4 P*nct*res in 1 Week

spen666

All in same wheel
All in different places - ie not same bit of debris in tyre

Tyre was inflated each day before I rode to the maximum PSI


What do I do to avoid getting any more?
New Tyre you say- I fitted a new tyre a week gone Sunday- Continental Gator Hardshell - and its since then I've had the 4 punctures

I'm going for the train

rjsterry

Where (geographically) are the punctures happening? Can you change route to avoid the big pile of broken glass/flint/drawing pins?

UndercoverElephant

Could be karma, have you been pulling the legs off kittens?

Sharkyssurfers

have you checked rim tape in case of spokes being the problem ?

jonginge

Pinching the tubes when fitting?

clarkey cat

just unlucky?

kelsen

JonGinge wrote:

Pinching the tubes when fitting?

Definitely karma then. Shouldn't steal stuff.

gabriel959

could be worse mate, a clubmate died this weekend during the sunday run...

rolf_f

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Could be karma, have you been pulling the legs off kittens?

Damn - I'm going to be in so much trouble this week.....

veronese68

Could it be a sharp bit of something loose in the tyre so it's moving around when you repair? I'm sure you've checked for this. Combination of the rain washing all the shite into the road and a bit of bad luck.
Don't forget to refer to StroppyBoardmanBloke's thread for how to behave in a puncture related thread.

tailwindhome

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Could be karma, you are a lawyer after all.

FTFY

spen666

Its not pinch punctures or something left in tyre. There are 4 seperate holes in tyre caused by external debris.

I think it is a combination of being unlucky and the rain washing debris into the road.

All punctures occurred in Central London and all riding has been on roads

clarkey cat

I had 5 in 1 week last week. Seemed to be brought about by all the crap getting dislodged from the rain.

4 seasons back on now.

aeon

i had four in three journeys last week too. in the end i got so fed up i bought some Schwalbe Marathon Pluses and i haven't stopped since. worth every slightly-heavier penny imho.

when i was stopped off in Holdsworth's fixing the fourth one, the guy behind the counter said wet weather makes punctures more likely not just because there's debris in the road, but also because said debris sticks to damp tyres, and the extra lubricration from all that grease and water on the surface helps pointy bits penetrate more easily... as it were.

p.s. bloody hell gabriel, that's awful

gabriel959

indeed, a friend of mine too. Hit by a car as she fell of the bike sideways...

She was a lawyer as well so may be karma has had it with your profession this week.

Stay safe chaps.

rick_chasey

gabriel959 wrote:

indeed, a friend of mine too. Hit by a car as she fell of the bike sideways...

She was a lawyer as well so may be karma has had it with your profession this week.

Stay safe chaps.

Without wanting to be mawkish, where abouts? Near Cambridge?

veronese68

Blimey, sorry to hear that Gabriel. Thoughts and condolences to you and her other friends and family.

gabriel959

Rick Chasey wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

indeed, a friend of mine too. Hit by a car as she fell of the bike sideways...

She was a lawyer as well so may be karma has had it with your profession this week.

Stay safe chaps.

Without wanting to be mawkish, where abouts? Near Cambridge?

No worries mate, I haven't got all the details yet, just a few words from a club mate on an email. It was the intermediate club run of the CCC to Clavering Lakes I think as well. From what I have read the air ambulance was there and they tried to resuscitate her for more than 30 min.

rick_chasey

gabriel959 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

indeed, a friend of mine too. Hit by a car as she fell of the bike sideways...

She was a lawyer as well so may be karma has had it with your profession this week.

Stay safe chaps.

Without wanting to be mawkish, where abouts? Near Cambridge?

No worries mate, I haven't got all the details yet, just a few words from a club mate on an email. It was the intermediate club run of the CCC to Clavering Lakes I think as well. From what I have read the air ambulance was there and they tried to resuscitate her for more than 30 min.

Balls. I use to ride with them a lot a few years ago.

Sorry to hear that.

gabriel959

we might have even shared the same road Rick - when did you live in Cambridge?

rick_chasey

gabriel959 wrote:

we might have even shared the same road Rick - when did you live in Cambridge?

1990- June 2010 (but rode with CCC from probably 2007-2010 on and off)

Was on and off at Uni. Rode a lot with them in the summer of 2009.

gabriel959

We probably shared the road a lot then!! Did you go with the sporting run or intermediates? I started to go out with the club in 2008.

rick_chasey

gabriel959 wrote:

We probably shared the road a lot then!! Did you go with the sporting run or intermediates? I started to go out with the club in 2008.

Both - they seemed to vary how fast the intermediate ones. When the racers turned up I usually went with the 2nd fastest, but when there weren't many of them I'd head out with the fastest.

Last ride I did with them was a veeery long 140-150km North through the fens.

gabriel959

You had too much free time!!

Anyway here is the piece of news...

http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News ... 042012.htm

Tragic