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autopi
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i put on a new rim tape (velox cloth), tube and tire (nashbar prima)
on my wheel last week (a mavic cxp-22?). it was a tight fit, but in
the end everything seemed fine. i used the bike a couple days later,
no problems. but a couple days after that (1 week after putting in the
new tube) the thing was completely flat.
now i cannot find the source of the leak. i tried immersing it in
water to look for bubbles, i tried running it under my nose to feel
air coming out. no luck. i've inflated it to about 2x its normal
thickness, and it seems to be holding air--at least over a couple
hours anyway. nothing obvious is wrong with the tire after casual
inspection. the tube has one patch, but as far as i can tell, the
patch is not leaking.
any more hints on how to find where this tube is leaking? or any
alternate explanations for what may have happened?
on my wheel last week (a mavic cxp-22?). it was a tight fit, but in
the end everything seemed fine. i used the bike a couple days later,
no problems. but a couple days after that (1 week after putting in the
new tube) the thing was completely flat.
now i cannot find the source of the leak. i tried immersing it in
water to look for bubbles, i tried running it under my nose to feel
air coming out. no luck. i've inflated it to about 2x its normal
thickness, and it seems to be holding air--at least over a couple
hours anyway. nothing obvious is wrong with the tire after casual
inspection. the tube has one patch, but as far as i can tell, the
patch is not leaking.
any more hints on how to find where this tube is leaking? or any
alternate explanations for what may have happened?