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Re: Tubes in tubles tires (was "I need tires")

To: ptegler@cablespeed.com
Subject: Re: Tubes in tubles tires (was "I need tires")
From: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 09:00:01 -0500
     Thanks Paul,

     Any special kind of powder?

     Cheers,

      CR

ptegler@cablespeed.com wrote:
> Sounds like you may be simply experiencing a common
> mounting error with your tubes. VERY FEW tire people (kids?)
> these days remember or know, you should 'powder' the tubes so they 
> slip a bit and don't stick to the tire's inner surface.  Most tubes
> have a bit of powder on them... and I've actually watched
> one tire place 'wash' the tube before installation.
> Needless to say that tube didn't last long.
> 
> Paul Tegler
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
> To: "Barney Gaylord" <barneymg@MGAguru.com>
> Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 12:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Tubes in tubles tires (was "I need tires")
> 
> 
> 
>>    I'm runnig radial tubes in radial tubeless tires, mounted on stock 
>>wires.  I have slow-leak flats every few thousand miles.  The puncture 
>>invariably have been in the sidewalls of the tubes.  There have never 
>>been any foreign objects found inside the tires.  What I think is 
>>happening is that there are creases in the tubes that eventually develop 
>>into into holes through flexing.       It probably would be better to 
>>use smaller tubes and make sure to blow them up like a balloon with the 





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