Joined: Nov 2006
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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...
A couple months ago I had a tire fail, ripped the side wall from the bead, 5 miles from home. I made the call.
But my wife was nowhere near the car, and busy at the time anyway, couldn't help me for at least an hour. I patched my inner tube and wrapped it loosely in crisp new $20 bills (i don't usually carry much cash, but I'd just been to the bank!) and put the tire back together. I was able to ride home after all.