Feels like a flat

[zues-zues]

Hey all, hope you all ready to party the night away into the new year and wake up bright and early to start the new year off with a ride along the coast.

 

One question though, why does it sometimes feel like my back wheel has a puncture when it's fine.  Is it just that some of the roads around Cape Town are that bad???

[Azonic]

Hate to break this to you bud... but its probably due to too much Christmas Cake...

[TheLegend]

the roads are bad sometimes - it can feel like you clued to the road! or is that my weak legs?

[zues-zues]

Hate to break this to you bud... but its probably due to too much Christmas Cake...

 

 

naa, don't think so, I ride with heavier guys and they say i'm imagining things.

[TXS cyclist]

 

One question though' date=' why does it sometimes feel like my back wheel has a puncture when it's fine.  Is it just that some of the roads around Cape Town are that bad???

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I thought it was only me that got that feelling sometimes. Now I am so glad I am not going nuts.. It drive me crazy sometimes riding along and then suddenly that feeling of a puncture and you go "o sh#t no, not now" but when you look down it is all ok.  

[casspir]

Have your spokes checked.  You can do it yourself.  I had a similar problem and in the end it was a loose spoke.  The feeling is quite similar to what a "buckled" wheel would feel.

 

regards,

 

c

[GIRR]

Carbon seatstays maybe?

[zues-zues]

Yes GIRR, I have a carbon seat post.  need to check my spokes properly though

One thing I'm struggling to do that cut and paste thing you do texas sally, or am I just really dumb?

[TXS cyclist]

I also have carbon seat post. Spokes are just fine.

Whats up with the carbon seat post part..? this is interesting

[TXS cyclist]

Zues just click on the qoute button on right hand side of the post you want to use and it copy is itself. start new line after the last [qoute] and start typing your reply. hope this help

[zues-zues]

Zues just click on the qoute button on right hand side of the post you want to use and it copy is itself. start new line after the last [qoute] and start typing your reply. hope this help

 

oookayyyy, thanx Texas Sally, I see it's working now.

[Joe Low]

Hi Double Z

 

I get that "is it a flat?" feeling & mostly it's down to the road surface.

 

Had 2 slowish flats on the back wheel last week and noticed that along with the vibration, there's a periodic bump as the valve touches the ground - this distinguishes a flat from the road surface thing.

 

Also, if you turn sharply when you get the flat feeling and fall off - then it's probably a flat (unless your turning skills are rubbish, in which case it's best to stop and feel the tyre).

 

Looking between your legs to see if the tyre is flat will attract unwelcome attention from your friends who will doubtless misinterperet your intentions.

 

Asking a friend to look at your rear tyre is safer but may introduce a level of intimacy to your relationship that neither of you really wants.

 

Hope this helps and, as always, there's no charge for the sparkling advice.

 

 

 

 

Joe Low2007-12-31 14:24:03

[GIRR]

Damn you guys ride your wheels to the rims if you can feel the valve touching the ground.

I've found that when you puncture and still have like 5 bar left the tyre seems to absorb some road surface vibration similar to that of carbon seat stays.  Or is this just accoustics...

 

[zues-zues]

Thanx Joe Low, at least some things in life are still free, thanx to the hub

[TXS cyclist]

 

Looking between your legs to see if the tyre is flat will attract unwelcome attention from your friends who will doubtless misinterperet your intentions.

 

 

 

Never seen it from that perspective.

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heck.. now I cant look down anymore..

[TXS cyclist]

Joe low,

u actually have ruined this for me.. Whenever I ride and have this feeling of a puncture, I will burst out laughting and nobody would know whats going on.. because this will now bloody stick to my mind..

 

Only joking but seriously, I will not be able to look down without a giggle..!