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11-01-03, 05:26 PM
So there I am on a nice ride on Saturday just happy to have a good snap of warm dry weather. I'm shooting down a freshly paved road that runs down a nice long ridge. After climbing for the first hour I was really looking forward to this decent. I'm riding along enjoying the fresh air, cool breeze and sense of speed as I easily descend at ~ 30 MPH. All of a sudden I take my eyes off the road for one second and I hear a huge thud. (Yelled some bad words) I kept control of the bike, but figured I was going to have a flat rear tire so I pull of to the shoulder.
I check the rear and sure enough I can hear the air rushing out. I figure hey it's just a pinch flat. I open up my saddle bag and pull everything out. Now you have to understand that everyone makes fun of me for having so much in this little bag. My inventory includes: Two tubes, two 16g Co2 cart, tire lever, power bar wrapper, Cash, and a spoke wrench. I change the rear tire and am inflating the tire. I figure I will check the front to calibrate my finger pressure gauge. That's when I realize that the front is flat too. I think to myself oh crap. I'm getting a little frustrated, because the whole reason I was cutting the ride short to 30 Mi. was due to the incoming rain clouds. As I change the front tube I find a slit in the tire. Ah ha the power bar wrapper comes out for its time of service. I go to the second bottle of Co2. Put the wheel back on and realize the wheel is hanging up on the brake pads.
Broken spoke comes right to mind. Sure enough it's broke and the wheel is not true. So I pull out the spoke wrench and manage to true up the wheel enough to get my last 9 mi. home. Of course it rains for a good part of the ride, but I was just happy I did not need to use the cell phone.
So the moral of the story is people can laugh at me all they want, but when 50% of your flats and 75% of you emergency maintenance happens on one ride at least I am prepared.
:D
I check the rear and sure enough I can hear the air rushing out. I figure hey it's just a pinch flat. I open up my saddle bag and pull everything out. Now you have to understand that everyone makes fun of me for having so much in this little bag. My inventory includes: Two tubes, two 16g Co2 cart, tire lever, power bar wrapper, Cash, and a spoke wrench. I change the rear tire and am inflating the tire. I figure I will check the front to calibrate my finger pressure gauge. That's when I realize that the front is flat too. I think to myself oh crap. I'm getting a little frustrated, because the whole reason I was cutting the ride short to 30 Mi. was due to the incoming rain clouds. As I change the front tube I find a slit in the tire. Ah ha the power bar wrapper comes out for its time of service. I go to the second bottle of Co2. Put the wheel back on and realize the wheel is hanging up on the brake pads.
Broken spoke comes right to mind. Sure enough it's broke and the wheel is not true. So I pull out the spoke wrench and manage to true up the wheel enough to get my last 9 mi. home. Of course it rains for a good part of the ride, but I was just happy I did not need to use the cell phone.
So the moral of the story is people can laugh at me all they want, but when 50% of your flats and 75% of you emergency maintenance happens on one ride at least I am prepared.
:D