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Took the tyre off what was a new bike to convert it to tubeless and the supposedly new tube had a patch on it!
No big deal I suppose but has anyone else experienced this?
Did you get the bike from a dealer?
Did you get the bike from a dealer?
^This^
Name and shame.
Was a small child harmed?
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something old, something new...
... it's the start of a relationship
Did you check to see what they'd inserted into the tube before they put the patch on?
Edit.
Could have been a note with "over sensitive" on it.
Got a problem Rorschach?
I assume you mean why did I bother posting this?
If so it must have been interesting enough for you to bother replying!
I have many many problems sonny.....
the tube was probably pinched with a leaver whilst the tyre was being put on and the cheapest option was to patch it. like u id be slightly miffed by it though,especially on a new bike.
Agreed - sloppy work at best - can't get the right staff these days 😕
the tube was probably pinched with a leaver
Was it a school leaver?
as hinted above, hardly a big deal, but i am surprised tbh, its not worth a factories time to repair a tube, a new one is cheaper than paying someone to fix it. ditto a bike shop, trade price for a tube is much less than the wages for someone to fix it.
Was it a display bike? If so someone may have taken it for a test ride round the block and picked up a puncture. The world will keep turning though.