Today was eventful especially the ride home. The ride in from my drive (hybrid car/cycle commute) was sketchy because of the black ice everywhere and I didn't exactly have the tyres to compete with it either so it was my balance battling the ice instead. I took it fairly slow on the way in thinking that I will get some wider tyres with more tread on the way back, from the LBS near my work (3 miles about).

After work I headed off to the BS and ideally wanted some 32s instead of the 28mm Conti's I have on now and they only had 38mm. They kindly let me use their workshop with the bike in the stand and they didn't fit my 1975 Dawes tourer which I thought would have plenty of clearance :-( Back go on the original tyres and they let me keep the new tyres there to be refunded tomorrow. I ride from the shop starting the 14 mile ride to my car and on a large, busy roundabout my rear tyre blows and I find myself hobbling into a side street. I knew my bike didn't feel right!

The problem was- I was fitting my original tyres against the time because the shop shuts at 6pm and it was about 5.50 when I started to put them back on. I left a pinch in the inner tube and I could even feel the bump when I starting riding, doh.

After entering the first side street I came to I luckily had my pump and spare inner tube, THAT was a god send and I eventually rode home after repairing the bike under a street lamp and in front of a trucker with his lights on- so good amount of light to work in!

Home safe now, and thinking of what I could of done to prevent all those stupid things

- check tyres after pumping for bulges even in a rush!
- weigh up whether you should really go to the BS after work or not

OH well

Sam