bugger, bugger, BUGGER

[alecstilleyedye]

caught out today with neither charged cell phone nor cleat covers when i had a tyre go bad on me !

no spare tyre other than that around the midrift, so it's the summer bike for the next few days commuting, and i bet it bloody rains

still, chapeau to look for making a cleat that can be walked in for four miles, look completely ****ed but still clip in. won't risk it out of the saddle though…

 

[Noodley]

You "roadies" have no idea. I could have fixed it in seconds quite a considerable number of minutes Every possible problem can be planned for...

 

[alecstilleyedye]

well here's the challenge noodley, the tyre has lost rigidity, punctured the tube and when i pump up the tyre the air all comes out from all around the seam between the sidewall and the tread of the tyre (some places more than others).

any advice on dealing with that one welcome (i'm just pleased i didn't waste my one spare tube on it).

 

[Padbeat]

You can do a damn sight more than 4 miles in Looks ...

I did the top halves of Marie Blanque and Aubisque a few years ago!

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i'm amazed they still work, they were quite worn to start with. there's only half of the front bit left on one of them…

 

[Padbeat]

I went for Crank Bros Quattros after that - built in covers.

 

[Noodley]

well here's the challenge noodley, the tyre has lost rigidity, punctured the tube and when i pump up the tyre the air all comes out from all around the seam between the sidewall and the tread of the tyre (some places more than others).

any advice on dealing with that one welcome (i'm just pleased i didn't waste my one spare tube on it).

Eat a pie. All the world seems a happier place..

Advice to roadies: check your bloody tyres, carry a tyre boot, and a spare tyre. You are not needing to rush about all the time, just slow down a bit.

Any other advice you want?

 

[Baggy]

well here's the challenge noodley, the tyre has lost rigidity, punctured the tube and when i pump up the tyre the air all comes out from all around the seam between the sidewall and the tread of the tyre (some places more than others).

any advice on dealing with that one welcome (i'm just pleased i didn't waste my one spare tube on it).

Hmmm, any seasoned Audaxer would immediately advise you that a tyre stuffed very firmly with grass should see you home

I always carry a piece of turf in my panniers just in case of such an eventuality.

 

[tdr1nka]

I always carry a piece of turf in my panniers just in case of such an eventuality.

I find carrying a spare bale of straw also very handy.

 

[Aperitif]

...make sure you say 'gracias' following all this useful advice alecsted...

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i actually had a very kind chap on a mtb (looked a proper cyclist) who stopped to see if i was ok. with a trashed tyre, we ascertained that there wasn't. nice chap, thanks again if you read this.

ta also for all the audaxy advice. i'm growing a beard as i speak…