Tyres and Karma

[JohnnyReggae]

 

So only yesterday I was moaning in the Tech Q&A forum about my tyre saying how rubbish it was and wanting a particular new tyre. Went out for a ride in Tokai yesterday evening with my 29'er, and the tyre decided to prove how rubbish it was as karma punishment for me

 

Dropping down onto the jeep track exiting Mamba the tyre folded when I reached the bottom of the dip, throwing me off and I ended up doing a rolling bail. No worries... dusted myself off, got back on ... then noticed that my tyre had popped off the rim slightly. Would have needed to deflate the tyre to pop the tyre back on..... doh !!! .. no pump to pump the tyre back up. No one around.... so decide to ride very slowly down Boomslang hoping to catch a MTB'er who had a pump I could borrow..... next thing .... BLAM ... tube burst !!

 

Net result.... a very long walk back to the parking lot, unicycle over the shoulder. No spare tube, no pump .... My own fault for not carrying the necessary spares, but on a uni it's just such an issue. I barely have enough space in my camlbak for the tools I need to do general maintenance, the sum total being a bunch of Allen keys, a 10mm spanner, and a puncture repair kit.

 

So now to get a replacement tube, plus a spare as I want to use my 29'er for the Argus MTB this weekend. Going for a ride with my 24" rather this afternoon, feel like launching off some drops and ramps.

 

Bottom line.... karma will get you

 

JohnnyReggae2009-02-26 01:26:54