http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The "P" word en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:58:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128128 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 20:31:06 +0000 gembo 128128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The gel works, but don't let the bottle open in your pannier, you will have much gel to clean up, like what happened to me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128111 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:29:49 +0000 Dunny 128111@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm away home in a cream puff. For some cake. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128108 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:25:43 +0000 chdot 128108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Is there any remedy for sheer, raw dumbness?"</p> <p>Cake? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128107 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:23:49 +0000 Dunny 128107@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The tyres are 5 months old, they are in fairly decent condition. I've had a look on the inside of the tyre and it looks like it could be what you decribe EddieD.</p> <p>Its actually 4 punctures again, I got chatting to some other cyclists whilst fixing it and somehow was sufficiently distracted enough that I put the same tube back in instead of my spare. Is there any remedy for sheer, raw dumbness? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128105 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:14:43 +0000 chdot 128105@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah P. </p> <p>You won't find this helpful (at the moment), but others may -</p> <p>Always a good idea to examine inside of tyre to see if anything still poking through. Also to see if anything - glass, thorn etc - is worming its way through (easier written than done on a cold canalside). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128104 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:13:06 +0000 EddieD 128104@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>How old are your tyres?</p> <p>I find that as my tyres get to the end of their servicable life, the minature flints embedded in the tread start poking through and I get a rash of punctures as a warning to stop being so cheap and replace them... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128103 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:08:47 +0000 Dunny 128103@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Make that number 5. Not happy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11345#post-128095 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:54:56 +0000 Dunny 128095@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I made the mistake of saying to a friend a couple of days ago that I'd managed to go the whole summer with not a single puncture. </p> <p>Since then I've had several. Currently sitting at ratho on the canal with number 4. Think it's time I invested in some of those magic gel filled ones that seal them up. Anyone know if they actually work? </p>