[quote=mookie]Here's an update on the repair attempts so far:
-The leak was not from the valve, and I decided to install a tube and be done with it.
-Breaking the bead is a pia. Checked inside tire and rim for burrs or sharp objects. None found. Pia.
-Tube $30 from Murray's. Installed tube on my own. Pia. "Small" tire hard to work with. Hard to not pinch tube.
-Inflated tube to 10 psi. Held air for 10 minutes, then deflated. Three hours invested so far. Tube no longer holds air.
-Frustrated. Tire work on anything other than a bike tire belongs to tire shops. Bought slime. Slimed tube. Didn't work.
-Drank beer. Ordered entire new rim and tire assembly, $169. Fantasized about how best to destroy the old one.
-Awaiting new tire. Race in two days. Bought new valve stem. Removed slimed tube. Will attempt to install new valve, seat bead, and slime tire in order to race.
If I had it to do over again, I would slime it in a heartbeat and be done with it.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by mookie on Jul 15, 2019 - 04:28 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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