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RideLimousin
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PostPosted: 21:48 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Slow puncture after tyre fitting at tyre shop Reply with quote
The other day I had the local tyre shop fit a new off road tyre for me to my existing inner tube. I haven't ridden the bike since. Today I noticed the tyre was flat so I inflated it. It loses pressure slowly over about 20 minutes to nothing.

Have they pinched the tube? I tried changing the valve and it still goes down, can a pinch puncture cause a slow deflation like this?
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woll
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PostPosted: 21:54 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yep entirely possible, they might have only put a tiny knick in it.
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PostPosted: 22:53 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is "take it back" a too radical solution?
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PostPosted: 23:00 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ariel Badger wrote:
Is "take it back" a too radical solution?


If they fix it. Sorry sir, no guarantee as we did not fit a new inner tube. Unless the French are more honest than us then is a get out clause. This may also be the only bike shop in his region who nine time out of ten give a 100% satisfactory service so for the price of a tube he may as well suck it up and DIY.
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PostPosted: 23:12 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ariel Badger wrote:
Is "take it back" a too radical solution?

Not particularly radical, but would be a bit tricky right now as the shop is closed. Mr. Green

I will take it back tomorrow, but doubt they will admit the issue and fit a new tube for free Mad
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RideLimousin
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
1888 wrote:
Ariel Badger wrote:
Is "take it back" a too radical solution?


If they fix it. Sorry sir, no guarantee as we did not fit a new inner tube. Unless the French are more honest than us then is a get out clause. This may also be the only bike shop in his region who nine time out of ten give a 100% satisfactory service so for the price of a tube he may as well suck it up and DIY.

I agree here - don't want to argue too much with them as I use them for tracking, car tyre fitting and bike tyres and I live in a remote area of France where tyres are very important to me!
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PostPosted: 23:35 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Utterly unhelpful, but can you patch motorcycle innertubes?
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Islander
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PostPosted: 23:38 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
D O G wrote:
Utterly unhelpful, but can you patch motorcycle innertubes?


Yes you can. I've repaired tubes as a get-you-home measure at the side of the road on numerous occasions. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 22 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:
D O G wrote:
Utterly unhelpful, but can you patch motorcycle innertubes?


Yes you can. I've repaired tubes as a get-you-home measure at the side of the road on numerous occasions. Thumbs Up


Get home measure eight times back in the day. Thumbs Up
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RideLimousin
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PostPosted: 18:34 - 23 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Turns out the fitter had ripped the valve stem off the tube Shocked After some debate I managed to get a new tube fitted free of charge. The owner was cool about it but the chap that originally fitted the tyre was not a happy chappy. I'm sure I heard him swearing in French too. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 08:00 - 25 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not any help for you but hit a massive nail the other day, ended up getting a new tube (original was 2 sizes too big). Got the inner tube fixed and tire for £11 (£6 for tube £5 for refit).

Glad you got it fixed anyway Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 16:16 - 25 Mar 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
RideLimousin wrote:
Turns out the fitter had ripped the valve stem off the tube Shocked After some debate I managed to get a new tube fitted free of charge. The owner was cool about it but the chap that originally fitted the tyre was not a happy chappy. I'm sure I heard him swearing in French too. Rolling Eyes


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