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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Very Slow Leaks.
Date: 11 May 2025 19:50:30 GMT
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cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Thu May 8 20:10:23 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>> On 5/7/2025 2:33 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>>> On Mon May 5 18:25:26 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:
>>>> On 5/5/2025 4:22 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>>>>> On Mon May 5 18:28:41 2025 Roger Merriman  wrote:
>>>>>> cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I have very good tires on the BMC. (Gatorskins) But it has continuous
>>>>>>> problems with slow leaks appearing first in one tire and then the other.
>>>>>>> The wheels are Campagnolo Sirocco so it is unlikely that there are
>>>>>>> imperfections in the rims and I use Specialized tubes whenever I can get
>>>>>>> the proper size. And yet, when I leave the bike sitting for a month or so
>>>>>>> one or the other of the tires is nearly fully pumped up and the
>>>>>>> other completely flat.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Anyone have any suggestions?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What are the punctures can you see any holes? Gatorskins are tough but not
>>>>>> impervious, could be the value be that a fault or just user error ie isn?t
>>>>>> fully closed and so on.
>>>>> 
>>>>> They look like hair thin wire punctures bot there are usually no
>>>>> trace of a wire in the tire inside or out. To even find them you have
>>>>> to pump the tube way up and put it under water and look for a very
>>>>> slow leak which mafes it almost impossible to patch. So I have to
>>>>> replace the innertube.
>>>> 
>>>> That last bit makes no sense. Over 50+ years of riding I've had plenty
>>>> of leaks so slow as to require water submersion to detect. They were all
>>>> able to be patched.
>>>> 
>>>> If you don't want to take the time, or don't know how to patch, that's
>>>> fine. You're allowed to use new tubes.
>>>> 
>>>> But overall: _SO_ many problems!  ;-)
>>> 
>>> Very typical answer from a meathead - he is the only one smart enough to patch a tire.
>> 
>> On the contrary, it sounds like everyone here can patch a tire except 
>> one guy!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> You never get punctures because you never ride.
> 

He has a touring bike, they tend to be fitted with rather more robust
tyres, your Gatorskins are for road tyres but even so still road tyres
which tend to be aimed for rolling resistance and weight and thus
compromises are made!

Roger Merriman