Re: Very Slow Leaks.

On 5/6/2025 2:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Tue, 6 May 2025 14:52:02 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

I doubt that's a real problem. I'd imagine any wires would be lodged in
the tire, not in the tube.

 How could the fine wires cause an air leak without puncturing the
inner tube?  I could drill a small hole in the tire and as long as the
inner tube is doing its job, the tire will function (fairly) normally.
 One exception is if you're riding on tubeless tires, which don't have
an inner tube.
 

I've never seen such.  The object is normally snug in the tire casing and protrudes (more or less or a lot less) through the casing until it just nicks the tube.
Rarities include objects which pass right through the tire and are found flopping around in the casing after the tube is removed. These are typically large objects, larger than 3mm. I've never seen an object fully inside an inner tube.
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