My First...

[aJohnson]

So, the weather was getting nice so I thought I'd go for a ride, about half-three quarters of a mile from my house I felt something keep hitting my seat(well it felt like that), I stopped and found out I had a puncture/flat on my back tyre, no spare inner tube with me. So I was about 0.75 miles away from my house, so I walked home with me bike, a bus driver smirked at me (atleast somebody found it funny). Found a puncture,used my puncture repair kit and reattached my wheel ect... took a bit of time and my wheel seems to be buckle-ing, so I'll look at that in a bit.

Going to order some spare inner tubes asap.

 

[postman]

484 posts and you don't take a tube or repair kit out with you.
Stand in the corner and stay there till you realise your mistake.
Only joking bad luck.
But it could be a trifle expensive if it costs you a new wheel.

 

[aJohnson]

484 posts and you don't take a tube or repair kit out with you.
Stand in the corner and stay there till you realise your mistake.
Only joking bad luck.
But it could be a trifle expensive if it costs you a new wheel.

I had a puncture repair kit with me, and forgot my phone so I couldn't get a pickup.

The problem is, I thought I had enough for the "other stuff" when I bought my bike, however it turns out I didn't. So I'm buying things each with with the money I save, so I got a multi-tool kit today and I will be getting inner tubes + pump next.

 

[Chrisz]

so I got a multi-tool kit today and I will be getting inner tubes + pump next.

Guess who got things in the wrong order

 

[aJohnson]

Guess who got things in the wrong order

I know. But I have a pump at my house so I figured I may need a multi-tool kit as it's very hard to find Allan Keys ect in my house.

 

[Chrisz]

Not wishing to be rude or anything mate but a pump at home is not much use when you're out with a puncture!

 

[fossyant]

No..pump patches tubes are no 1 requirements...then a multi tool.

 

[aJohnson]

Not wishing to be rude or anything mate but a pump at home is not much use when you're out with a puncture!

I know, I plan on getting the pump this week, wasn't really planning on going out this week aswell due to the crappy weather so the order didn't bother me too much.

 

[rh100]

About the buckle in the wheel, I had a similar problem, it turned out to be the tyre not seated on the rim properly. If you look around the edge of the tyre next to the rim, you should see a witness line which should be evenly spaced away from the rim on both sides of the tyre, if the witness line dips into the rim like mine did it appears to throw the wheel out of true.

if you do have that problem, then let the pressure back down a bit and try to massage the tyre into the right place, I was advised on here to use talc to 'lube' the tyre and rim, which worked a treat, (just be sure to clean the rim afterwards) hence I now carry a little tub of it with my kit.

 

[aJohnson]

About the buckle in the wheel, I had a similar problem, it turned out to be the tyre not seated on the rim properly. If you look around the edge of the tyre next to the rim, you should see a witness line which should be evenly spaced away from the rim on both sides of the tyre, if the witness line dips into the rim like mine did it appears to throw the wheel out of true.

if you do have that problem, then let the pressure back down a bit and try to massage the tyre into the right place, I was advised on here to use talc to 'lube' the tyre and rim, which worked a treat, (just be sure to clean the rim afterwards) hence I now carry a little tub of it with my kit.

OK thanks very much.