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Bob Flemming
Guest
set off today to Watford <about 14 mile each way>..
1. 2 miles into journey - massive split in back tyre, tube feels like sticking its head out from the
tyre......out and bursts. Bodged with some plastic, and bits of the burst tube(didn't have any
dollar bills on me)....limped back home to change tyre.
Begin journey again..
2. 6 miles into journey.....flat tyre on front. fix that and carry on.
3. coming home...in the dark....another flat...in the rear.....fix that and eventually get home.
No sign of any offending object.....in either tyre.
sometimes things really do happen in 3's.
moral:....ALWAYS carry at least a spare tube, punture kit and ....a pump!
which reminds me, I must invest in that real good quality very lightweight chain
splitter...(forgotten the name right now)
these things are worth their weight in gold
bob
1. 2 miles into journey - massive split in back tyre, tube feels like sticking its head out from the
tyre......out and bursts. Bodged with some plastic, and bits of the burst tube(didn't have any
dollar bills on me)....limped back home to change tyre.
Begin journey again..
2. 6 miles into journey.....flat tyre on front. fix that and carry on.
3. coming home...in the dark....another flat...in the rear.....fix that and eventually get home.
No sign of any offending object.....in either tyre.
sometimes things really do happen in 3's.
moral:....ALWAYS carry at least a spare tube, punture kit and ....a pump!
which reminds me, I must invest in that real good quality very lightweight chain
splitter...(forgotten the name right now)
these things are worth their weight in gold
bob