RSV_Ecosse
Senior Member
- Location
- Bonnybridge, Scotland
Hi,
Well, finally happened to me last night in the dark on my way to work.
My first puncture. Or rather........punctures.
New stretch of road, recently opened which ( as yet ) has yet to have it's cyclepath fully finished. So you have to ride along a fast stretch of road for a few hundred yards before hopping on the cyclepath.
I was in between the edge of the road and the white solid line as usual, over the crest of a hill and coming downhill. Got half decent lights on the bike so I had a fair build up of speed, although keeping it sensible because it was dark.
Then.......BANG!!!......BANG!!!. Front wheel went over something as did the back. One of the water bottles jumped clean out of it's cage and sailed across the road, bike went sideways and I managed to slow down without touching the brakes and eventually come to a rather unelegant halt.
Toddled back up the road and found my bottle. Eventually found what I had ridden over - the metal frame from a workies road sign lying flat on the ground. Didn't even see it, it was actually painted black and not the usual silver/steel colour.
Both tyres punctured and I only had one tube with me. So on the mobile to wifey who had just got home from work, she came out in the car and picked me up.
Got to work and changed the tube to find an inflated part of it poking through the side of the tyre in a wee bubble of air. Damn. :x
Anyway, that's how it happened, and being a newbie, here come the confusing ( for me ) questions.
1. I'm hoping I haven't damaged/buckled the wheels. How do I tell?.
2. Took the burst tube out last night and it was marked 700x18. However, the sidewall of the tyres have 700x23c 23-622 on them?. They are MOst Ewiva AF tyres on MOst Edho wheels ( It's Pinarello FP1 ).
3. What size tube do I replace the damaged ones with then?. I put a 700x23 tube in there and blew it up and it seemed fine, but should I really put a 700x18 back in there instead?. Are these 700x18's specific to the OEM Pinarello MOst tyres as far as sizes go?. If so - why does it say 700x23 on the sidewall and its got a 700x18 tube inside?
Keeping in mind I am going to need two new tyres and tubes because of the sidewall damage, should I put 700x18 tubes in say a new pair of Michelin Pro 3's or put 700x23 tubes in?.
Also, and again, I'm a newbie, sorry!!!........Whats this "clincher" type of wheel/tyre I keep seeing online?. What sort of tyres do I have?. And whats a "folding" tyre?
Got even more confused when I looked at Wiggle's website as they have a section for Road tyres : Race and then one for Road Tyres : Tubed.
Clincher, tubed, race, folding..........HELP!!!!
Since mine have tubes in them it would follow they are "tubed" but who the hell am I to know???!!!.
Any advice appreciated, really want to get some info on this quickly so I can order new tyres, fit them and then see if I've flat spotted or buckled my wheels, I'm guessing I wont truly know till I get the thing back out on the road again?.
Ta.
Well, finally happened to me last night in the dark on my way to work.
My first puncture. Or rather........punctures.
New stretch of road, recently opened which ( as yet ) has yet to have it's cyclepath fully finished. So you have to ride along a fast stretch of road for a few hundred yards before hopping on the cyclepath.
I was in between the edge of the road and the white solid line as usual, over the crest of a hill and coming downhill. Got half decent lights on the bike so I had a fair build up of speed, although keeping it sensible because it was dark.
Then.......BANG!!!......BANG!!!. Front wheel went over something as did the back. One of the water bottles jumped clean out of it's cage and sailed across the road, bike went sideways and I managed to slow down without touching the brakes and eventually come to a rather unelegant halt.
Toddled back up the road and found my bottle. Eventually found what I had ridden over - the metal frame from a workies road sign lying flat on the ground. Didn't even see it, it was actually painted black and not the usual silver/steel colour.
Both tyres punctured and I only had one tube with me. So on the mobile to wifey who had just got home from work, she came out in the car and picked me up.
Got to work and changed the tube to find an inflated part of it poking through the side of the tyre in a wee bubble of air. Damn. :x
Anyway, that's how it happened, and being a newbie, here come the confusing ( for me ) questions.
1. I'm hoping I haven't damaged/buckled the wheels. How do I tell?.
2. Took the burst tube out last night and it was marked 700x18. However, the sidewall of the tyres have 700x23c 23-622 on them?. They are MOst Ewiva AF tyres on MOst Edho wheels ( It's Pinarello FP1 ).
3. What size tube do I replace the damaged ones with then?. I put a 700x23 tube in there and blew it up and it seemed fine, but should I really put a 700x18 back in there instead?. Are these 700x18's specific to the OEM Pinarello MOst tyres as far as sizes go?. If so - why does it say 700x23 on the sidewall and its got a 700x18 tube inside?
Keeping in mind I am going to need two new tyres and tubes because of the sidewall damage, should I put 700x18 tubes in say a new pair of Michelin Pro 3's or put 700x23 tubes in?.
Also, and again, I'm a newbie, sorry!!!........Whats this "clincher" type of wheel/tyre I keep seeing online?. What sort of tyres do I have?. And whats a "folding" tyre?
Got even more confused when I looked at Wiggle's website as they have a section for Road tyres : Race and then one for Road Tyres : Tubed.
Clincher, tubed, race, folding..........HELP!!!!
Since mine have tubes in them it would follow they are "tubed" but who the hell am I to know???!!!.
Any advice appreciated, really want to get some info on this quickly so I can order new tyres, fit them and then see if I've flat spotted or buckled my wheels, I'm guessing I wont truly know till I get the thing back out on the road again?.
Ta.
