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turkeytickler
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Mike Causer wrote:
> The LBS having failed to procure Schwalbe tyres for one of my bikes (needs
> 369-28), I decided to ride to the the Big City (aka Cambridge) to get
> them. After running a few errands with two new tyres strapped to the top
> of the rack-bag the bike felt wobbly and I found the back tyre going down.
> No problem, there was a spare tube in the bag and one of the new tyres
> could go on right away. Fitted it, pumped it up, put away tools, and
> looked at the tyre going flat. Bugger! Puncture Fairy was in a festive
> mood :-(((
>
> The hole in the replacement tube looked unrepairable because it was right
> next to the moulding flash on the tube, so the old tube was repaired (now
> seriously multi-patched), and trundle back to the bike shop -- "and two
> tubes please". Wish I'd said that the first time.
>
>
> In compensation: on passing a country pub, sitting outside were the
> Cam-Benters on their customary Friday lunchtime ride. So I stopped for a
> drink and a pleasant chat.
>
>
> Mike
why do punctures only _ever_ occurr next to the moulding??
> The LBS having failed to procure Schwalbe tyres for one of my bikes (needs
> 369-28), I decided to ride to the the Big City (aka Cambridge) to get
> them. After running a few errands with two new tyres strapped to the top
> of the rack-bag the bike felt wobbly and I found the back tyre going down.
> No problem, there was a spare tube in the bag and one of the new tyres
> could go on right away. Fitted it, pumped it up, put away tools, and
> looked at the tyre going flat. Bugger! Puncture Fairy was in a festive
> mood :-(((
>
> The hole in the replacement tube looked unrepairable because it was right
> next to the moulding flash on the tube, so the old tube was repaired (now
> seriously multi-patched), and trundle back to the bike shop -- "and two
> tubes please". Wish I'd said that the first time.
>
>
> In compensation: on passing a country pub, sitting outside were the
> Cam-Benters on their customary Friday lunchtime ride. So I stopped for a
> drink and a pleasant chat.
>
>
> Mike
why do punctures only _ever_ occurr next to the moulding??
