Was changing my commuter's tires and when I pumped up the the tube with the other set of tires, air was leaking pretty bad! How unlucky! I felt the underside of the current tires but nothing was found... Searched the old tire and found a nasty looking torn:

Apparently, this torn had already penetrated the tube. but because it was such a snag fit no air was leaking previously! Until I pulled out the tire, the torn dislodged itself against the tube. Strong tires or strong tubes? Anyway with no spare tube insight, I decided to leave my bike like this:

And I went home to patch the tube and fix it out the next day, cheers.
damn! i really need to learn to patch/change the tubes
ReplyDeletehaha youtube!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYy4W2iH_NY
And a pair of tire levers. :) Really useful when u encounter a puncture.
thanks again. just finished watching. now need to learn to patch tube, and get the necessary tools :-)
ReplyDeleteNo prob! Before I got myself levers I used a screw driver and keys... My friend used spoons haha. But becareful of hurting the rims..
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