Scared to cycle to far from home

[apollo179]

Don't get me wrong I have had to push my bike home hobbling on my cleats like a drunken hoe (no tubes, doh). Its just since I made a conscious decision to buy tires with a bit of kevlar in them - no punctures. Doesn't every one runs puncture resistant tires?

Everyone runs puncture resistant tyres after walking 5 miles home with a puncture.

 

[Ian 74]

Everyone runs puncture resistant tyres after walking 5 miles home with a puncture.

amen to that

 

[Globalti]

At the risk of sounding cocky I can only remember having two punctures that have needed repair on the road in my life; the last was on a sportiff when somebody spread tacks on the road. On the other hand I've had plenty off road, mostly pinch punctures.

I can't remember ever having a mechanical breakdown..... really. I've seen other riders' chains snap and derailleurs bend - oh yes, I once got a big sheet of plastic caught in my mountain bike jockey wheel, which bent the derailleur hanger.

Otherwise I've either blocked them out of my memory or never had them. I maintain my bikes assiduously and inspect them carefully, often, replacing anything like a frayed cable or worn part. I ride my road bike completely confident that it will not let me down.

 

[cjb]

I was mountain biking with a friend a couple of weeks ago and right in the middle of the moor, miles from civilization, his chain snapped. He hadn't a a single tool with him and even less of a clue how to fix it. Luckily I had, so we got home OK, me with hands covered in grease and his nice and clean!!

Most of the time I cycle alone and take a multi-tool, spare link, inner tube, cable tie, fiver, Elastoplast and phone. I carry them all in my back pockets as I hate things spoiling the look of my bikes (!!), but with a mini-pump attached to my bottle cage. Anyone know of a very small, yet effective, pump that would also fit my jersey back pockets?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Anyone know of a very small, yet effective, pump that would also fit my jersey back pockets?

Try this one http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11315

 

[cjb]

Try this one http://www.chainreac...x?ModelID=11315

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

[Scilly Suffolk]

Cycling Plus has a review of pumps in the September issue and gave top marks to the Lezyne Pressure Drive.

 

[cjb]

Cycling Plus has a review of pumps in the September issue and gave top marks to the Lezyne Pressure Drive.

Thanks, I like the fact that it doesn't connect directly to the valve and the spec is quite impressive.