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Out for a ride last night and I got a horrific puncture along the canal. An eight centimetre iron nail had gone through the tread & out the side of the tyre. When I pulled out my spare inner tube I found that it had been in my saddle bag so long that the rubber had degraded and there was a little hole in it. Fortunately I had some pre-glued patches and I was able to get it fixed before it got dark. But lesson learned, check your spare rubber!
Posted : 12/08/2013 8:07 am
Tow paths are the worst. Commuting 25 miles to Edinburgh along one saw 13 punctures in a year. Thorns mostly, but on one occasion a nail pinned the tyre to the rim!
Posted : 12/08/2013 8:19 am