Getting a flat during a Time Trial
06-19-15 | 09:52 AM
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Getting a flat during a Time Trial
I'm doing my first time trial and was wondering what I would do if I got a flat in the middle of a 20 mile time trial. Walk 10 miles back to the start/finish?
06-19-15 | 09:55 AM
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Your chance of getting a flat in a 20 mile TT is very, very small. Don't worry about it. They probably have a sag wagon for such eventualities anyway.
06-19-15 | 12:03 PM
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Must have been an omnium scored on points.
Actual stage races by rule are scored on time and DNf on a stage equals DQ
Actual stage races by rule are scored on time and DNf on a stage equals DQ
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06-19-15 | 12:07 PM
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Spare tube co2 cartridge, inflator, tire iron could save a walk.
But when you flat without wheel support your race is over anyway.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
06-19-15 | 12:26 PM
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I strap a can of Pit Stop under my seat. Best case it costs me 30s to blast it into the tire and start riding again. Worst case I have to call the phone number for mechanicals/medicals and tell them I'm stuck at km whatever. Most people don't carry anything, as the chances are very low anyway, so it's best to not worry about it. Stopping to change a tire or tube would be pointless as you've already lost anyway.
06-19-15 | 12:42 PM
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I strap a can of Pit Stop under my seat. Best case it costs me 30s to blast it into the tire and start riding again. Worst case I have to call the phone number for mechanicals/medicals and tell them I'm stuck at km whatever. Most people don't carry anything, as the chances are very low anyway, so it's best to not worry about it. Stopping to change a tire or tube would be pointless as you've already lost anyway.
06-19-15 | 01:07 PM
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Do you ever get Pit Stop to work? My results with it were not good.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
06-19-15 | 01:32 PM
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It depends on the size of the hole. For small holes caused by glass shards or wires it works great. For big cuts or nails/screws/staples it does nothing. It seems to work better with tubulars or clinchers with latex tubes, even though they say it works fine with butyl tubes.
06-19-15 | 01:43 PM
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Pit Stop actually fixed this for me last week:
The tire is a Vittoria Corsa SR 24mm tubular.
The tire is a Vittoria Corsa SR 24mm tubular.
06-19-15 | 01:51 PM
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During the 20K bike leg of a sprint tri years ago I hit a nasty pothole maybe 3 miles in- flatted right away. Still in competition mode and totally winded I tried to change out the tube as fast as I could- was carrying a pump too- really tight fitting tires and I wasn't careful enough to get the tube in right. Flatted after 20 yards. Nice 3 mile walk in a speedo back to transition at which point the race was over.....no patch kit!
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