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Flat Tyre, No Puncture?????
Evening all. In October I left my bike at my buddys house for one night, when I came to it the next morning the back tyre was flat. Filled it up and no problem what so ever.
Its had a service (inflation) mid december. Been out today, come home and just put bike away and again back tyre is flat. It may be a puncture but wouldnt my front wheel hit a nail/glass first and so be flat too?
Very odd indeed, any suggestions??
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Take the valve core out - check it out, then replace it. Pump the tyre up tp normal pressure then put some spit over the valve end and check its not leaking.
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You can easily skip over a nail with your front wheel with it just falling right for your rear.
It's actually harder to puncture your tyres than you think.
Also, the front is a lot lighter meaning it could ride over something that the extra weight and pressure of the rear would force into the carcas.
Just one of those things. If the valve is ok , it's time to check your tube.
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My BMW would sometimes let the air out between bead of tyre and the rim. For some odd reason it was more likely to do it on a cold night ?? In the end I fitted a a tube, which fixed it.
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I think Tommy has got 'tubed' tyres on his bike, I would change the valve core and keep an eye on it, if anymore problems. don't mess around...............change the tube, you just know it will go flat again 'miles from home'! my tubeless tyres often let air if the bike is not used regularly, old aluminium rims on cars suffer a fair bit of leakage from where the Ali has pitted and no longer forms a perfect seal.
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thanks everyone, useful info. gonna go grab a foot pump tomorrow morning from wilcos and have a gander at the valve.
just glad it happened when i was at home and not sat on top of the peaks, still snowy up there!
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