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I seem to be plagued with punctures at the moment too. Keep getting mystery holes on the inside edge on the side opposite the valve. Even when I repair them they burst again. I blame these shitty specialized tubes.

checked you rim/inside if the tyre?

well that's just not going to happen

ha. I expected that.

Yeah have you run your fingers round the inside of the rim and checked for any protruding spokes/nicks in the metal etc...

Brand new wheel. New rimtape, tyre, everything. And yeah. That's 3 innertubes now. Sucks.

Did it happen before the new tyre?

Deep section rims? struggling to get the tyres on? tried a bit of talc on the tube and then be real careful with the levers putting the tyre on. Also inflate a little then go round the tyre and massage it so you can check for the tube being piched and make sure the tyre is seated right. then inflate fully.

Well I've had this problem before and can't figure it out. I've tried changing where I put the last bit of tyre over the rim too to check I wasn't pinching it and it still happens. I've now snapped 3 tyre levers because 23mm wire bead gatorskins are bastards so have pumped this last one full of Zefal puncture repair stuff and it seems to be holding for now.

I can't even afford new innertubes. This blows.

getit.

Ok last inner tube has given up. Fuck this. Broke all my tyre levers, burst all my tubes.

Have a beer. Try again in the morning.

Can't. No tyre levers...

sumo, condor is selling 10 inner tube for £20, I realise you may not have £20, but this work out £2 per inner tube.

yellow pages! you're spoilt! I use a block of wood!

to be fair the yellow pages is now used a few pages at a time to dry my shoes out. trainer is currently propped with a copy of the levi roots reggae reggae cook book and the phone directory :)

I've never had problem getting gatorskins on/off. I do it with my hands unless I've got cold fingers. Vittoria have always been a bitch to me.

I havn't either, it's just these 23mm ones that don't like me. Ed, I know. I was meaning to go get some when I had money.

£1.98 each at CRC and you don't even have to leave the sofa
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=44164&PartnerID=2812&awc=2698_1295646891_bd9156725759f118f63a3803e9bba63b

I love CRC. Thanks, Tester.

whilst you're at it invest in some of these sumo, best tyre lever i've used.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=14884

I can't take them on and off by hand, my thumb isn't strong enough since i smashed my hand up. The reason i asked about the tire is because when i still worked in a lbs i had a guy who kept coming in with punctures. I kept checking his tyres, couldn't find anything, but once i was talking to someone and absent mildly pinch the tyre, there was a small piece of wire in it that you couldn't feel when you an your fingers over it, and the hole was too small to see it. it would only pop out when the rubber was compressed.

The best one are the Pedro one, design base on an old Michelin one but made stronger;

Ooo cheers spotter. I'll get some when I have cash. I normally can, but my finger is still a bit fucked from the minidrome, so the tyre levers came out. It's on the underside of the inner tube where I always get puncture, always at the point opposite the valve too. No matter what rim tape I use. I blame specialized.
I've posted in this thread way too much tonight.

sumo, i have too many of the bugger, will give you one when I'm in South next.

have you checked there is no pokey spokey under the rim tape?

Can't. No tyre levers...

By a crank brothers speed lever, worked a treat on my gators and only a fiver

sumo, condor is selling 10 inner tube for £20, I realise you may not have £20, but this work out £2 per inner tube.

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no shit Sherlock, really???? I can see now that you are good in maths....