Hi Ray, I hope that someone else hasn't already said this, but I find that a little soap and water gives you a bubble right over the puncture. Regards, Tom James, Chicago
> As I have written before, I am fairly new to the
> road bike collecting. I
> ride my classics each weekend and have run into an
> issue that I could use
> some help on. Good ol tubular tires. I have dropped
> a few coin on some
> only to find that they do not hold air well. In fact
> I have a fairly new
> tire that is getting worse and only holds air for
> about a few hours. Now I
> am one that loves to tinker and learn all there is
> to learn about bikes. I
> would like to attempt my first tubular tire repair
> but ran into a puzzle.
> How do you locate the exact spot where to cut into
> the thread to make the
> repair? I pumped up the tire and put it under water
> and it looks like
> Alka-Seltzer. I tried to cut off sections of the
> tire by folding it by
> hand and that was no better. Are there any tips or
> tricks that I can use
> to locate the hole. I have now quite a few I can
> practice on. I am
> beginning to wonder if these tires are just prone to
> air loss and the best
> I can hope for is a quick ride after a pump up.
> Thanks
> Ray Homiski
> Elizabeth, NJ
>
>
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