Tha annual flat repair thread
06-16-09, 12:48 PM
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Not one flat in almost a year of cycling. Not one ever in my life, actually, even when I was putting in an awful lot of miles as a kid. Weird. Despite this I carry a spare tube for each tire (20", 26"), a patch kit, and a Road Morph G. I have no SAG option - during commuting my wife is too busy to rescue me and when doing rides from work I wouldn't want to bother co-workers.
My front tire is a Primo Comet Kevlar, the rear is a Schwalbe Kojak.
My front tire is a Primo Comet Kevlar, the rear is a Schwalbe Kojak.
06-16-09, 12:51 PM
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4 on first flat, 5 after
i rarely flat but seems that when i do, it happens multiple times. And no, i usually don't forget to find whatever flatted me the first time. I keep a couple of cotton balls in my kit to check for whatever caused the puncture. One ride last winter i flatted twice and my wife flatted once, my flats were on different tires. Totally bad day, even ran out of co2.
i rarely flat but seems that when i do, it happens multiple times. And no, i usually don't forget to find whatever flatted me the first time. I keep a couple of cotton balls in my kit to check for whatever caused the puncture. One ride last winter i flatted twice and my wife flatted once, my flats were on different tires. Totally bad day, even ran out of co2.
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06-16-09, 02:37 PM
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06-16-09, 03:58 PM
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I don't keep patched tubes -- I've seen too many people on club rides have patches blow out on them (or at least start leaking). If I patch a tube, I replace it as soon as I can.
The problem with riding with your significant other is that -- if there is a flat -- there's no SAG wagon to call home to.
I don't keep patched tubes -- I've seen too many people on club rides have patches blow out on them (or at least start leaking). If I patch a tube, I replace it as soon as I can.
The problem with riding with your significant other is that -- if there is a flat -- there's no SAG wagon to call home to.
I AM the SAG wagon. 6 years owning a shop and 2 years working there before I bought into it I'm a pretty decent mech. Was a darn good one but havn't done any serious work on a bike in 12 years now so it's generally easier to take the bike to a shop than do more than field repairs or minor adjustments myself.
06-16-09, 06:35 PM
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I also second the notion that "no glue" patches are worthless and have way too high of a failure rate to mess with.
06-16-09, 09:15 PM
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I've only gotten two flats in the my 10 years of riding.
1. The first one occurred while riding on vacation in Maine. I changed the tube (took me 45 minutes because it was my first real-world experience) -- then discovered that I was less than 1/4 mile from a bike shop (it was around the corner at the end of the street I was on).
2. The second one was a blow-out and occurred on entering the parking lot where my car was parked (maybe 30 ft from the car). I simply put the bike on the rack and drove to my LBS, which was on the way home.
I'm now riding with a new lady friend who is learning to ride. She is a glass magnet. We've done seven 20+ mile rides together, and she's gotten a flat on each one of them. Depending on how bad the hole is, I either change the tube or patch it so that we can finish the ride. She took a class at the LBS recently and dealt with the last two herself.
I don't keep patched tubes -- I've seen too many people on club rides have patches blow out on them (or at least start leaking). If I patch a tube, I replace it as soon as I can.
The problem with riding with your significant other is that -- if there is a flat -- there's no SAG wagon to call home to.
1. The first one occurred while riding on vacation in Maine. I changed the tube (took me 45 minutes because it was my first real-world experience) -- then discovered that I was less than 1/4 mile from a bike shop (it was around the corner at the end of the street I was on).
2. The second one was a blow-out and occurred on entering the parking lot where my car was parked (maybe 30 ft from the car). I simply put the bike on the rack and drove to my LBS, which was on the way home.
I'm now riding with a new lady friend who is learning to ride. She is a glass magnet. We've done seven 20+ mile rides together, and she's gotten a flat on each one of them. Depending on how bad the hole is, I either change the tube or patch it so that we can finish the ride. She took a class at the LBS recently and dealt with the last two herself.
I don't keep patched tubes -- I've seen too many people on club rides have patches blow out on them (or at least start leaking). If I patch a tube, I replace it as soon as I can.
The problem with riding with your significant other is that -- if there is a flat -- there's no SAG wagon to call home to.
06-17-09, 03:47 AM
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