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Pete Biggs
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Skunk wrote:
> I last used my bike on Friday. I went to go to work on it this morning
> and the back tyre was flat. I pumped it up tonight to check it out and
> it appears to be staying up. Is there an explanation for this?
1. Someone let the tyre down as a joke.
2. Slow puncture caused by tiny hole or fault at the valve where it's
bonded to tube, or something else like that. It may be slowly deflating
now.
> I've
> got a date with a couple of bottles of home brew tonight and didn't
> wanna miss that for changing a wheel, would you risk carrying on with
> it, if it stays up until the morning?
Probably wouldn't be too dangerous if you carried on with it but make sure
you have a spare tube. Personally, I would have a closer look.
~PB
> I last used my bike on Friday. I went to go to work on it this morning
> and the back tyre was flat. I pumped it up tonight to check it out and
> it appears to be staying up. Is there an explanation for this?
1. Someone let the tyre down as a joke.
2. Slow puncture caused by tiny hole or fault at the valve where it's
bonded to tube, or something else like that. It may be slowly deflating
now.
> I've
> got a date with a couple of bottles of home brew tonight and didn't
> wanna miss that for changing a wheel, would you risk carrying on with
> it, if it stays up until the morning?
Probably wouldn't be too dangerous if you carried on with it but make sure
you have a spare tube. Personally, I would have a closer look.
~PB
