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While punctures are never convenient, some are more of a pain than others.
Got a third of the way to nursery (with 2 little griffs in trailer) and….”BANG!!!” back tyre went pop. There was a 1 inch diameter hole in the side of the tyre, so couldn’t be fixed on the pavement. I had to push the whole lot the 2/3 mile home (with both griffs laughing in the back and littlest griff shouting “bang”). Had to take the full lot apart in the front garden with the trailer door open for them to watch and the indignity of passing commuter cars. The kids thought it was great.
Anyway, new tyre, new tube and got them to nursery at a minute to 8. No way of making the further 2 miles in the remaining minute before work starts. Not the funniest of commutes. 🙁
What's your most inconvenient experience?
fixed wheel mtb (track nuts) went in the last hour of a cold wet muddy bike ride. couldn't find the spanner to get the wheel off so riding on the rim until this didn't work anymore (3 miles on road)
borrowed a tiny little spanner which just worked
found my spanner in the camel bak the next morning!!! grr
Camped the night before riding Cannock, got up, brekkie, bike together... I was sure I put my skewers in... Bugger... Leg it round to Swinnertons, leg back, wheels on, ride... Just set the day back a while...
Im with the little griffs!
BANG!
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LOL!
thats unfortunate indeed 🙁
back before i was a proper "cyclist" and before i had a car, i used to regularly ride the 15 miles to town in the summers to see the grill fiend.
having come back to my bike one afternoon, and not got any tool or spares with me, i had to walk 15 miles home pushing a very flat tyre
booo!
cold winter ride, absolutly swimming in mud.alone.just about to get dark and only had one of my two lights with me.just coming up to a good section of woods i thought will i get through before its pitch black dark? went for it as its not far half way in,pop. had to stop and fix it and was sure i could see headlights coming in the far distance(bit of a cheaky route)all around are the intermittant sqealing as pheasents are going to roost up for the night. i was absolutly cacking it!! when fixed i then got lost in the last bit of wood as i struggled to find my way out with so little light power!
not a good end to a nice afternoons ride.
olly
thats the classic excuse to "stay the night" and you walked home!?
Admittedly mine was almost self inflicted. I've a whole load of 10 year old tyres with little wear, that I'm wearing out on the commuter. The one that went bang was way down on tread, but blew a hole in the sidewall. On inspection, the rubber is like a 10 year old elastic band.
Will check all my remaining old tyres and may be time to bin some.
i agree danny boy, but i was only 12 or so at the time, so it wasnt really in my repetoire.
failed oppertunity indeed though!
3 in one ride 18 months ago.Walked home.
Tubeless now and it makes innertubes look so very 20th century!
It's one of those, "Why the Hell did I not do this a long, long time ago" moments.
Wait till you puncture!
I got one not half a metre after having ridden through a huge pile of dog poo!
Solo night ride. Muddy, windy, pissing down and in the middle of the woods inhabited by a werewolf. Glad I use a helmet light! 3/4 bikes are tubeless now, the 4th will be very soon when I dust it off for summer rides.
don't change the tube whilst on a bridge with slatted type woodwork
opened pack and splash went the tyrelevers
Wait 'til you puncture!
'Tis the point.
You don't!
I always carry the kit in case the trye tears.
But I don't puncture amy more.
I've lost all my underseat gubbins 2x after failing to zip everything up well post innertube replacement though, and a pair of ride-glasses that mysteriously got snaffled by the pesky bushes!
Ti29er - Member'Tis the point.
You don't!
Not my experience!
There's one of those 'laws' about punctures I reckon, it's like toast landing butter side down when you drop it. Punctures always occur either when you are either late or it's pissing down or both! 😉