Sujet : Re: Very Slow Leaks.
De : roger (at) *nospam* sarlet.com (Roger Merriman)
Groupes : rec.bicycles.techDate : 09. May 2025, 09:41:30
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Frank Krygowski <
frkrygow@gXXmail.com> wrote:
On 5/7/2025 2:33 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Mon May 5 18:25:26 2025 Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 5/5/2025 4:22 PM, cyclintom wrote:
On Mon May 5 18:28:41 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:
cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have very good tires on the BMC. (Gatorskins) But it has continuous
problems with slow leaks appearing first in one tire and then the other.
The wheels are Campagnolo Sirocco so it is unlikely that there are
imperfections in the rims and I use Specialized tubes whenever I can get
the proper size. And yet, when I leave the bike sitting for a month or so
one or the other of the tires is nearly fully pumped up and the other completely flat.
Anyone have any suggestions?
What are the punctures can you see any holes? Gatorskins are tough but not
impervious, could be the value be that a fault or just user error ie isn?t
fully closed and so on.
They look like hair thin wire punctures bot there are usually no trace
of a wire in the tire inside or out. To even find them you have to
pump the tube way up and put it under water and look for a very slow
leak which mafes it almost impossible to patch. So I have to replace the innertube.
That last bit makes no sense. Over 50+ years of riding I've had plenty
of leaks so slow as to require water submersion to detect. They were all
able to be patched.
If you don't want to take the time, or don't know how to patch, that's
fine. You're allowed to use new tubes.
But overall: _SO_ many problems! ;-)
Very typical answer from a meathead - he is the only one smart enough to patch a tire.
On the contrary, it sounds like everyone here can patch a tire except
one guy!
I’m fairly out of practice as to be fair so would be slow! I have used peal
on patches with a hit and miss success lot depends on how old the patches
and kit are! There is a a few unopened repair kits around, one in the toll
box that must be at least 10 if not more years old?
I swap the tube out roadside and patch at home.
Roger Merriman
Re: Very Slow Leaks.
Re: Very Slow Leaks.
