Flat tire..
03-09-12 | 01:49 PM
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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.................
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.................
03-09-12 | 01:58 PM
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At least you ride slowly on a flat tubular ..... clunk clunk goes the valve stem.
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03-09-12 | 02:10 PM
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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!
Too make matters "worse" a female bike club rode by and offered to help. The humanity!
03-09-12 | 02:13 PM
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03-09-12 | 02:14 PM
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Are you gonna tell us the whole story or not?
03-09-12 | 02:39 PM
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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
03-11-12 | 12:41 PM
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03-11-12 | 02:43 PM
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Nice! Good thing you mentioned it... some folks wait until they break another spoke, and by then the wheel is often in trouble.
03-11-12 | 02:51 PM
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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.
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03-11-12 | 03:14 PM
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03-11-12 | 03:58 PM
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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"
