My first and only flat with a foss tube was too close to the stem to repair.
michael On Friday, August 24, 2012 12:01:59 PM UTC-4, GeorgeS wrote: > > I've had Foss tubes on my Atlanis for about five months now with no > flats. Probably around 600 miles including one long trip during the > summer and lots of commuting and shopping in New Orleans and Vermont. > This morning I got ready to come to work and the rear tire was flat. > The culprit was a small sliver of green glass (Heineken?) which was > still embedded in the tire (Schwalbe Racer). The thing about it is > that the piece of glass was really small - probably less than 1/16" in > width. I thought the Foss tube was supposed to seal off small > punctures. Of course, it may be that the glass got in some time ago > and the tube held air for some time but I don't think so. When I rode > home yesterday I had no sense that the rear tire was soft and this > morning it was completely flat. For what it's worth, I rode home in > heavy rain yesterday and there was a lot of standing water, conditions > which in my experience make punctures more likely. > > -- > George Strickler > New Orleans, Louisiana > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/aB_zNNGKn38J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
