That makes sense. I could tell that once I took it apart, that tube was junk. Tire balls for the win. Just sad it happened on my first ride and ruined my stock front tire. I planned to add tire balls anyway once I wore out the stock tire.
So I got a new EX 3 days ago and rode it for the first time yesterday. The bike is so much fun, but I ended up with a flat front tube. After pulling it apart, I see the tube has already been patched and that is where the leak was coming from. My stock tire is now trashed from having to ride...