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| not ta be a smart-***, but could ya have left something inside tire???
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| Probably not something left in the tire, since the un-balance point is directly opposite the stem. Since the tire mounting vise was horozontal (rim, tube, tire was laying down), the odds of something being left directly opposite of stem would be pretty slim. If it were vertical like I was putting the tube in the tire on the ground holding it up, and I was working stem into tire, it would definitely roll to bottom, and be directly opposite valve stem. I am running this tire like it is until I go to change it again. I will then be testing the balance of a new tire without the tube in it to see if it is close, and then putting the tube in to see if it is the tube. If it is the tube, I will probably get a different brand to see if the manufacturers have something to do with it.
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Buy the best tube you can. Period. The difference in price is not great considering the important role it plays.
Buying tires is like running into a high school sweetheart. They never stay the same. What was once a great performing, reliably made tire may have some manufacturing issues a couple of years later.
I once witnessed someone fix a tire on an old 750 Honda with bubble gum. Not chewing gum, bubble gum. He made that distinction clearly. Ever the skeptic, I made sure I rode quite a distance from him. But it didn't fail. Of course, maybe while I wasn't looking he used a patch and cement just to put one over on me, but I did see him apply the gum to the tube.
Now, let me get this right - is it one down, four up?
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Rootie (9/6/2007)
I once witnessed someone fix a tire on an old 750 Honda with bubble gum. Not chewing gum, bubble gum. He made that distinction clearly. Ever the skeptic, I made sure I rode quite a distance from him. But it didn't fail. Of course, maybe while I wasn't looking he used a patch and cement just to put one over on me, but I did see him apply the gum to the tube.
chewing gum is a remarkable substance. many documented stories are available. those of us with kids can atest that chewing gum on the driveway will be there for years. my favorite chewing gum story: while riding my old brit thumper, the headlight quit due to ground wire solder connection failure. there was no way to stick the bare wire to the reflector shell by the roadside. riding without a headlight is just asking for a citation. but lo! a stick of wrigley's is found in a jacket pocket. vintage unknown, but definately old. a slight mastication of half the stick and the wire is plastered to the shell. voila! light! several days later, it was bear to get the gum off for a proper repair. i had no doubt that the gum would work much longer.
nobody rides half as well as they know how.
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ibafran
I once witnessed someone fix a tire on an old 750 Honda with bubble gum. Not chewing gum, bubble gum. He made that distinction clearly.
Rootie
my favorite chewing gum story: while riding my old brit thumper, the headlight quit due to ground wire solder connection failure. ...a stick of wrigley's... half the stick and the wire is plastered to the shell.
Had '69 Bonneville suffering from a large carb leak. A friend said to patch with Wrigley's (I used spearmint). This repair lasted at least 2 years, at which time the bike and I parted ways (it may still be out there somewhere)? So it may be safe to say: Bubblegum for tyre repair; Wrigley's for electrical and fuel repair (and spearmint for death-breath)?
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