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Mike F

03-09-12 01:15 PM

Flat tire..

I got my first flat tire since I started riding again while pedaling up the coast today. It was everything I thought it would be :D

Carloswithac

03-09-12 01:25 PM

Cool story bro. What part of the coast?

Erzulis Boat

03-09-12 01:49 PM

I am just about to roll out on a 50 mile up the coast jaunt myself without a spare tubular.

I do have my cell, and I think I can recall who I drunk dialed on my last bender and make sure not to ask them for any favors for at least the customary 2 weeks.................

Homebrew01

03-09-12 01:58 PM

At least you ride slowly on a flat tubular ..... clunk clunk goes the valve stem.

Mike F

03-09-12 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carloswithac (Post 13951972)

Cool story bro. What part of the coast?

It happened in Luecadia. From the slash in the tire it looks like glass was the culprit. Nothing like changing a flat in 80 weather the first week of March, I may have got sunburned :) Too make matters "worse" a female bike club rode by and offered to help. The humanity!

bikejrff

03-09-12 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike F (Post 13952166)

Too make matters "worse" a female bike club rode by and offered to help. The humanity!

I'd have taken that club up on any help at all they wanted to offer. I have no shame.

ColinL

03-09-12 02:14 PM

And you didn't say YES??

Fool.

dalava

03-09-12 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike F (Post 13952166)

Are you gonna tell us the whole story or not?

RT	03-09-12 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike F (Post 13952166)

It happened in Luecadia. From the slash in the tire it looks like glass was the culprit. Nothing like changing a flat in 80 weather the first week of March, I may have got sunburned :) Too make matters "worse" a female bike club rode by and offered to help. The humanity!

It was 20 F this morning on the way to work. Remember that next time you have to go through the trauma of fixing a flat in March :-P

Mike F

03-11-12 11:07 AM

Part II...

Broke a spoke on the same wheel today. Coincidence? Doubt it...

ColinL

03-11-12 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike F (Post 13958204)

Part II...

Broke a spoke on the same wheel today. Coincidence? Doubt it...

The rim could be bent. The wheel needs to be trued ASAP.

Mike F

03-11-12 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColinL (Post 13958448)

The rim could be bent. The wheel needs to be trued ASAP.

Thanks! The rim was bent and I just got back from LBS new spoke and true.

ColinL

03-11-12 02:43 PM

Nice! Good thing you mentioned it... some folks wait until they break another spoke, and by then the wheel is often in trouble.

Mike F

03-11-12 02:51 PM

:) One thing the guy mentioned while fixing it was possible causes of broken spokes.. Impact, over tightening and to my surprise, cross-chaining. He said that when you cross chain it puts stress on the wheel because the chain isnt straight creating tension- I did not know that. I think in my case it was one of San Diego's notorious potholes.

Biscayne05

03-11-12 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike F (Post 13952166)

Too make matters "worse" a female bike club rode by and offered to help. The humanity!

Shoulda ask them: there's something inside my chamois that's causing a problem at the moment. I need a hand.

Mike F

03-11-12 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biscayne05 (Post 13958847)

Shoulda ask them: there's something inside my chamois that's causing a problem at the moment. I need a hand.

:) The one liners were racing through my mind... help pumping... Its not the size of the stem... Probably best I waved them of with a "no thanks, thats mighty kind of you to offer"

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