During Lunch hour, I stopped by Kee Hin (aka Michelin to us) to top up the nitrogen gas in my tyres. This would take less and 5 minutes and I would sill be on time back to Work. However, one of the Guys told me that my tyre actually has a puncture.
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A normal nitrogen gas top-up revealed a months old puncture.
This meant that during the last top-up where I thought the tyre needed more nitrogen, it was already compromised.
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We took the tyre for a water test where it revealed a slow leak, as in one small 2mm little silver bubble hanging around outside the leak. The leak happened months ago, which I ignored it until today.
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The one inch nail was embedded deep inside and it was quite a challenge to pull it out but he did it.
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At the same time, I can see cracks on my tyres too. I am not too sue when I had them changed but yeah, it's time to change.
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Normally, to stop the leak, one would push in a piece of rubber strip, twist it around to make an airtight seal and then pull the applicator out. This time, he literally patched the tire but from the inside.
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Which is a great idea since the air pressure would push against the seal, thereby strengthening it.
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The whole saga (topping up the nitrogen gas, detecting the leak and sealing it) took less than 15 minutes, no counting small talk and all.
These guys are fast.
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