HELP: Where To Put Spare Tire

John Forrest Tomlinson

On Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:29:10 -0700, Howard Kveck
<YOURhoward@h-SHOESbomb.com> wrote:

>In article <ncC2k.8049$Ri.3778@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com>,
> Bob Schwartz <bob.schwartz@sbcREMOVE.global.net> wrote:
>
>> I carry a single tube and a patch kit.
>> For tire repair I carry a section of
>> tubular casing and a hunk of... duct
>> tape. I've never run over anything that
>> damaged a tire beyond booting with one
>> of those two.
>
> The tubular casing works great as a boot but I've also used a folded dollar bill.
>The duct tape idea is a good one too.

A piece of tyvek, such as from an express mail shipping pouch or race
number is good too.

John Forrest Tomlinson

On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:28:39 -0700 (PDT), Robert Chung
<rechung@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Jun 7, 5:19 pm, Mark <mandmljNOS...@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I've used the dollar successfully /and/ not-so-successfully. On my most
>> recent try, the tube punched through four layers, with only about a
>> 3-5mm slit in the tire casing. I wonder if the latest currency is using
>> more fragile paper.
>
>Haven't you been paying attention? The dollar is weak compared to
>other currencies.

POTM

Michael Press

In article <s4-dnUM0jb_tUdfVnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Maple Tree" <none@none.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
> above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.

Carry some thin, high tensile strength material for a tire boot;
such as a dollar bill or some of that envelope material that
does not tear. Carry a cellular telephone and store the taxi
service telephone numbers. Leave the tire at home.

Or stuff a folding tire in the seat rails.

--
Michael Press

Maple Tree

"Maple Tree" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have
> seen it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back
> Stays above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.
>
> Thank you


If I was to attach the tire to the back of my downtube under the saddle,
what would be the best way to keep it in place. I wouldn't want to use
ductape, I am not sure how to keep it in place to ensure it does not fall
off or come loose.

Thanks

andresmuro@aol.com

On Jun 7, 12:04 pm, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
> above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.
>
> Thank you

If it is a Kevlar bead tire, make an 8 with it. Slide one of your arms
into one of the loops, pass the tire behind your back and then slide
the other arm through the other loop. You will look like Pancho Villa,
or a hip oldie cyclist. Otherwise, do that with your spare tubes, and
put the tire inside your saddle bag. You really don't need to carry
spare tires. Just carry dollar bills that you can use to make a boot
if the tire breaks. For major disasters you need a cell phone and a
relative or good friend with a car.

Andres

Bill Sornson

Maple Tree wrote:

> Unfortunately, there is a lot of junvenile minds on this ng

We know you are but what are we?!?

:-P

SMS

carlfogel@comcast.net wrote:
> On Jun 7, 12:04 pm, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
>> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>>
>> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
>> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
>> above the rear tire ?
>>
>> I am wide open to suggestions.
>>
>> Thank you
>
> Dear M,
>
> I see a lot of replies about how you don't need a spare tire, just a
> tire boot, which should handle any problem.
>
> A boot can fix some things, but . . .
>
> I carry a spare Kevlar-bead tire rolled up in my seat bag (the four
> spare tubes are in my frame triangle bag).
>
> I was delighted to have that spare tire handy when my rear tire crept
> off the rim because I dragged my rear brake at low speed down a long
> hill:
>
> http://i18.tinypic.com/4t9hswg.jpg

Yuck.

Yeah, there's a lot of roads around here where you have to be really
careful about some of the long, steep descents to not blow out your tire.

Sometimes I wish for a disc brake on a road bike. My tandem has a rear
drum drag brake, but it's really too heavy for a road bike.

REI had one road bike with disc brakes, but it seems to have been
discountinued,
"http://web.archive.org/web/20070427113144/http://www.rei.com/product/744808"

BrandyCycles@gmail.com

On Jun 7, 2:04 pm, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
> above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.
>
> Thank you

Wear it on your person like the racers did in the '30s and '40s.
'Course they were carrying tublars.

alanstew@sbcglobal.net

Maple,
You could wear two of them like bandoliers, see this photo for
inspiration:
http://www.emersonkent.com/history_...ancho_villa.htm

And when one of your riding mates askes for a patch, you know what to
tell them right?
"I don't have to give you no stinking patches...."
ABS

Tom Kunich

<alanstew@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:db64df52-879e-4c76-97fc-c66dc7d2ee88@d19g2000prm.googlegroups.com...
> And when one of your riding mates askes for a patch, you know what to
> tell them right?
> "I don't have to give you no stinking patches...."

3 points.

mike.a.schwab@gmail.com

On Jun 7, 1:04 pm, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
> above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.
>
> Thank you

First, you need to twist the tire into a triple loop. Grab the tire
on opposite sides with both hands and twist into a figure 8. Push the
crossover closer to one side and twist again and the tire should curl
up into a small triple coil. Pull over the nose of the seat then over
the back. It is now around the seat post over the top tube and seat
stays. Using a small bungy cord, on the non-chainring side pull down
to the backside of the front derailer, carefull avoiding interfereing
with its use. Attaching bungy cord to down tube could result in
cables cutting the bungy cord, using the chain stay could pull tire
into wheel.

William R. Mattil

Maple Tree wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
> tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
>
> Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have seen
> it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
> above the rear tire ?
>
> I am wide open to suggestions.
>


Hire a Domestique and make him carry your extra crap.

Bill

Mike Jacoubowsky

"Maple Tree" <none@none.com> wrote in message
news:s4-dnUM0jb_tUdfVnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d@giganews.com...
| Hello,
|
| I am riding a TREK Madone 5.2, full carbon fibre bike. I keep two spare
| tubes and tools inside my saddle bag, it is now full.
|
| Where on my bike should I keep a spare tire in case one breaks, I have
seen
| it happen to fellow riders. Maybe I can strap one on to the back Stays
| above the rear tire ?
|
| I am wide open to suggestions.
|
| Thank you

Get the absolute lightest, thinnest tire you can find for a spare, something
that folds up really flat (you can generally see the differences pretty
easily at the shop), and you can attach it underneath your seatbag using
very thin bungee cords or toe straps.

But do you really need to carry a spare tire? If I were doing a
cross-country ride, sure I would, because there might be times I'd be miles
and miles from a shop or civilization in general. But the reality is that I
ride about 6k miles/year, have done so for the past umpteen years, and get
maybe one flat every 3k miles or so and haven't destroyed a tire beyond its
ability to get me back home in... well, don't recall if I ever have, at
least not in my post-tubular days. Nor do I recall anyone in the rides I've
been on having to use a spare tire (or get sagged back).

For most serious gashes, you can tear off a piece of handlebar tape, or the
oft-suggested dollar bill or powerbar wrapper. And if that doesn't work,
there's always the cell phone.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

Paul M. Hobson

SMS wrote:
> Yeah, there's a lot of roads around here where you have to be really
> careful about some of the long, steep descents to not blow out your tire.
>
> Sometimes I wish for a disc brake on a road bike. My tandem has a rear
> drum drag brake, but it's really too heavy for a road bike.
>
> REI had one road bike with disc brakes, but it seems to have been
> discountinued,
> "http://web.archive.org/web/20070427113144/http://www.rei.com/product/744808"

http://www.salsacycles.com/laCruz08.html

--
Paul M. Hobson
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