What a cool way to fix a puncture!

[hippy]

http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

[Parbs]

hippy wrote:
> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

Saw a guy doing just this on the Oaks Track (from step 4 anyway) once, not having too much success. He was very grateful when I
gave him a new tube.

Parbs

[GDS]

> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

Lol, that's some old school stuff there! never had to do it myself but a guy I used to work with rode 5+kms on his
roadie like that.

Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people here carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out
on my road bike.

G.

[eb]

>>>>> "GDS" == GDS <no@spam.com.au> writes:

GDS> Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people
GDS> here carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out
GDS> on my road bike.

One tube and a patch kit. Thus far I've found that if I've gotten a
second puncture it's because of a stinking hole in the tire. At that
point there's not much to do other than walk to the nearest bike shop or
the nearest train station.

I haven't had to resort to calling the boss for a lift in the car. Yet.
--
Regards
Euan

[DaveB]

>

> Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people here
> carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out on my road
> bike.
>
> G.
One and a mobile phone (to call my wife), but if it's a family ride (in
which case there is no support vehicle to call) it's 2 tubes and a
repair kit. After two punctures in a triathlon last year I've also taken
to carrying 2 tubes in races. I figure if I get 3 punctures then I may
as well just give up.

DaveB

[Peter Signorini]

"eb" <euan_b_uk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:luiscj80ds.fsf@bridge.enterprise.mylan.com...
> >>>>> "GDS" == GDS <no@spam.com.au> writes:
>
> GDS> Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people
> GDS> here carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out
> GDS> on my road bike.
>
> One tube and a patch kit. Thus far I've found that if I've gotten a
> second puncture it's because of a stinking hole in the tire. At that
> point there's not much to do other than walk to the nearest bike shop or
> the nearest train station.

At this point you need to pull out the $5 note and put it into service as a
tyre sleeve. Very effective, I've seen people ride up to 100km with this
holding their tyre/tube in place.

Cheers
Peter

[hippy]

"GDS" <no@spam.com.au> wrote in message
news:40fce8e1$1_4@news.chariot.net.au...
> Just as a point of interest, how many spare
> tubes do people here carry? I carry 2 tubes
> and a repair kit when I go out on my road bike.

Usually one spare tube. Sometimes none - I like
to live dangerously :-)

Sometimes with a puncture kit, usually with glue
that's long since evaporated :-)

Riding to Toolangi the other day I took 2 and a
puncture kit because I've got no one to pick me
up and it wasn't on the weekend when a bit of
traffic would be going by..

hippy

[Richard Sherratt]

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:12:07 +0930, "GDS" <no@spam.com.au> wrote:

>> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm
>
>Lol, that's some old school stuff there! never had to do it myself but a guy I used to work with rode 5+kms on his
>roadie like that.
>
>Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people here carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out
>on my road bike.

Two tubes, one repair kit, instant patches, two compressed air
bottles, one compressed air valve thingy, one schraeder to presta
adaptor, one mobile phone.

--
Regards.
Richard.

[Fraser Johnston]

"hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
news:cdimlc$bea$1@otis.netspace.net.au...
> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm
>

Went for a ride with a mate by the river in Perth a couple of months ago and
he got a flat. We couldn't find the hole so off came the cycling shoes and
in he waded to see if he could get the tube to bubble under water. It
worked but we got some seriously funny looks.

Fraser

[DRS]

"Richard Sherratt" <richard.sherratt@NOTHINGHEREbrunsley.com.au> wrote
in message news:fdtpf0pda0okk4trlj5gos38kebnoqbdkn@4ax.com
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:12:07 +0930, "GDS" <no@spam.com.au> wrote:
>
>>> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm
>>
>> Lol, that's some old school stuff there! never had to do it myself
>> but a guy I used to work with rode 5+kms on his roadie like that.
>>
>> Just as a point of interest, how many spare tubes do people here
>> carry? I carry 2 tubes and a repair kit when I go out on my road
>> bike.
>
> Two tubes, one repair kit, instant patches, two compressed air
> bottles, one compressed air valve thingy, one schraeder to presta
> adaptor, one mobile phone.

Are you going for a ride or going to war?

Sheesh.

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[Graeme]

"hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in news:cdimlc$bea$1
@otis.netspace.net.au:

> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

I've not used that method but I have used one from (I think) William
Nealy's "Mountain Bike" where you put a small stick/twig over the hold
lengthways and then use it to twist the tube (like winding up a rubber band
powered plane). Then stick the twisted tube and the stick back into the
tyre and pump up gently. It ended up as a little bit of a bumpy ride, but
at least it got one of the other guys home. Everyone was very impressed,
but I couldn't take credit for the idea unfortunately.

Graeme

[Richard Sherratt]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:11:06 +1000, "DRS"
<drs@remove.this.ihug.com.au> wrote:

>"Richard Sherratt" <richard.sherratt@NOTHINGHEREbrunsley.com.au> wrote
>in message news:fdtpf0pda0okk4trlj5gos38kebnoqbdkn@4ax.com
<snip>

>> Two tubes, one repair kit, instant patches, two compressed air
>> bottles, one compressed air valve thingy, one schraeder to presta
>> adaptor, one mobile phone.
>
>Are you going for a ride or going to war?

I work on the basis that if I take it with me, I won't need it. It
usually works :-)


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Regards.
Richard.

[BCL]

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:41:12 GMT, Richard Sherratt
<richard.sherratt@NOTHINGHEREbrunsley.com.au> wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:12:07 +0930, "GDS" <no@spam.com.au> wrote:
>
>>> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

>
>Two tubes, one repair kit, instant patches, two compressed air
>bottles, one compressed air valve thingy, one schraeder to presta
>adaptor, one mobile phone.

Bloody hell, talk about belt and braces!

I have seen the grass trick before in the bush it works on a car so I
suppose there is no reason why it shouldn't work on a bike.

I carry a spare tube and a puncture kit but since I started to use
tyre liners I have only had one puncture in 10 years. That puncture
was caused by a small piece of glass which had obviously spent a long
time cutting its way through the tyre, the liner and eventually into
the tube. If I had been the slightest bit vigilant about checking my
tyres occasionally I would have probably found it before the puncture.

Unfortuantely I learned nothing from that and still don't inspect my
tyres.


Regards
Bruce

http://www.bcl.id.au

[Mike]

hippy wrote:
> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

There was a TV show with some bush Abbo's doing this with a car:

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s359476.htm

[GDS]

>I've not used that method but I have used one from (I think) William
>Nealy's "Mountain Bike" where you put a small stick/twig over the hold
>lengthways and then use it to twist the tube (like winding up a rubber band
>powered plane). Then stick the twisted tube and the stick back into the
>tyre and pump up gently.

I've never heard of that! Cool.

G.

[Peter Signorini]

"Graeme" <graeme@gpdods.removethis.com> wrote in message
news:Xns952D6054D9FCgraemegpdodsremoveth@203.2.194.51...
> "hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in news:cdimlc$bea$1
> @otis.netspace.net.au:
>
> > http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm
>
> I've not used that method but I have used one from (I think) William
> Nealy's "Mountain Bike" where you put a small stick/twig over the hold
> lengthways and then use it to twist the tube (like winding up a rubber
band
> powered plane). Then stick the twisted tube and the stick back into the
> tyre and pump up gently.

Or a variation on this - tie a tight knot in your tube at the location of
the hole, then refit and inflate. Nevr tried it but allegedly works.

Cheers
Peter

[Tom Nicholson]

"hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message news:<cdimlc$bea$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
> http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm

Sorry hippy this just doesn't work. Its a real urban bike myth.

Perhaps it did on nice big puffy balloon tyres in the 1920's that only
needed 20psi to stay on or so, but its damn near impossible to stuff a
normal tyre so that it will stay on the rim. Trust me I've tried.

I stuffed and I stuffed and I still buggered the tyre...

I even stuffed, rode to compress, then stuffed, rode to compress, ect
on and on... No joy.

Failsafe way if you really _must_ ride home is take the bloody thing
off and roll on the rim.. Ruins the rim and is almost as useless as
the grass stuffing bollocks.

Tom

[Marty Wallace]

"Tom Nicholson" <casurina99@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:43dd77a5.0407220052.16fb411@posting.google.com...
> "hippy" <sbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message
news:<cdimlc$bea$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
> > http://www.bluecollarmtb.com/how_to/fix_flat.htm
>
> Sorry hippy this just doesn't work. Its a real urban bike myth.
>
> Perhaps it did on nice big puffy balloon tyres in the 1920's that only
> needed 20psi to stay on or so, but its damn near impossible to stuff a
> normal tyre so that it will stay on the rim. Trust me I've tried.
>
> I stuffed and I stuffed and I still buggered the tyre...
>
> I even stuffed, rode to compress, then stuffed, rode to compress, ect
> on and on... No joy.
>
> Failsafe way if you really _must_ ride home is take the bloody thing
> off and roll on the rim.. Ruins the rim and is almost as useless as
> the grass stuffing bollocks.
>
> Tom

I've heard the same thing from other sources. It sounds good in theory but
it doesn't work.
Always carry spares.

Marty