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From: brucec@iddic.UUCP (Bruce W. Cheney)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Flat Tire Epidemic
Message-ID: <2051@iddic.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 12:02:06 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 19 12:02:06 1985
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A short whihile ago I had my wheels trued at a local shop. Good thing
I did, too, because one of the rims was splitting and had to be replaced.
My problem now is that  EVERY time I ride my bike (Univega Competizione
w/ Araya 20C rims, 20C clinchers) I get a flat tire !!

Both wheels are susceptible, the puncture is on the inside, generally
two inches from the valve.  Must be a spoke problem, right ?  Or maybe
the protective rubber liner is bad, or misaligned ?  When replacing the
tubes, I usually seat the clincher around the valve first, and then
work my way to the opposite side of the wheel.  The only place where I
sometimes use a tire iron is 180 degrees away from the valve.  I have
checked the rubber liner and the spokes. They seem OK. I religously pump
my tires to the correct pressure.

O wise sages of the net, what is the solution to this problem ??

iddic!brucec