Back when I had to worry about goatheads (thank you so muc,h Orange Seal) I used to run the pad of my thumb or forefinger along the inside of the casing, since thorns would often break off on the outside but remain sticking in on the inside. I'd usually feel what I couldn't see, and saved myself a world of bother.
BTW, the trick to work these sharp bits out if the tread -- on the outside -- is to flex the tread between thumb and forefinger; roll the tread from side to side while you pinch it. That usually gets the little sharp things to work their way out. OTOH, if you locate the hole in the tube in reference to the valve, you ought to be able to identify the general location of the puncturing agent. On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 7:47 AM, EasyRider <[email protected]> wrote: > Got a slow leak in a Big Ben yesterday (1st in ~4,000 miles on this tire) > and went about fixing it. Flats are rare for me so I take my time finding > the cause. I thought I had - a tiny wire on the inside of the tire, which I > plucked and then finished checking for any others. I used a new tube and > remounted. But today it was soft again so the wire I pulled was likely only > a decoy! Rim tape and wheel and valve hole had no signs of pokies, so > submerged the tube. No apparent leak, so the hole must be very small. The > culprit must be an embedded wire, I think, but I cannot find it. I ride on > city streets so it's not a goathead. The Big Ben is pretty thick, so it > could be wire that reveals itself like a cat's claw. > > I'll try soaping the tube to find the hole and that should help narrow my > search of the tire. But I'm tempted to just toss the tire and tube, since > I've gotten my money's worth. > > So, toss it or look harder? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
