New Awesome Tires on my SF and PISSED!

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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:33 AM
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Default New Awesome Tires on my SF and PISSED!

So i got my 09 SF (I know I have a for sale thread setup but i wanted to ride.) Got a new set of shinko podiums 006 in 110/70-17 and 140/60-17. So i rode the p1ss out of it all day for about 30 miles. i get home and park it.

Later on i go to push it the garage, and its really hard to push. Brakes sticky? no. REAR FLAT! It went down all slow too. Took like 4 hours.

i have a ne tube and tire. There ARE NO punctures in tire. The valve is metal and secure. I filled it back up, NO LEAKS that i can hear.

SO WTF, someone tell me.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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You must have pinched the tube slightly while spooning the tire on. We all have done it.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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Yeah i had a shop do the tires. So ima take it back to them. so ***** *** mad.
 
Old Feb 17, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Check the valve stem core, might be a bit loose or have a tiny bit of crud in it.
 
Old Feb 28, 2011 | 04:12 AM
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it was a 1/8" slit in the tube. They replaced it free of charge.
 
Old Feb 28, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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Cool. At least it worked out.
 
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