Wife thinks we'll be fixing flats on our rides.
03-01-11, 07:40 AM
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Keep a $10/£5 note in the repair kit for emergency coffee/sandwich or to use as a tyre boot if the casing is ripped.
I had to do this once ... saved me a 20 mile walk.
I had to do this once ... saved me a 20 mile walk.
03-01-11, 08:48 AM
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Wipe around the inside of the tyre with a cotton-wool ball to check for residual sharps before re-seating the tyre. Weighs nothing.
Ask me and my scarred fingertips how I know!
Long trouble free miles to all here
Last edited by wobblyoldgeezer; 03-01-11 at 08:51 AM. Reason: 3rd sentence, wrote 'tube', meant 'tyre'
03-01-11, 08:55 AM
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And, apologies if this point is made later in the thread but I'm intervening here!
Wipe around the inside of the tyre with a cotton-wool ball to check for residual sharps before re-seating the tyre. Weighs nothing.
Ask me and my scarred fingertips how I know!
Long trouble free miles to all here
Wipe around the inside of the tyre with a cotton-wool ball to check for residual sharps before re-seating the tyre. Weighs nothing.
Ask me and my scarred fingertips how I know!
Long trouble free miles to all here
03-01-11, 04:01 PM
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03-01-11, 04:07 PM
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03-01-11, 06:26 PM
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paint the pump the color of bike its coool just to have one on the bike or just to help some one else out you could be some ones hero. like jumper cables.... and when you get a flat and fix it your wife will think you a hero win win get set up and go ride...
08-26-11, 03:12 PM
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i ride with my cousin. one day he had 3 punctures i had 1. we (I) fixed them all as they happened, they didn't spoil our day. (he previously had the same opinion as you)
ALLWAYS carry a kit.
ALLWAYS carry a kit.
08-26-11, 03:16 PM
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I disagree. You're right. Us guys are always right. But to be safe, I would go ahead and buy a couple pumps and patch kits, as well as a set of plastic levers. That way, you just shut her up. And if you do have a flat, you won't have to walk. You can even let her fix the flat! Tell her to be careful and not break a fingernail...
I'm not being sexist, am I?
I'm not being sexist, am I?
08-26-11, 03:59 PM
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08-27-11, 12:02 AM
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08-27-11, 12:32 AM
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I'm telling her that whoever DOESN't get the flat drives back to the car and picks up the stranded rider.
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
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08-27-11, 12:43 AM
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I'm telling her that whoever DOESN't get the flat drives back to the car and picks up the stranded rider.
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
Using your technique is similar but sometimes waiting by the road can really suck. Then of course there's the chance that the person riding home to get the car flats or breaks down. Bummer.
08-27-11, 07:24 AM
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I'm telling her that whoever DOESN't get the flat drives back to the car and picks up the stranded rider.
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
Don't think it's realistic to carry a tire kit and pump for the type of riding we'll be doing.
I'm looking at 10-25 milers for the most part.
Who's being realistic?
08-27-11, 09:24 AM
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If people are going to begin saying "Dude" here on the 50 +, I may have to report that to a moderator.
08-27-11, 10:44 AM
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My wife and I where on a 15 mile ride, half way through she flatted, we changed the tube and continued. About 1.5 miles from home she flatted again. This time I sprinted home for the "tow van". I was quicker than patching the tire, and we where fighting daylight. It all depends on the circumstance. Dude.
08-27-11, 11:25 AM
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08-27-11, 12:07 PM
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Sorry, man, couldn't resist!
08-29-11, 08:44 PM
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We wound up buying a patch kit,tire tool and pump.
But we have not carried them on any ride yet.
Our rides are generally on bike paths along the Erie Canal or the Genesee river. And I must say I have been pleasantly surprised by the lack of glass and debris on the paths.Folks take very good care of them.
Even doing 10 mile rides in the housing track, there is very little glass.
hope we didn't jinx ourselves with this post...
But we have not carried them on any ride yet.
Our rides are generally on bike paths along the Erie Canal or the Genesee river. And I must say I have been pleasantly surprised by the lack of glass and debris on the paths.Folks take very good care of them.
Even doing 10 mile rides in the housing track, there is very little glass.
hope we didn't jinx ourselves with this post...
08-29-11, 09:40 PM
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You just did. You don't trifle with the Flat Fairy without paying the penalty! Start carrying.
