So excited, I had a puncture!

team47b
team47b Posts: 6,425
edited August 2012 in The cake stop
I was sat in the lounge, eating second breakfast this morning when I heard a loud hissing sound, couldn't work out what it was. There are four bikes in the lounge so took me a few seconds to work out which wheel the sound was coming from.

It was the one with the flat tyre! Last rode this bike two days ago on a 50k ride.

Really excited, not had a puncture on this bike, never had to remove a wheel, never had to take a tyre off...so you can see my excitement.

Would the tyre be easy to take off the rim? Would it be a pig to put back on the rim? Would the excitement never end...
my isetta is a 300cc bike

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  • tonybied
    tonybied Posts: 48
    So share the exciting news then, how did it go, we're all gagging to know!
  • jonomc4
    jonomc4 Posts: 891
    talk about a lucky place to get a puncture! Bet this post would have a different tone if it happened on a dual carriageway 40 miles from home at 3 am in the morning with the rain pi$$ing down!
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Sorry I didn't reply before but there was this paint I had to watch...

    Anyway, dropped out the wheel lifted the tyre from the rim using my thumbs, tube had 2cm split, (cheng sing corp tube WTF how to save a few pence on a new bike!) fitted good quality tube put tyre back on using my thumbs, had the Park Tools tyre levers to hand but didn't need them, easy peasy.

    Job done, excitement over for the day, back to hammock.

    @jonomc4 Rain? :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    I think we all want pics......maybe even a video clip of the afore-mentioned flat tyre. :cool:
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    I think we all want pics......maybe even a video clip of the afore-mentioned flat tyre. :cool:


    Photo of bike shed, or lounge as you would call it, and the hybrid wheel after the tube was changed (was way toooo excited to stop and take the 'before' photos)


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    DSC01477.jpg
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Now you've sorted the puncture, what excitement have you got planned for today? A lovely drawing of that bowl of fruit maybe? :wink:
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Cornerblock wrote:
    Now you've sorted the puncture, what excitement have you got planned for today? A lovely drawing of that bowl of fruit maybe? :wink:

    Now that's just spooky!
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    team47b wrote:
    Cornerblock wrote:
    Now you've sorted the puncture, what excitement have you got planned for today? A lovely drawing of that bowl of fruit maybe? :wink:

    Now that's just spooky!

    Lets see it when you've finished.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Got Mrs T to do a quick sketch for you, I was busy...

    fruit.jpg
    my isetta is a 300cc bike
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    Very good, has Mrs T got plums? Looks different to the earlier photo.
  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Artistic licence!

    She ate the bananas before starting the sketch so had to improvise :D
    my isetta is a 300cc bike

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