my finger on the rim strip. | |
| Jun 22, 2015 at 17:41 | comment | added | Craig Treptow | @DanielRHicks - no screwdrivers used, only plastic bike tire tools | |
| Jun 21, 2015 at 3:16 | comment | added | dlu | Have you checked the inside of the tire for a loose object? I'm thinking that there might be a small piece of glass or metal that is loose inside the tire. It could be moving around as you inspect the tire, so you might not see it (it would be at the bottom). Being on the spoke side makes it a bit more puzzling. Have you looked under the rim strip to see if there is a spoke that is sticking up? | |
| Jun 21, 2015 at 2:44 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | You may indeed be holing the tube while installing it. This is especially likely if you're using screwdrivers to mount the tire. | |
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| Jun 20, 2015 at 16:42 | history | asked | Craig Treptow | CC BY-SA 3.0 |