Originally Posted by
noglider
I must suck at front derailleur adjustment, because this happens to me a lot. But I don't mind, because putting the chain back on is easy for me. Maybe if I minded more, I would work harder at preventing it.
But how in the world did you deal with your flat tire in that temperature? That sounds very difficult.
Luckily there was a building nearby that allowed me a safe place to work. I pulled the tube out, found a rip, but on a brief inspection of the tire in poor lighting found no foreign objects, so was dumbfounded. I put in a new tube, pumped it up, dressed up and went on my way. When I got home I brought my bike to the basement to pump the tire up properly.
The next morning the tire was flat again. I pulled the tire off, inspected it and found the rip. I wasn't able to say if the tire failed and a stud punctured the tube or something else ripped the tire at the time since I had to run to work, so off I went. When I got home and inspected more and took it to my local shop, hoping they'd give me some deal since it was a pretty new tire. It was evident something ripped through the threads & no deal was to be given. Another gravdal purchase later (boo!) and I was riding again.