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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
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Posted: Wed Jun 26 21:58:00 1985
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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

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