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03-29-03, 10:39 PM
One of my good riding buddies is the black hole of inner tubes. He gets flats without the least provocation. At some point he discovered that his Ksyrium wheels had a stem hole drilled too wide and the tube would try and go out that way and blow. He weighs an awful lot and insists on exotic, paper weight tires. He rides on very sticky tires that pick up everything, including puncture makers. I have seen my buddy cancel rides because after 2 miles he has had 3 flats. The record...7 flats in a 30 mile ride. Yes, we ran out of CO2. We ran out of tubes and we ran out of patches. He ran out of patience, I had to quit making smart ass remarks.
The clincher (ha ha) is this: the other night his wife wakes him up and proclaims that there is someone downstairs. After creeping down the stairs, turning lights on as they go. They look around and find no one. He turns to her and asks what the noise she heard was. She said it sounded kind of like,"psssst". He goes back up stairs and gets into bed realizing that he has now had a blow out in his sleep.
I ride with him because of the entertainment value. He rides with me because I carry spare CO2 cartridges.
The clincher (ha ha) is this: the other night his wife wakes him up and proclaims that there is someone downstairs. After creeping down the stairs, turning lights on as they go. They look around and find no one. He turns to her and asks what the noise she heard was. She said it sounded kind of like,"psssst". He goes back up stairs and gets into bed realizing that he has now had a blow out in his sleep.
I ride with him because of the entertainment value. He rides with me because I carry spare CO2 cartridges.