Gaaaahhh!!!!!!

UndercoverElephant

Raining a bit this morning, but still a lovely day for it. Finally managed to get my clothing choice just-right, was really enjoying myself. Until....

Coming down the one fast-descent on my commute I pass over a load of loose stones, the front p*******, bugger, so I stop. Just as I get the front wheel off hear air rushing from the rear. I change the front tube and re-inflate with no problems, change the rear attach my last CO2 cartridge, start to inflate (7 minutes in total, front and back, by the roadside) and almost cry as I hear it all escaping from a hole in the new tube.

Cue the mile and a half walk home, a quick change and a commute by car. At least the traffic was OK, but I'll be a grumpy bugger of an elephant today.

nich

I feel your pain!

As a newbie commuter I was testing a route into London from the south-east. Made it half-way at about the 5 mile mark, then I noticed that I was slowing even though I was peddling hard!

Stopped, leant forward, pressed the tire, GAH! it's soft and going down.

So I changed it and was fed up and came back home, and was even more fed up because the wind was in my face, and I had to deal with a horrid hill that I've never tried before! *throws arms in the air*

UndercoverElephant

nich wrote:

I feel your pain!

As a newbie commuter I was testing a route into London from the south-east. Made it half-way at about the 5 mile mark, then I noticed that I was slowing even though I was peddling hard!

Stopped, leant forward, pressed the tire, GAH! it's soft and going down.

So I changed it and was fed up and came back home, and was even more fed up because the wind was in my face, and I had to deal with a horrid hill that I've never tried before! *throws arms in the air*

At least when you pressed the tyre it actually was going flat though, it's even worse when it's not and you realise you're just plain rubbish.

Don't give up though When it actually all works, it so much nicer than any other form of transport.