Originally Posted by
wobblyoldgeezer
And, apologies if this point is made later in the thread but I'm intervening here!
Wipe around the inside of the tyre with a cotton-wool ball to check for residual sharps before re-seating the tyre. Weighs nothing.
Ask me and my scarred fingertips how I know!
Long trouble free miles to all here
The cotton ball is easy to lose, carry a samll rag. you can with the blood off your hands after you cut your finger finding the thing that caused the flat.