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Rim/tire combination ruins tubes
Hi all,
I have a wheel with 700c Sun double-wall flat cross-section rims and Kenda Kwick 700x23c tires. They are laced radially and I use cloth rim tape. However, this combination of tire and rim seems to chew a line into the tube at notch in which the tire and rim interface on the inside of the tire. The result are two lines of degraded rubber along the entire length of the tube. Even though the tube still holds air, it leaks slowly - at least 20psi per day. Interestingly it only takes a couple of miles for the tube to become damaged. I have replaced the rim tape and inspected the rim for burs are irregularities, but I can't find anything strange. The tire does not look strange, either, and if I use the tires on another rim, or anotehr tire on the same rim, I don't get this problem. So... is there a solution to this problem other than not using this rim/tire combination? Thanks for your help, Collin |
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