Originally Posted by
Boudicca
Strangely, I have no memory of ever having a flat when I rode as a child. In fact I don't really remember if I even pumped the tires up when I was commuting to and from school or work as a teenager.
Wow. I had my first flat at age 12 and less than 100 yards into my first ride. That day I also learned that you never change a flat using a screw driver as a tire lever. That same week I learned that filling ones tires with the air pump as the local gas station was risky at best. But at least when the inner tube exploded I knew not to use screw drivers when remounting the tire!
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