Ok, so I buy a new Hed alps (clincher), and decide it doesn't need rim tape. The tire is flat within a day. I'm probably not the first one to do this.
So I take the tire off and tape the rim (and it's an extreme bitch to take on and off). Then I take a look at the tube, and it has 24 cute little spoke marks around it.
I patch the one with the hole in in, put the tire back on, and it's flat again within 15 min. Did I mention how hard it was to take the tire on/off? It has yet to happen without some combination of sweat, swearing, and blood.
...ok, so by the third patch, it finally hits me that I'm probably going to need 24 patches, which I don't have, and my thumbs are getting pretty sore.
Anyway, today I bought a new tube. Maybe there's still hope for me...
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Aerosexual.
So I take the tire off and tape the rim (and it's an extreme bitch to take on and off). Then I take a look at the tube, and it has 24 cute little spoke marks around it.
I patch the one with the hole in in, put the tire back on, and it's flat again within 15 min. Did I mention how hard it was to take the tire on/off? It has yet to happen without some combination of sweat, swearing, and blood.
...ok, so by the third patch, it finally hits me that I'm probably going to need 24 patches, which I don't have, and my thumbs are getting pretty sore.
Anyway, today I bought a new tube. Maybe there's still hope for me...
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Aerosexual.