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Clever Pun
Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
edited April 2010 in Commuting chat
I was cycling along feeling the power of awesome coursing through my veins when all of a sudden my rear wheel feels a bit soft, you know what it gets worse and eventually I can feel the rim of my wheel on the road slowing me down dramatically.

Has anyone ever had that happen to them before?
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    :shock: :shock: :shock:
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  • dvdfoz
    dvdfoz Posts: 62
    Good lord, what on earth did you do ?

    Manage to sort it out yourself, or did you need assistance ?
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  • UndercoverElephant
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    You are ITB, and I claim my £5.
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  • The Puncture Fairy
    The Puncture Fairy Posts: 8
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - got ya, beardie.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    The Puncture Fairy wrote:
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - got ya, beardie.

    sorry il Puncture Fairy... seems I'm as bored as you I didn't actually get a flat, I just said it for comedy effect
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    dvdfoz wrote:
    Good lord, what on earth did you do ?

    Manage to sort it out yourself, or did you need assistance ?

    I worked it out eventually, apparently you use tyre irons (all the rage with ITB) and replace the inner tube put the tyre back on then put some 'air' in the new tube allowing you to head off again.. it was pretty exciting stuff
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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    Are you sure it wasn't because of a tail wind?
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    I'd put it down to poor hydration and low electrolyte levels, that or a new headset?
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I think this video is evidence of a headwind

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bl0hXWQ_Is&feature=player_embedded
    I think he'd have made it with a 'tailwind' :lol:
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  • Aidy
    Aidy Posts: 2,015
    Oooh, I know, maybe it was a "top wind" squashing your tyres flat.

    Either that, or maybe you need to eat fewer pies?
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Clever Pun wrote:
    I think this video is evidence of a headwind

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bl0hXWQ_Is&feature=player_embedded
    I think he'd have made it with a 'tailwind' :lol:
    Ouch. That's gotta sting
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I love the way he bounces, I'm still chuckling away to myself now
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    This has actually happened to me. At my wieght slow puncture deflate fast..

    Also I'm going to start charging people for using my term The Power Awesome (tm)
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    JonGinge wrote:
    Clever Pun wrote:
    I think this video is evidence of a headwind

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bl0hXWQ_Is&feature=player_embedded
    I think he'd have made it with a 'tailwind' :lol:
    Ouch. That's gotta sting

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  • boneyjoe
    boneyjoe Posts: 369
    Once saw a naked streaker at a cricket match do that over a metal picket fence as he tried to outrun the officials... Left about 20,000 spectators traumatised for the rest of the day.
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