I would put a tube in the Racing Platypus tire, possibly from one of the other bikes if you don't have a spare.
Laing On Monday, May 30, 2022 at 6:02:02 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > This thread has been so fun for me to write, but I keep thinking, what > really else is there to say? We have covered the bases by now; we wondered > if a Raspberry Platypus could become a Racing Platypus, considered the > controversy, battled insecurities, confronted our (my) own preconceived > ideas, learned some new things from the racers. It’s been an adventure for > me, and thank you! But today, wouldn’t you know, I’ve got another bit of > conversation for your consideration. > > Last week I realized my rear tire was dripping sealant. A myriad of tiny > pin-prick holes that I have never noticed revealed themselves as my Racing > Platypus hung, inert on the wall. The only reason I caught it was that my > poor Shopping Platypus below it was catching the dripping sealant. Below: > left, front tire, with its tread still decent. Right, the rear tire, wet > and holey and with very worn tread. > > [image: image0.jpeg] > > Turns out, the tire is toast. The rubber is thin enough that it is not > holding the sealant, and it is leaking through in minuscule holes and > tears. I never thought it would be worn out already - I’d never have > checked. I can’t tell you how many miles it took to make this happen > because I don’t track miles per bike - I just have a running total of > ridden miles. And between 2021-present, that number is…well, never mind, > because the calculator app crashed and I’m not totaling them up again. BUT, > the tires are only a year and a few month old! I got 5 years out of the > Betty Foy tires before I sat next to it one day and noticed this: > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8cbff6ee-1d75-447c-893f-231497efa298n%40googlegroups.com.
