Why split rims get a bad name
Submitted: Monday, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:47
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Got some tyres fitted up to my splitties and yesterday morning noticed i had a flat.
Performed a post mortem and the first thing i noticed was i couldnt pull the rust band out. It didnt feel like rubber and it was atached to the tube. i finally worked the tube and rustband apart (bear in mind they were fitted a fortnight ago)
and replaced the tube with an MRF tube. First thing i noticed was the difference in weight of the 2 tubes.
I discovered the hole but could find no spike in the tyre. Even laying the tube on the tyre the way it came out i could find no spike.
i concluded a little bit of grit had warn the wafer thin tube through or something.
its my fault I knew its false economy scrimping on rustbands and tubes - but the tyre shops dont have anything else