Sudden flats

[Tim McTeague]

> Use a BIC shaver head (break off the handle so it will fit in the
> patch kit) and shave off the raised seam. You can't get rid of the
> seam with sand paper.
>
> Jobst Brandt

What a great idea, Jobst. I hate tubes with raised seams. I just picked up
3 Michelin AirComp tubes and the box sticker says "made in Italy" (?) but
the tube says "made in Taiwan". On the side of the tube is the name
"Michelin"...all in RAISED letters. What kind of idiot makes a tube with
unnecessary ridges that interfere with patch adherence? The old French
tubes were not made this way.

Tim McTeague