Puncture
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:59 pm
Well it had to happen one day but I got my first puncture the other day.
The good bits.....
It was near the end of a great early morning ride on which I was making sure I utilised the full width of the rear tyre
I'm in the AA.
They only took 45 mins.
A couple of bikers stopped..... and an Audi !! (Life's full of suprises)
Oh, and I noticed the change in handling as the tyre went down. Not such a wooden arse as I thought I might be..... perhaps.
The bad bits....
It was bloody hot and I ended up trying to lie down in the meagre shade of a small hedge whilst waiting my AA man.
It was a big cut - probably a flint.
AA man tried slime to start with (bit silly really) but had to plug it to repair.
The tyre is trashed - after only 2500 miles.
Lots of bikes just went sailing right by....
What I learned.......
It's lots easier to do a roadside repair with one of those plugs than I had imagined. I may start carrying one around.
I was kicking myself for not having used Ultraseal this time round but once I saw the slime pouring out of the hole I doubt that Ultraseal would have done any good.
A new Conti Road Attack is £105 fitted - gulp. But seeing the new one I feel I was nearer the natural end of the old one than I had at first thought.
Still waiting to find out how long they last then
The good bits.....
It was near the end of a great early morning ride on which I was making sure I utilised the full width of the rear tyre
I'm in the AA.
They only took 45 mins.
A couple of bikers stopped..... and an Audi !! (Life's full of suprises)
Oh, and I noticed the change in handling as the tyre went down. Not such a wooden arse as I thought I might be..... perhaps.
The bad bits....
It was bloody hot and I ended up trying to lie down in the meagre shade of a small hedge whilst waiting my AA man.
It was a big cut - probably a flint.
AA man tried slime to start with (bit silly really) but had to plug it to repair.
The tyre is trashed - after only 2500 miles.
Lots of bikes just went sailing right by....
What I learned.......
It's lots easier to do a roadside repair with one of those plugs than I had imagined. I may start carrying one around.
I was kicking myself for not having used Ultraseal this time round but once I saw the slime pouring out of the hole I doubt that Ultraseal would have done any good.
A new Conti Road Attack is £105 fitted - gulp. But seeing the new one I feel I was nearer the natural end of the old one than I had at first thought.
Still waiting to find out how long they last then
