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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I mentioned the rim strip problem I had a few months ago that caused a tedious series of punctures. And I mentioned one ride in particular where that was a real problem. I neglected to mention that on that particular ride I didn't have a good pump with me, just the chromed steel "dog beater" frame pump. On that ride I used up my spare tube, all my patches and glue, and wore out the hose on the pump. To make it home I had to borrow a tube and a pump (and a spare patch kit that I didn't end up using). It was very bad, but could have been worse. It was too far to walk home, like 25 miles. I would have been hitch hiking.
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Last edited by rhm; 07-23-15 at 05:14 AM.
Reason: Dog batter = dog beater. Spate=spare. Autocorrect=fail.