damned roadworks and laziness

[The Ouzo]

about 2 weeks back, out for a training ride, just after riding through a gravel covered patch of road I hear the hiss hiss hiss of a tyre going flat.

 

Pull over, change the tube. but when I screw the gas of the bomb onto the adapter thingy half a good portion of the gas escapes.

lesson 1. always make sure the valve on the bomb is closed before inserting the gas.

 

I inflate the wheel with what is left of the gas. decide that its hard enough to make it home as its only a few kms.

 

i head off home, but the route takes me past some more road works, and because of the traffic at that time of night I have to keep far left. doing a good 35-40km/h I clip a stone. not even a hiss, just straight down rim hitting tar.

 

I gave up here and called home for a lift.

 

stupid me, at home, changing tubes I pinch one of the new ones putting it in, that leaves me with only one spare.

 

 yesterday morning I go out, I'm heading down this hill and catching another cyclist rather rapidly. we are along side some road works when, pshhh hiss hisss hisss. another pinched tube as I hit another stone at 40+ km/h.

 

Now I usually run my wheels at 110psi, plus I'm using Conti Gatorskins, but with all the crap in the roads these days its becoming rather expensive to keep changing tubes.

 

[Li Mu Bai]

have you tried tennis? 

[bradjackson]

Eish...

 

The road works are all over the place these days. Here in PE, my commute to work takes me along a stretch of BRT construction. All I can say is thank goodness I ride a MTB, its a lot less susceptible to the rough patches on the road, and you can hop onto the pavement if needed.

[Hog_]

have you tried tennis??

 

 

 

 

Or mountain biking?

 

 

 

 

[The Ouzo]

 

have you tried tennis? 

 

 

 

 

Or mountain biking?

 

 

 

Hahahaha, remind me again how many times you fixed your wheel the other day.

 

[Mavric Man]

on a positive note, at least you have had some good tire changing practice

[Hog_]

Hahahaha' date=' remind me again how many times you fixed your wheel the other day. [/quote']

 

 

 

I was just making sure everyone got enough rest!

 

 

 

 

[The Ouzo]

 

on a positive note' date=' at least you have had some good tire changing practice

[/quote']

I managed to change the tubes rather quickly yesterday.

 

[ASTANA]

use solid heavy training tires (gatorskins or something like this) with slime in the tubes. These will be less of a hassle, on race day -race with lighter tires/wheels and no slime (if your want to race otherwise just use the above aswell)

 

Feels great to train hard and then feel the difference on race day with lighter wheels

 

[techguy]

Get 25c Gatorskins or if your frame can fit them get 28c gators... the bigger volume will reduce the chance of pinch flatting and they are more comfy to ride as a bonus, now before everyone screams rolling resistance...Conti have proven that a bigger tyre will not have a significant affect on the rolling resistance.

 

All the Conti sponsored pro tour teams train (and race) on 25's