Vetseun Posted February 22, 2015 Share A lot of you will probably know this already. But many of you might not.This morning during our ride, the back wheel on my bike started deflating. Eventually we had to stop to pump it. Once pumped, I could hear air escaping. It had a puncture that the sealant wouldnt seal. I was reaching into my pocket for a plug when the only lady (tougher than most men) told me to hang on for a second. She put her bike down, walked to the side of the gravel road, picked one of those nasty white thorns off a thorn tree next to the road. She stuck the thorn in the hole, snapped it off against the tyre surface and off we went again. Very very clever I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted February 22, 2015 Share They make nice toothpicks also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted February 22, 2015 Share Check your slime it may look like mine did yesterday, Too much bombs and not enough top ups, strip clean full up, proceed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted February 22, 2015 Share on my MTB, i do the same. i just break the tip off and leave it in the tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spokey Posted February 22, 2015 Share Check your slime it may look like mine did yesterday, Too much bombs and not enough top ups, strip clean full up, proceedEishhh! That sounds like a plan of action for me during the next few days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johannrissik Posted February 22, 2015 Share Die Vrystaat. Waar die ou tannies die jong manne wys waar om die doring in te sit. Ek's bly om te sien die Vrystaat het nie verander nie Sorry for the rooinekke, but it are not translating very goodly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted February 22, 2015 Share Had one of those thorns in my leg once, did nothing to stop the bleeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulTeague Posted February 22, 2015 Share Think its acacia tortilis (haak en Steek / umbrella thorn) you are referring to. It is usually the killer of all round rubber things.If I were planning to ride through those I'd get some of those blue permatubes that you get when you're a kid and embrace the bumps in the path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarHugger Posted February 22, 2015 Share A lot of you will probably know this already. But many of you might not.This morning during our ride, the back wheel on my bike started deflating. Eventually we had to stop to pump it. Once pumped, I could hear air escaping. It had a puncture that the sealant wouldnt seal. I was reaching into my pocket for a plug when the only lady (tougher than most men) told me to hang on for a second. She put her bike down, walked to the side of the gravel road, picked one of those nasty white thorns off a thorn tree next to the road. She stuck the thorn in the hole, snapped it off against the tyre surface and off we went again. Very very clever I thought.......and the lesson learned........? Always make sure that one of your riding partners has more mechanical sense than you and half a garage on the bike.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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