Why is that not advisable?
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From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
[mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Horace
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 1:45 PM
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Flat Tire Help
Are you tightening
p heads to a less "tight" fit - including ones with a lever.
> (Serfas, SKS, etc.) and the flat problem went away.
>
> When you pump up, is there a lot of friction to remove the pump head?
>
> Thanks,
> Sean
>
> --- On Thu, 12/15/11, Philip Williamson wrote:
>
On my Atlantis, the original front flatted with unusual frequency.
The punctures were consistenty on the inside of the tube. Replacing
the rim strip took care of the problem. In your situation where the
problem is in the stem area, you might try a rubber washer in the stem
hole. The Mavic rims I
remove the pump head?
Thanks,
Sean
--- On Thu, 12/15/11, Philip Williamson wrote:
> From: Philip Williamson
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Flat Tire Help
> To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
> Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 10:36 AM
> I had a string of tubes failing at
> the valve ste
I had a string of tubes failing at the valve stem. I think it was
caused by the tube creeping when the tire pressure was too low.
Sometimes it was a hole, sometimes it was more like the valve attachem
started peeling up. Hard to patch a tube that close to the valve stem.
Do you see your valve stem
Yikes, front tire flats are scary; I hope these were slow leaks. Is the
stem breaking away from the tube? Are you using tubes with threaded stems
and a locknut? I know a lot of mechanics throw away that locknut, claiming
its superfluous, but I believe it helps to keep the tube in position, at
