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@MechaMorgan
Right I need some FUCKING HELP with this god damn piece of shit I can't fix.
Every time I go for a ride, I get my rear tyre up to correct psi ('bour 100) and all is fine and good, but after about 5-10 minutes I get a feeling like my rear wheel is slightly eccentric, and after looking it works out that the inner tube has bulged out about a quarter turn from the valve. The tube has pushed the tyre off the lip of the rim for about 10-15cm of the circumference of the wheel. Try as I might, I can't fit it back on without deflating the tube, and still, the tyre won't sit right.
I've done lots, from rotating the tyre (still no love) to completely taking the tyre and tube off and starting again (was fine for about 15 minutes). Even cycling on low psi, not skidding and being well gentle it still fucking wobbles out. WHAT HAVE I DONE?
My fear is this is either a) something really wrong like my rims are slightly buckled in that place or b) this is the most basic problem in the world, that they teach you how to fix in fucking school and I somehow missed a day. Fair enough, I'm not the most experienced person in the world but this is beyond even my stupid, glove loosing mind.
Oh and on that note, if anyone finds some Knog Love/Hate gloves (black, fingerless) at the top of the Oxford road, they're mind and I'm a moron. Fucking bullshit day.
@nice chris - play nice.