slow punctures - anything you can do with them?

gimpy limp · Nearly there... Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Karma :

I really don't want to buy a new tyre as these things cost a fortune (money I don't have). It's a very very slow puncture, takes about 2 weeks sometimes 3 to go flat enough for me to have to go pump it up.

How do I go about finding where the puncture is on the wheel and how do I fix it once i've found it without buying a new tyre?

It doesn't have an inner tube so I can't do the bucket of water and look for air bubbles trick like on pedal bikes.

If I have too i'll just buy an inner tube even though it's not designed to have an inner tube in it and fit that before buying a new tyre.
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Jrod · Page 3 Girl Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

Get it plugged?

gimpy limp · Nearly there... Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Karma :

what's that? Can I do that myself?
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Jrod · Page 3 Girl Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Karma :

I'm not sure but I doubt it. Take the bike to a tyre place and they will do it all for you, costs about £10.

It goes in the tyre from the inside through the hole, they are a permanent repair.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Or you could use that gunge stuff. It is supposed to be quite good. Thumbs Up

Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

I'm sure it was the gunge stuff that McJ's bike got covered with!

A place near me plugs them but have to send them away to get it done.

mob315 · Derestricted Danger Joined: 01 Aug 2005 Karma :

That gunge stuff is great, just squeeze a can into the tyre then spin it round.
The best thing is that it stops punctures in the future.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I bet it isn't a puncture. It would go down a lot more quickly if it was.

I bet it is either the valve core or leaking round a badly seated bead.

Check for a puncture anyway by putting soapy water over the tyre, look for bubbles.

If you find none. Get a new valve core (they'll probably give you one free), remove the old one, pump the tyre up to 70 or 80 psi (with the core out) to seat the beads then let all the air out again. Now fit your new valve core and see how it goes.
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