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  1. Original post
    Colin
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    About a month ago, I decided to start using the bike to commute to
    work. Well all was going fine until I heard "pssssst" coming from
    behind me and I found myself walking the rest of the way pushing the
    bike.

    Well after fixing it and getting home, my mother in law came to stay
    for a bit, and seeing as she was sleeping in the room the bikes are
    kept in , cycling to work was a no-no for a bit.

    Now she's gone again, I decided to cycle into work again, and yup,
    you've guessed it, another flat.

    Is someone trying to tell me something ? I go rnning at lunchtime
    along the canal, but I'm worried that with my luck the way it is, I
    might fall in.

    Colin

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  2. Phil Cook
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    Colin said:

    About a month ago, I decided to start using the bike to commute to
    work. Well all was going fine until I heard "pssssst" coming from
    behind me and I found myself walking the rest of the way pushing the
    bike.

    Quoted message said:

    I decided to cycle into work again, and yup,
    you've guessed it, another flat.

    Is someone trying to tell me something ?

    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.
    --
    Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

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  3. Phil Cook
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    Colin said:

    About a month ago, I decided to start using the bike to commute to
    work. Well all was going fine until I heard "pssssst" coming from
    behind me and I found myself walking the rest of the way pushing the
    bike.

    Quoted message said:

    I decided to cycle into work again, and yup,
    you've guessed it, another flat.

    Is someone trying to tell me something ?

    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.
    --
    Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

    Report
  4. Tony Raven
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    Phil Cook said:

    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.

    Or that the puncture was caused by something on the rim or sticking
    through the tyre and its still there.

    Tony

    Report
  5. Rich
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    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Phil Cook said:

    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.

    Or that the puncture was caused by something on the rim or sticking
    through the tyre and its still there.

    Tony

    or just carry a spare inner tube and fix the punctured tube later.

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  6. Tony Raven
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    Rich said:

    "Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Phil Cook said:


    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.

    Or that the puncture was caused by something on the rim or sticking
    through the tyre and its still there.

    Tony

    or just carry a spare inner tube and fix the punctured tube later.

    If whatever punctured the tube in the first place is still there a spare
    inner will puncture as well. Usually with a puncture there is a cause
    and until you find and remove it, replacing the tube will just lead to
    the new tube being punctured.

    Tony

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  7. Stan Cox
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    Phil Cook said:
    Colin said:

    About a month ago, I decided to start using the bike to commute to
    work. Well all was going fine until I heard "pssssst" coming from
    behind me and I found myself walking the rest of the way pushing the
    bike.

    Quoted message said:

    I decided to cycle into work again, and yup,
    you've guessed it, another flat.

    Is someone trying to tell me something ?

    Yeah, telling you to get some new tyres. I do six miles a day on my
    road bike shod with Speciallised Armadillos and I honestly can't
    remember when I last had a puncture.

    These things go in cycles (groan) One year I did over 3000 miles
    without a puncture. Another year I averaged more than a puncture a
    week for the first three months. Both times with new rubber and yes
    the punctures did p*ss me off.

    Stan Cox

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