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...fishy?
Any time I'm fixing a puncture, I tend to detect a smell of fish coming from the air which escapes from the puncture hole or the valve as the air is released from either before I place the patch to fix it.
Not a huge issue, I know, and perhaps ripe for a raft of daftness in response, but sometimes, when you have a question, you just have to ask it.
ask your wife
Oooofft
Because they've all made in one factory near the docks in Taiwan.
I will once I've deflated yours, bawbag!
The powder inside is ground up fishbones to stop the tube sticking to itself, innit.
julianwilson - Member
The powder inside is ground up fishbones to stop the tube sticking to itself, innit.
Hmm interesting.
Liquid latex tyre sealant stinks too.
Okay JW. Sounds plausible. I can accept that. Thank you.
What's an innertube?
Butyl rubber gives off molecules called amines, which have a fishy odour.
julianwilson - MemberThe powder inside is ground up fishbones to stop the tube sticking to itself, innit.
chinny reckon
Haven't heard chinny reckon for ages, definitely underused!
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Same here , made me giggle when I read that 🙂
All you have to do is listen to 6 Music, and two DJs on there say "chinny reckon" every three seconds!
Another vote for fish bones (I heard this a while ago)
Aminines or whatever sounds more scientific though.
Are these made up with confidence (MUWC) statements typical of STW Hmmm?