Slick
Guru
This should have been the simplest of fixes, but as is becoming the norm, there is a story to it.
It started on my last 50k a month ride, and I will admit to not checking the bike properly beforehand but I was using it regularly and was reasonably happy with it. On quite a steep downhill section, I felt it kick but thought not too much more of it until eventually I realised I had a visit. No big deal, despite the fact it was really cold and really wet and I did feel a bit exposed in the middle of Glasgow airport. Probably took me a bit longer than would be normal to get going again but when I did i had a great ride. I did 2 seperate commutes on that repair but on the morning of the 3rd I realised I had another visit but not enough to go entirely flat. I wondered if I was just unlucky, before paying particular attention to checking for debris in the tyre and the wheel but nothing. Again the tyre went soft rather than flat for a 3rd time and I knew something was wrong. Today was my first chance to check everything and I went over the inside of the tyre with a fine tooth comb to find zilch. I checked the rim tape which was in good condition but there was one bit had slid a bit exposing a bit of a sharp edge. I taped over it but checking the tube, there was no leak. I inflated it as much as I dare, which meant it was huge and stressed it as much as I could but still nothing. In the end, I've replaced the tube and inflated it, but I'm missing something, any ideas?
It started on my last 50k a month ride, and I will admit to not checking the bike properly beforehand but I was using it regularly and was reasonably happy with it. On quite a steep downhill section, I felt it kick but thought not too much more of it until eventually I realised I had a visit. No big deal, despite the fact it was really cold and really wet and I did feel a bit exposed in the middle of Glasgow airport. Probably took me a bit longer than would be normal to get going again but when I did i had a great ride. I did 2 seperate commutes on that repair but on the morning of the 3rd I realised I had another visit but not enough to go entirely flat. I wondered if I was just unlucky, before paying particular attention to checking for debris in the tyre and the wheel but nothing. Again the tyre went soft rather than flat for a 3rd time and I knew something was wrong. Today was my first chance to check everything and I went over the inside of the tyre with a fine tooth comb to find zilch. I checked the rim tape which was in good condition but there was one bit had slid a bit exposing a bit of a sharp edge. I taped over it but checking the tube, there was no leak. I inflated it as much as I dare, which meant it was huge and stressed it as much as I could but still nothing. In the end, I've replaced the tube and inflated it, but I'm missing something, any ideas?