What do you do with your bike when you flat?
08-28-08, 06:53 PM
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What do you do with your bike when you flat?
To remove the wheel. Do you turn the bike upside down? Lay on its side?
I always want to turn it upside down but then I risk scratching up my brooks, computer, mirror, brake hoods, etc.
And then there's fenders to worry about too.
So what's the best way to do it?
I always want to turn it upside down but then I risk scratching up my brooks, computer, mirror, brake hoods, etc.
And then there's fenders to worry about too.
So what's the best way to do it?
08-28-08, 07:08 PM
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08-28-08, 07:52 PM
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I usually rotate my light underneath the bar and turn the bike upside down.
Works well on one bike. The other has a curved bar (bell lap) and brifters rotated way down so it kindof teeters from side to side a little.
I'm sure I get a little wear on the hoods, but it's not a big deal for me.
Works well on one bike. The other has a curved bar (bell lap) and brifters rotated way down so it kindof teeters from side to side a little.
I'm sure I get a little wear on the hoods, but it's not a big deal for me.
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well the best way would be for you to wheelie on your non-flatted wheel all the while fixing your flatted one.
Personally I prefer to just gently lay it down on the non-drive side and in grass if possible.
Personally I prefer to just gently lay it down on the non-drive side and in grass if possible.
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I usually have to turn it upside down to reinstall the wheel. I've scratched up my Brooks and a cyclometer so far.
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08-28-08, 08:28 PM
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I turn it upside down on the ends of the bar ends, and the seat. I usually put my rain gear under teh three contact points, in the grass if possible.
Another advantage of a Hybrid.
One of these days, I'm gonna pick up some rubber or plastic chair leg ends, to put on the bar ends, and throw 'em in the trunk when they are not in use. I also carry a gallon zip lock bag as a seat cover, so I could also use that to keep the seat clean and scratch free..... but, I have to pull my rain gear out to get to the patch kit...
Toooooo bad that old gel seat cover is so heavy - it'd be a perfect seat protector........
Another advantage of a Hybrid.
One of these days, I'm gonna pick up some rubber or plastic chair leg ends, to put on the bar ends, and throw 'em in the trunk when they are not in use. I also carry a gallon zip lock bag as a seat cover, so I could also use that to keep the seat clean and scratch free..... but, I have to pull my rain gear out to get to the patch kit...
Toooooo bad that old gel seat cover is so heavy - it'd be a perfect seat protector........
08-28-08, 08:30 PM
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Front wheel: leave the bike upright, balance it on the fork.
Rear wheel: lie it on its side. Or maybe upside down. Whatever!
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Rear wheel: lie it on its side. Or maybe upside down. Whatever!
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Never had a flat on the road. Only ever had one, and it was while the bike sat in my backyard. If I did have one, I'd probably just try to ride to class if that's where I were heading, and ride or walk it back home afterward. I don't have a patch kit or spare tubes, so I'd probably have to order those. Basically, I just assume I'm not going to get flats.
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Put it in the small gear on the rear. Open the brake, drop the wheel off. Stand or lay the bike down.
Then Sit On a Fire Ant Mound, as in this pic..
Then Sit On a Fire Ant Mound, as in this pic..
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To remove the wheel. Do you turn the bike upside down? Lay on its side?
I always want to turn it upside down but then I risk scratching up my brooks, computer, mirror, brake hoods, etc.
And then there's fenders to worry about too.
So what's the best way to do it?
I always want to turn it upside down but then I risk scratching up my brooks, computer, mirror, brake hoods, etc.
And then there's fenders to worry about too.
So what's the best way to do it?
YOU are riding some of Grants finest works of art and not some dime-a-dozen carbon racing bike. Someday there WILL be a scratch somewhere and perhaps the paint will fade... if only a little.
If you get a flat the best option would be to get on the cell phone and call Sag Support. If you can afford not one... but two Rivendell's then you surely can afford some sort of Sag as well!
08-28-08, 08:54 PM
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Got my second flat of the season last week which made me appreciate the Pletscher touring stand under my flat afflicted Trek.
