W@nna-BE Posted April 16, 2012 Share hey hubbers,its fun to share our stories how is this for bad luck !!!! so i start in VA, nervous and amped to try and do my best time yet......first obstacle, the ripples as you leave Tarlton...... #1 Water bottle goes flying after those ripples, my lucky water bottle, so i leave the back of the group to turn around and fetch the bottle...... #2 Takes me about 6 km's to finally catch the last stragglers of the group, i try get my rhythm going, after a couple of KM's..... boom flat tyre !!!! i start changing the tube and a white hilux stops behind to assist... i check the tyre to feel if the culprit is still there and find nothing, guy helping does the same and nothing. new tube and away i go.....#3 Riding as hard as i can to try make some time up and i start seeing a small group of guys and i recon, cool might still work out to be an ok time, then guess what........ boom flat tyre again , white hilux stops again, tyre off and we find the sharp piece of wire on the side wall, we must have missed it the first time , now i have to use patches as i only carry 1 spare tube.... we patch it with these crappy green instant patches ( what rubbish), takes us a little longer but soon on my way.#4 going down the first set of nice downhills and i starting feel a bit more positive and thought things were going to be ok.... guess what.. lol, the guy who helped me did not close my saddle bag ( yes i know i should have checked ), so out flies my tube and it gets wrapped around my cassette, thank goodness it did not lock up my back wheel as that would have been the end of me!!! i had to pull over for a 3rd time to remove the tube , guy in the Hilux is very apologetic but said he did close it, i thanked him for his help regardless........#5 on my merry way and believe it or not, sometime before magalies, boom flat number 3...... seems the patch i used was not holding on as it should, and now i have no spare tube or bombs..... i am also under the impression that i have lost my bomb adapter and tyre removal tools whilst the saddle bag was open . so with no other option i walk lol, i am sure some of you must have seen me lol. thanks to the VB rider who stopped and offered me a tube, thinking that i had no other spares/tools i said thanks but i can't do much without it ( big mistake, i could have used my skewer handle to remove the tyre at least)I keep walking until i meet some riders who hit the pot hole on the dip by magalies, they generously assist with a pump, thanks to the CHOC's rider who left me his bomb and adapter, if you read this let me know who you are so i can pay you back for it.......#6 i manage to patch the leak again and make my way again, i pass the water point and believe that finally i might just finish the race........ but alas, boom flat number number 4, on the climb after the 50km odd water point i stop again. this time remembered to use the skewer to remove the tyre, use my last patch and try the "CHOC'S BOMB" but it only had a little air left so i am strander...... emptying out my back pocket i found my tyre lever....... so i had my final temper tantrum and shortly after i saw one of the pick up crews... and i had no choice but to say "please take me back..." sad day for me lol moral of the story...... check your tyre PROPERLY for what caused the puncture.........keep proper patches.........other riders don't often stop to help, if they do take all spares on offer, you never know you might use it.......and a skewer handle takes a tyre off pretty easily......always remember where you put your stuff, don't assume so after so much hype for this race, i was disappointed but i am a firm believer that everything is meant to be, everything happens for a reason , i believe Someone was looking after me and there was no ways i was to finish the race anyways, hope you hubbers had a good ride!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted April 16, 2012 Share Eish that is some serious BAD LUCK!! Oh left my multitool at home.....I decided (ill advised) to use my tandem deep section wheels..... going over the bumps near the start unbeknown to me my bolts at the brake levers loosened and my brakes started rubbing my wheels. Stopped and adjusted as far as the calipers would allow.... But as time wore on the brakes started tightening even more, by the time we got to the drag outside of magalies, both wheels were hardly spinning. I rode 60km's alone, unable to join anyone passing me because I just couldnt get enough pace to stay on.... I finished in a putred 3hrs 37, was torturous and it was all because of my own stupidity. So if you rode past a lone ranger on a spiffy set of wheels looking like he was crawling along, its bcos I was:(Needless to say I'm now selling the wheels. Too much bad luck for me on them. (we punctured riding to the start of 94.7 and missed the racing tandem start). My sad story Edited April 16, 2012 by rattlesnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agteros Posted April 16, 2012 Share Needless to say I'm now selling the wheels. Too much bad luck for me on them. (we punctured riding to the start of 94.7 and missed the racing tandem start). My sad story Why punish the wheels? New tyres, tubes and some care installing them. check brake blocks after tightening the wheels. All should A-OK then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclewizz Posted April 16, 2012 Share OK so I just lost a water bottle on those new strips - does that count ? @Wanna-be - good to see you still keep a positive attitude. It wasn't your day.Next time you can help some other rider. Pay it forward !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nna-BE Posted April 16, 2012 Share OK so I just lost a water bottle on those new strips - does that count ? @Wanna-be - good to see you still keep a positive attitude. It wasn't your day.Next time you can help some other rider. Pay it forward !!! yup, not my day.... can't wait for the next race though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted April 16, 2012 Share Why punish the wheels? New tyres, tubes and some care installing them. check brake blocks after tightening the wheels.All should A-OK then I know, you make sense, Its just that I don't trust using the wheels in races anymore... more of a confidence issue than logic. Maybe someone else will have better luck with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob Posted April 16, 2012 Share I had a little crash. On the hill going up into Magaliesburg. Lucky I was going slow so nothing but a knee and elbow graze. But I did loose the bunch i was with :-(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted April 16, 2012 Share hey hubbers,its fun to share our storieshow is this for bad luck !!!! so i start in VA, nervous and amped to try and do my best time yet......first obstacle, the ripples as you leave Tarlton...... #1 Water bottle goes flying after those ripples, my lucky water bottle, so i leave the back of the group to turn around and fetch the bottle......#2 Takes me about 6 km's to finally catch the last stragglers of the group, i try get my rhythm going, after a couple of KM's..... boom flat tyre !!!! i start changing the tube and a white hilux stops behind to assist... i check the tyre to feel if the culprit is still there and find nothing, guy helping does the same and nothing. new tube and away i go.....#3 Riding as hard as i can to try make some time up and i start seeing a small group of guys and i recon, cool might still work out to be an ok time, then guess what........ boom flat tyre again , white hilux stops again, tyre off and we find the sharp piece of wire on the side wall, we must have missed it the first time , now i have to use patches as i only carry 1 spare tube.... we patch it with these crappy green instant patches ( what rubbish), takes us a little longer but soon on my way.#4 going down the first set of nice downhills and i starting feel a bit more positive and thought things were going to be ok.... guess what.. lol, the guy who helped me did not close my saddle bag ( yes i know i should have checked ), so out flies my tube and it gets wrapped around my cassette, thank goodness it did not lock up my back wheel as that would have been the end of me!!! i had to pull over for a 3rd time to remove the tube , guy in the Hilux is very apologetic but said he did close it, i thanked him for his help regardless........#5 on my merry way and believe it or not, sometime before magalies, boom flat number 3...... seems the patch i used was not holding on as it should, and now i have no spare tube or bombs..... i am also under the impression that i have lost my bomb adapter and tyre removal tools whilst the saddle bag was open . so with no other option i walk lol, i am sure some of you must have seen me lol. thanks to the VB rider who stopped and offered me a tube, thinking that i had no other spares/tools i said thanks but i can't do much without it ( big mistake, i could have used my skewer handle to remove the tyre at least)I keep walking until i meet some riders who hit the pot hole on the dip by magalies, they generously assist with a pump, thanks to the CHOC's rider who left me his bomb and adapter, if you read this let me know who you are so i can pay you back for it.......#6 i manage to patch the leak again and make my way again, i pass the water point and believe that finally i might just finish the race........ but alas, boom flat number number 4, on the climb after the 50km odd water point i stop again. this time remembered to use the skewer to remove the tyre, use my last patch and try the "CHOC'S BOMB" but it only had a little air left so i am strander...... emptying out my back pocket i found my tyre lever....... so i had my final temper tantrum and shortly after i saw one of the pick up crews... and i had no choice but to say "please take me back..." sad day for me lol moral of the story...... check your tyre PROPERLY for what caused the puncture.........keep proper patches.........other riders don't often stop to help, if they do take all spares on offer, you never know you might use it.......and a skewer handle takes a tyre off pretty easily......always remember where you put your stuff, don't assume so after so much hype for this race, i was disappointed but i am a firm believer that everything is meant to be, everything happens for a reason , i believe Someone was looking after me and there was no ways i was to finish the race anyways, hope you hubbers had a good ride!! Wow, that sounds horrible. at least you have used up all your bad luck for the whole year, so the rest of your races should be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted April 16, 2012 Share I see that Cycle Nation tweeted about the crash in the elite bunch being caused by some Northcliff Cycles youngster answering his cellphone. Who was this asshole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Unit Posted April 16, 2012 Share Wliro was my first road race. Loaned a bike from my buddy and started in EL. Spent the first 60k working my way up to a good bunch. Was going ok and on track for sub 3:30 until a puncture with 10k to go. Loaner bike had no tool bag, and I was too lazy to sort this out before. So I ended up staring at my flat tyre for 10 minutes until a marshall arrived with some tools and a spare tube (thanks, dude!!) Finished in 3:45 - big day out! I learned : 1. Bring your own spares2. Road riding is HARD!!! My legs ached for hours afterwards3. Bunny hop the rumble strips, if you don't want to lose your water bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nna-BE Posted April 16, 2012 Share Wliro was my first road race. Loaned a bike from my buddy and started in EL. Spent the first 60k working my way up to a good bunch. Was going ok and on track for sub 3:30 until a puncture with 10k to go. Loaner bike had no tool bag, and I was too lazy to sort this out before. So I ended up staring at my flat tyre for 10 minutes until a marshall arrived with some tools and a spare tube (thanks, dude!!) Finished in 3:45 - big day out! I learned :1. Bring your own spares2. Road riding is HARD!!! My legs ached for hours afterwards3. Bunny hop the rumble strips, if you don't want to lose your water bottle. lucky the guy had spares... the 4 guys i saw had none Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naushie Posted April 16, 2012 Share I lost my drinks bottle too. I lost it at 7kms in and had no other bottle, because I was only doing the 41km. Thankfully it was only 41km and there was a water point, so not having water didn't affect me. Reading the OPs post I reckon I got off pretty lightly with only a missing bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nna-BE Posted April 17, 2012 Share i was worried to attempt the 114 with out mine, seems i should have taken the chance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Bob Posted April 17, 2012 Share I see that Cycle Nation tweeted about the crash in the elite bunch being caused by some Northcliff Cycles youngster answering his cellphone. Who was this asshole? Apparently this info was incorrectly 'tweeted' about. The guy lost his chain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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