Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site absolut.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!yale!absolut!matt From: matt@absolut.UUCP Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Flat Tire Epidemic Message-ID: <4300004@absolut.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 21:58:00 EDT Article-I.D.: absolut.4300004 Posted: Wed Jun 26 21:58:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Jul-85 07:16:03 EDT References: <2051@iddic.UUCP> Lines: 18 Nf-ID: #R:iddic:-205100:absolut:4300004:000:796 Nf-From: absolut!matt Jun 26 21:58:00 1985 Your problem may be seating the tire. It is possible to pinch the tube between the rim and tire bead, resulting in a cut, or exposure to debris. This is especially likely if you use a latex or "ultrlight" inner tube. Since they have less "body" than ordinary butyl tubes, they tend to stick between the tire bead and rim, especially in the area near the valve. The resultant puncture would be on the side or "inside" of the tube. To remedy, coat your tube with talc or chalk dust. When you inflate your tire, first blow it up to about 10 psi. Take your valve stem and push it in (away from your hub). With practice, you can make the tube audibly slip out from under the tire bead. ===>>absolut!matt (I would have responded by mail, but I'm having problems routing to iddic)