trustysteed
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When I get a puncture, I normally just replace the tube but this time I thought I'd actually make an effort to use my puncture repair kit. So I found the source in the tyre (a small shard of glass) and removed it. Fixed the puncture with a patch and pumped the tyre back up. Left it for three days until I had time to give the bike a proper clean before putting it back together.
Tyre had stayed pumped up quite happily for those three days but I had to let it down in order to get it past the brakes. Pumped it back up and put bike in the garage. This morning, the tyre was flat. Can only assume deflating and reinflating the tyre caused an issue with the patch becoming unstable.
So think I'll just go back to the 'chuck tube, replace with new one' technique when I get punctures. At least the wheel, tyre and chain are spotless from the clean so changing the tyre won't be too much of a chore.
But still, ffs.
Tyre had stayed pumped up quite happily for those three days but I had to let it down in order to get it past the brakes. Pumped it back up and put bike in the garage. This morning, the tyre was flat. Can only assume deflating and reinflating the tyre caused an issue with the patch becoming unstable.
So think I'll just go back to the 'chuck tube, replace with new one' technique when I get punctures. At least the wheel, tyre and chain are spotless from the clean so changing the tyre won't be too much of a chore.
But still, ffs.