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- Norfolk, UK
I just had to repair a puncture on a front wheel. the small hole was on the outside so it was probably a bit of flint.
But while checking the tyre and rim I noticed that there was no tape covering the access holes to the spokes and where the holes had been drilled there were some small burrs. How the tube hadn`t been punctured by those burrs I`ll never know. Anyway, I emery clothed the burrs and the only thing on hand was some insulating tape so I ran that around the rim. The holes were around 7mm and I`m no bike mechanic but at 65psi I would have thought that the tube would have been trying to get out of those holes at that pressure.
What`s your take on that?
Dave
But while checking the tyre and rim I noticed that there was no tape covering the access holes to the spokes and where the holes had been drilled there were some small burrs. How the tube hadn`t been punctured by those burrs I`ll never know. Anyway, I emery clothed the burrs and the only thing on hand was some insulating tape so I ran that around the rim. The holes were around 7mm and I`m no bike mechanic but at 65psi I would have thought that the tube would have been trying to get out of those holes at that pressure.
What`s your take on that?
Dave