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@stustaff
Hi
I got a new bike from Evans Maurice Mongoose and whwn it arrived i couldnt pump tire up! already had a hole.
I removed innertube and found hole was on the inside of the innertube...hmmm I thought thats weird. So I looked and could not see where hole had been taht there was also a hole in the rim strip like a spoke had gone straight through it? is taht even possible?
I also noticed the hole in the wheel is a little scuffed and looks like someone has almost tried to get a screwdriver through that was too big.
am I getting punctures because the spoke is moving?? It feels solid, or is the pressure on the tube so high that the scuffed hole and potentially sharp edge of it is causing teh problem?
any suggestions? thanks