Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,688
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From: Sterling VA
Bikes: 70 Atala Record Proffesional, 00 Lemond, 08 Kestrel Evoke, 96 Colnago Master Olympic, 01 Colnago Ovalmaster, 76 Raleigh Gran Sport, 03 Fuji World, 86 Paramount, 90 Miyata CF, 09 Ritchey Breakaway CX, Bianchi Trofeo, 12 OutRiderUSA HyperLite
My first Schwinn sat idle for several months with flats in the 60's. I don't think I had a flat in 4 years during my teens in Germany. I've had a few flats during my commutes the last three years. The worse one took close to 30 minutes in 33F temps in the dark outside a 7-11. I swap out the tube. I've had mixed success patching tubes at home. I carry a pump, sometimes a CO2 pump, tube(s), levers, and a 5/8" wrench if the current bike has a bolt wheel.
On the faster side I did fix a flat and get back on the road in under 5 minutes while trying to beat a big thunderstorm coming out the west one hot summer afternoon.
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See my Hyperlite 411 it's the photo model on OutRiderUSA web page
Last edited by robtown; 06-24-10 at 07:16 PM.