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I finally figured out why my front tire kept going flat every 3 days

I spent 2 months patching tubes and checking for thorns before realizing the rim tape had shifted just a hair (like 1/8 of an inch) over a spoke hole. It was a tiny edge that rubbed the tube only when I hit bumps, so it looked fine on the stand. How long did it take you to find a bike problem that should have been obvious in 10 minutes?
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milap35
milap3518h ago
Actually that's not exactly how rim tape works, the edge shouldn't rub the tube because the tape sits flush with the rim bed. Might have been a small burr or sharp edge on the spoke nipple instead.
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