Re: Very Slow Leaks.

On 5/6/2025 3:43 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? 

He's saying that a wire may work its way through the tire and cause a tube puncture, but that the wire wouldn't necessarily come out when you remove the tube and would be held in the tire. This has happened to me often. This is why you should always run your fingers along the entire inside of the tire before replacing the tube. Items that cause punctures are often retained by the tire.
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.
 

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