The Phantom Puncture! - Need assistance finding my hole...

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LuckyStriker

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So I had a puncture in my front TKC80 right
I plugged it up good with two snotty ribbons forced down one hole. The leak stops.
The next day the tyre is flat again.
I inflate it up to 2.0bar and check the tyre?I can?t find a leak and the tyre no longer loses pressure.

Four weeks later the tyre goes flat overnight. I re-inflate it back to 2.5bar
I take it to a tyre shop but they can't find a hole anywhere.

A week later the tyre starts to deflate during a fast ride on tar.
I pump it up again and take it to another shop two days later (no leak during that period)
The tyre shop can?t find a leak anywhere either!
I pump the tyre full of Fuz It!

It seems the tyre is more prone to leakage when it is at low pressure or when I hit potholes.
There is no way to test my theory in a water tank (the tyre don?t bounce well underwater and it won?t force bubbles at low pressure).

Do any of you have an idea how I can find the mystery leak?

Oh and yes, the rim is fine and so is the valve
 

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