No longer a P virgin

NWLondoner

Would you bloody believe it :!:

Today despite the rain i was having a really great ride. Everything was working fine for me today. The roads were deserted and i even managed to shave a minute off my best lap time around Richmond Park

So i get to Chalk farm after about 50km and after refuellingi planned to get up and over Hampstead down to Golders Green without stopping. For me this would be a 1st so i set off and make it about 50 meters up Haverstock Hill before i notice the dreaded rear wheel puncture P. :!:

A sodding large chunk of glass had embedded itself dead centre on my tyre so it looks like i will have to replace it

Thankfully Pro 3's are a doddle to change so after about 10/15 minutes i was back on my way 8)

1 puncture in over a year of cycling can't be too bad. Although trying to get up and over Hampstead after my legs had cooled down was not pleasent and it messed up the rest of my ride.

I would also like to thank the half dozen or so cyclists that passed me and NOT one asked if i was ok or needed a hand etc :roll:

Crapaud

At least you got to go out, NWL. I was just about to head out this morning and found that my rear tyre was flat! Spent some time trying to work out what the cause was and searching for debris in the tyre. Didn't find anything. Put some air in the inner-tube and it was fine. After putting the tube back in I discovered that it was the valve. So, new tube and repeat. Now it's too late to go out and I'll not get out until Monday when the weather turns crap again.

It was my longest serving inner-tube as well; 1 p***ture in 2003.

Frank the tank

Why is it your tyres always get a puncture at the bottom?

nielsamd

Problem with getting punctures only rarely (`these tyres are sooo good') is that you never get any practise changing the things.
And the one time I decided: `right.. I'm going to actually practice this `changing tube' thing since I haven't done it by the roadside for years!' ... I ruined a valve. So no more practise for me and no doubt I'll again be sat fumbling + swearing by the roadside some dark and dreary evening.
May go back to tubular rims with decent pre-stretched and `just-right' tacky spares like the good old days.... one day.

Crapaud

nielsamd wrote:

Problem with getting punctures only rarely (`these tyres are sooo good') is that you never get any practise changing the things. ...

I get round this by going out with the local campaigning group - there're always newbies that could use a hand. So, I get some practice and they get to see how easy mending a P***ture is. Result!

Bhima

Had my first puncture in ages yesterday.

I can only get to about 90psi with my portable pump and, even though the innertube is properly repaired, I always find that I have to pump it up again every 20 miles or so because it seems to naturally go flat by itself. This does not happen once I get home and pump it up fully to 115-120psi. :?

I had to pump it up 4 times yesterday and it was doing my bloody head in! :x

Why do tyres/innertubes do this, when not fully pumped up?

NWLondoner

I did managed to get my tyre pumped hard. Unfortunatly when I was unscrewing the handpump I touched the innervalve and all the hardwork came rushing out, doh !!