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Vent: 42 tubes of patch glue later and I finally counted why my flats keep coming back
I keep a log of every flat I fix at my shop bench in Sacramento. Last Tuesday I hit flat number 42 for the summer and noticed 31 of them were pinch flats, not punctures. I was patching the tube and sending folks out with the same low pressure that caused it. Now I check psi before I even pull the wheel. Anyone else find out their fix was treating the wrong problem?
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zarar7519d ago
That line about "patching the tube and sending folks out with the same low pressure" hits home hard. I went through the same thing at my place, spent a whole spring blaming goatheads and glass when most of my comebacks were just underinflated tires pinching on the rim. Started writing the psi on the ticket when a bike came in and the number of return flats dropped off a cliff. Took me way too long to figure out I was fixing the symptom and not the cause. Now I air up every tire before I even touch the wheel, takes ten seconds and saves me a whole repair. Feels dumb in hindsight but you can't fix what you never checked.
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