Re: An unusual flat

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Edward Dolan wrote:
> "Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:46957df9$0$16390$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
>> jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org aka Jobst Brandt wrote:
>>> Patsy [in Texas] writes:
>>>
>>>> I got a flat yesterday and found out that it was caused by the
>>>> Mr. Tuffy strip I had put in between the tube and tire. The overlap
>>>> part of the Mr. Tuffy strip had worn the tube thin and there was
>>>> air leakage in a small arc shape on the tube.
>>>> I had heard this might be a problem a long time ago, but put it down
>>>> to an urban myth.
>>> With a single edged razor blade or other suitable sharp edge, wet the
>>> blade and taper the end so the strip feathers without a step... and
>>> then throw salt over your shoulder as backup (considering some of the
>>> advice given).
>> Which of the many electrically neutral ionic compounds is best for this
>> purpose (this is a "tech" group after all)?
>
> A typical Tom Sherman post. He is a civil engineer and so fancies that he
> has some technical knowledge that the rest of us are not privy to.

Nonsense. I expect a mechanical engineer with close to 5 decades of
experience to be precise (despite the protestations of Kentucky Bourbon
Man). ;)

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Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman came up with this when s/he headbutted the
keyboard a moment ago in alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent:

> Edward Dolan wrote:
>> "Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman" <sunsetss0003@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:46957df9$0$16390$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
>>> jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org aka Jobst Brandt wrote:
>>>> Patsy [in Texas] writes:
>>>>
>>>>> I got a flat yesterday and found out that it was caused by the
>>>>> Mr. Tuffy strip I had put in between the tube and tire. The overlap
>>>>> part of the Mr. Tuffy strip had worn the tube thin and there was
>>>>> air leakage in a small arc shape on the tube.
>>>>> I had heard this might be a problem a long time ago, but put it down
>>>>> to an urban myth.
>>>> With a single edged razor blade or other suitable sharp edge, wet the
>>>> blade and taper the end so the strip feathers without a step... and
>>>> then throw salt over your shoulder as backup (considering some of the
>>>> advice given).
>>> Which of the many electrically neutral ionic compounds is best for this
>>> purpose (this is a "tech" group after all)?
>>
>> A typical Tom Sherman post. He is a civil engineer and so fancies that he
>> has some technical knowledge that the rest of us are not privy to.
>
> Nonsense. I expect a mechanical engineer with close to 5 decades of
> experience to be precise (despite the protestations of Kentucky Bourbon
> Man). ;)
>

Patsy:

your tyre pressure was too low. I've seen such a thing happen with sidewalls
as well.
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