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Racing the Puncture

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  • Started 13 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
  • Latest reply from steveo

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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Everyone must have done this? Walked out to the garage this morning and the Kaff had a rear flat. Changing it takes time (the Paselas are a pain in the proverbial); and the Kaff has different pedals to the other bikes so cleats need changing and aligning.

    So. I did what any self-respecting commuter does. I assumed it was a slow puncture, cranked up the pressure with the track pump, listened for any telltale hisses, and raced the puncture to work.

    I won! (one stop to try and spot a Woodpecker I could hear drumming, to no avail)

    (and I've got a spare tube in my bag in case I check it halfway through the day and it's flat again).

    Posted 13 years ago #

  2. Dave
    Member

    I came out to a flat on Tuesday. Had a tube handy so just whipped it off to change - midway through reinflating the tube exploded and blew the tyre right off the rim (careless, must have had it pinched under the bead).

    So, I had to take all the lights off and transfer onto the recumbent, which was the last thing I needed really!

    Posted 13 years ago #

  3. steveo
    Member

    Thats the main reason i like to have set of lights on each bike. Course the problem i have at the moment is only having one saddle/seatpost between two bikes...

    Posted 13 years ago #

  4. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Course the problem i have at the moment is only having one saddle/seatpost between two bikes...

    Interested in a Prologo Kappa? Lightly used as I swapsied the Fizik Pave from the CAAD9 onto my old roadbike when I got my Arione. I got it free when I signed up to Cycling plus - it's a good road basic saddle and comes with Kalloy seatpost. Let me know, it's just taking up space and I am loathe to just chuck it.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  5. steveo
    Member

    Yes please kaputnik.

    Posted 13 years ago #

  6. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Excellent. The saddle is good - I did two 100 milers with it and walked in a straight line afterwards! Seatpost is fine once it is set up, the single-bolt clamp system is a bit annoying to set up, but will certainly keep you going until you source a better one if you please. Seeing as we seem to do the opposite commute I'll drop you a PM and we can arrange a mid-commute swap. Extra points if it's achieved without stopping the bikes!

    Posted 13 years ago #

  7. steveo
    Member

    Time to start practising our baton changes, not sure where we'd both be going the same direction....

    Seriously though, PM me and we can work some thing out

    Posted 13 years ago #

  8. kaputnik
    Moderator

    I was thinking more like we'd be going in opposite directions!

    Posted 13 years ago #

  9. steveo
    Member

    Wasn't so much a race this morning, got down the path, put pressure on the front to get on aaaannnnnddd pssssssst. DRAT..

    Back in the house, seat post off the road bike, seat post on the mtb remove saddle bag to adjust saddle angle off we go. What does Great Hermes have against my road bike....

    Posted 13 years ago #

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