Phantom punctures?

[CopperCyclist]

Yep, had that quite a few times!

Also had (on daughters pushchair) a tyre go down slowly but surely throughout the day, straight after putting a new inner tube on. Great, I thought, must have missed the thorn or whatever that caused it. As it was slow, pumped it back up to pressure, got home - left it and three days later no loss of PSI? What's with that?

 

[Tynan]

defo, once the idea gets into your mind, nothing will do then to check, a look is enough usually but I've stopped with a sigh to find nothing wrong at all more than once

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Yep, had that quite a few times!

Also had (on daughters pushchair) a tyre go down slowly but surely throughout the day, straight after putting a new inner tube on. Great, I thought, must have missed the thorn or whatever that caused it. As it was slow, pumped it back up to pressure, got home - left it and three days later no loss of PSI? What's with that?

I've had similar on the bike on a few occasions, usually a few days after a puncture, a little bit of air and its fine.

 

[raleighnut]

I also get it on poor road surfaces, the back wheel goes slightly wiggly like the tyre is soft. Skinny tyres are the worst, I've got some wheels with stupid tyres on them ( Continental Grand Prix Supersonic 19x622) that if they do puncture and you don't catch em turn the tube into a mass of 'snake bite' holes and I think my record is stopping 3 times to check they weren't going soft on a 10 mile 'blast' ride. Don't get me wrong the tyres are great at what they do and are real 'featherweight' but they have the puncture resistance of soggy tissue.

 

[palinurus]

Hi, Is it me , or do other members suffer with what I can only describe as "phantom punctures", I can be riding along at a steady 15- 20 mph, and just get a sensation of a rear flat. (Always rear) so convinced that I have to stop to check the tyre, I might add this only happens during the latter stages of a long (40-50 mile) ride Just wondered if anyone else experiences this.

I stopped during a 10 mile time-trial once, convinced I had a flat. Not even close- tyre had plenty pressure. I'd ridden the same course many times and knew the road surface well. I have no idea why I thought I might have a flat but I presume I must have been fairly convinced to stop during a TT.