Davidc
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- Somerset UK
I'm getting worried about valves failing. All on my runaround - 26" with Schraeder type valves.
I've had 4 go since the middle of June. The first was on one of the tubes supplied by Ridgeback, in the back wheel. I put in one of my spare continental tubes. About 2 days later the valve in the front tyre failed. This time I thought at first it was a slow puncture as it took a day to let most of the air out. The tube was a continental, which had been in from new for about 8 months and 600 miles. I put in a panaracer bought locally. The valve failed within a week. The shop replaced the tube and the new one seems OK.
Now I've just had the back tyre go flat, and its the valve again. Its the continental I put in 4 weeks ago.
Its driving me mad!
Do I have a puncture fairy with a valve fetish hiding in my garage?
or am I just being unlucky?
Those tubes aren't inflated to any more than 35psi, as thats the recommended (and maximum) pressure for the tyres. Even worse is that I've since put one of the failed ones (the slow deflation one) on my wife's bike after a puncture. It has marathons on it and uses 90 psi, and it's stayed up for a week.
If this goes on I'm going to need the men in white coats ...............
I've had 4 go since the middle of June. The first was on one of the tubes supplied by Ridgeback, in the back wheel. I put in one of my spare continental tubes. About 2 days later the valve in the front tyre failed. This time I thought at first it was a slow puncture as it took a day to let most of the air out. The tube was a continental, which had been in from new for about 8 months and 600 miles. I put in a panaracer bought locally. The valve failed within a week. The shop replaced the tube and the new one seems OK.
Now I've just had the back tyre go flat, and its the valve again. Its the continental I put in 4 weeks ago.
Its driving me mad!
Do I have a puncture fairy with a valve fetish hiding in my garage?
or am I just being unlucky?
Those tubes aren't inflated to any more than 35psi, as thats the recommended (and maximum) pressure for the tyres. Even worse is that I've since put one of the failed ones (the slow deflation one) on my wife's bike after a puncture. It has marathons on it and uses 90 psi, and it's stayed up for a week.
If this goes on I'm going to need the men in white coats ...............