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Old 06-26-21, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
that stinks. btw, w/ a tube, I learned, w/ that kind of thing, there's no need to remove the wheel. just deflate, slip one tire bead of the rim, in just that section, sneak the tube out & patch. then re-insert, get the tire bead back on the rim in that section & pump up

after I tried it out with this thumb tac I realized I could have left the wheel on the bike



btw fun having a buddy for field repairs. cap tip to Zipp2001

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