Originally Posted by
nematers
You never had a puncture straight out the box?
Don’t think I’ve ever had a verified flat out of the box. I have had a batch of Geax tubes with a thin streak that would stretch unevenly and burst either on inflation after install, or very soon after install. Would probably have caught that earlier if I’d inflated them prior to install.
I’m reasonably sure though that I’ve had faulty valves straight out of the box.
Still, either have been so rare that I generally mount tubes untested. By overwhelming majority, it works.