r04DiE
300km a week through London on a road bike.
Good luck in finding one of those for £12.29 though.A mobile phone's all you need
It's okay, I've 'phoned the wife.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
You'll be needing a phone signal too! Plenty of the more interesting places round here don't have a signal ...A mobile phone's all you need
Tricky ... Well, it did take me 30 seconds to find THIS ONE for £7.99!
Diggs
Veteran
- Location
- Billericay, Essex
Only once (wife was at work and doesn't drive anyway having lived in that London most of her life)
Standing there, both wheels kaput, blood stained gilet melted on gravel, working through my contact list.
Dad out on the beer.
Sister out shopping.
Eventually got through to a mum of one of the boys school friends.
Managed to get both wheels off one handed to fit in a hatchback boot for a lift to the A&E
Standing there, both wheels kaput, blood stained gilet melted on gravel, working through my contact list.
Dad out on the beer.
Sister out shopping.
Eventually got through to a mum of one of the boys school friends.
Managed to get both wheels off one handed to fit in a hatchback boot for a lift to the A&E
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
That feeling that you get when you instantly see an issue with an OP but have to trawl right the the end of the bleedin thread, just to see that right on the last page someone has beaten you to it.What I find interesting is what you are implying. I assume you don't ride a road bike, or wear lycra, or clothing that many of us regard as suitable for cycling? I think what you're wearing has F-all to do with it
I was going to say, the answer is simple, the OP just needs to wear Lycra .
Sorted.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Somerset is the 1950's mobile signal wise.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I've foolishly never carried a repair kit. I've wheeled the bike home once, luckily it was only a mile. I've had a crank shear off before so I lashed one foot to the pedal with my shoe lace (MTB - no clips) and rode 7 miles home with one foot.
My wife would probably not rescue me because the bike might scratch her nice car. My father has rescued me with a car trailer before, but that was motorbike related.
My wife would probably not rescue me because the bike might scratch her nice car. My father has rescued me with a car trailer before, but that was motorbike related.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I forgot to add, I also once had a puncture on my MTB - in those days there was no quick release and I didn't have a spanner. We tied the inner tube to the forks and stuffed the tyre with moss. it worked well at low speed, but downhills were quite bumpy.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Well, I was super lucky that my only prang that resulted in an unrideable bike involved me sliding to a halt in front of a Land Rover that was (a) specially emptied in preparation to help someone move house (b) going my way and (c) driven by a very nice helpful man.
Smokin Joe
Squire
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Red socks.Last night on the way home from the pub one of the women I was riding with got a puncture. Despite us all wearing lycra and riding road bikes, there was no mention at all of phoning anyone. Some men are just a bit pathetic.
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Oh my Lord, what's the world coming to? Only ramblers should be seen in those.
The cheapest tool kit is the one belonging to a passing tourist / commuterYou'll be needing a phone signal too! Plenty of the more interesting places round here don't have a signal ...
Tricky ... Well, it did take me 30 seconds to find THIS ONE for £7.99!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
And the most expensive one is the taxi that you get because no tourists or commuters with available toolkits seem to be passing!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
You don't need a QHD smartphone with a 30 megapixel camera, 64 GB of storage and a quad core CPU to phone for a lift!Good point!
No, I mean a real mobile phone, that's not a mobile phone - it's like a child's toy phone
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Never heard that, personally.
The folk I've encountered are normally well into their repair (aside from one poor chap whose freehub had gone, not much either of us could do about that).
I've repaired one puncture for a chap who'd not done one before, and been rebuffed rather rudely once by a rider who blustered angrily that they had everything in hand. Generally, people tell me that they're ok/have the tools they need and thank me for stopping.
Maybe this is the new nodding/waving.
The folk I've encountered are normally well into their repair (aside from one poor chap whose freehub had gone, not much either of us could do about that).
I've repaired one puncture for a chap who'd not done one before, and been rebuffed rather rudely once by a rider who blustered angrily that they had everything in hand. Generally, people tell me that they're ok/have the tools they need and thank me for stopping.
Maybe this is the new nodding/waving.
