Originally Posted by drbarney1

The spoke bolts inside all wire wheels I ever had sooner or later make pin-hole leaks in the inner-tube. I tried care in placing the rubber gasket in place which is supposed to prevent this but it still did not work. I purchased a set of smooth interior mag wheels which have no wire spokes and no spoke bolts and it has been almost two years with never a leak since. The wheels came from China and claim to be lighter than wire wheels but since I do not compete in races to ride into town for my groceries I don't care.