Not the best start to the commuting week...

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Why is there never a Mavic neutral support vehicle when you need one?

Ritch

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Why is there never a Mavic neutral support vehicle when you need one?

There was a CONNEX support vehicle nearby
but they only provide a sag-wagon service, no
spares.. ;-)

hippy

Well, you'll be pleased to know I proved the Golden Rule on Sunday's
alternative 'wuss-ride'...

Get 4 kms from home and we realise: [censored]... no pump. Oh well, keep
going, it's all bike paths so we should be ok.

Half way through ride - pffffft! My buddy grabs a puncture and comes
hobbling up with a look of fateful acceptance of the inevitable laws of
cycling nature... Luckily, we punctured just 100m short of Kanteen
where there were many other cyclists, so borrowed a pump (Yay!) and got
to fixing...

Had patches, no spare tube. So of course, not only was it punctured, but
the valve had torn too... Double [censored].

Settle in for a few long coffees while we call the support vehicle
(significant other to the rescue!) and await rescue...

Could've been worse, but it was turning into a beautiful ride day. Such
a shame...

Note to self. Always take pump AND tube in future... No matter what...
(Of course, today I've forgotten tire levers so I'm praying for a
merciful God on the way home...)

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eddiec said:

Well, you'll be pleased to know I proved the Golden Rule on Sunday's
alternative 'wuss-ride'...
Get 4 kms from home and we realise: [censored]... no pump. Oh well, keep
going, it's all bike paths so we should be ok.
Half way through ride - pffffft! My buddy grabs a puncture and comes
hobbling up with a look of fateful acceptance of the inevitable laws of
cycling nature... Luckily, we punctured just 100m short of Kanteen
where there were many other cyclists, so borrowed a pump (Yay!) and got
to fixing...
Had patches, no spare tube. So of course, not only was it punctured, but
the valve had torn too... Double [censored].
Settle in for a few long coffees while we call the support vehicle
(significant other to the rescue!) and await rescue...
Could've been worse, but it was turning into a beautiful ride day. Such
a shame...
Note to self. Always take pump AND tube in future... No matter what...
(Of course, today I've forgotten tire levers so I'm praying for a
merciful God on the way home...)

Kanteen ? wozzat??

you meant remember to take minimum pump and TWO tubes AND mobie to call
'support-wife' in case of dire emergency

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flyingdutch said:

Kanteen ? wozzat??
you meant remember to take minimum pump and TWO tubes AND mobie to call
'support-wife' in case of dire emergency

Kanteen - outdoorsy style cafe just opposite Herring Island down near
Como Park in South Yarra... along the Yarra trail and hence much
frequented by the recreational cyclist.. Very nice, if a tad breezy
(although they do provide blankets which was much appreciated!)

Times like this I wonder whether to go the tubeless + pucture goo
option... Not totally convinced yet!

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Note to self. Always take pump AND tube in future... No matter what...

Of course, at some stage prior to today, I had
removed these from my bag... usually for commute
punctures, it's quicker to jump on a train rather
than repair it anyway - so I did.

hippy

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Times like this I wonder whether to go the tubeless + pucture goo
option... Not totally convinced yet!

There was a couple of big threads about Stan's
No Tubes ages ago. They sounds pretty damn
good - better than a "proper" tubless setup coz
you can use normal tyres.
Google for "Stan's". I remember having a big
property investment discussion with the guy
(jason king??) so search for 'property' 'italy'
'trials' 'positive gearing' and he had undersprung
forks... ahh memories.. ;-)
www.mtbr.com or www.farkin.net will have
people ranting or raving about them too..

hippy

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you meant remember to take minimum pump and TWO tubes AND mobie to

call

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'support-wife' in case of dire emergency

Ahh.. so that's what wives are for!

hippy

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Times like this I wonder whether to go the tubeless + pucture goo
option... Not totally convinced yet!

There was a couple of big threads about Stan's No Tubes ages ago. They
sounds pretty damn good - better than a "proper" tubless setup coz you
can use normal tyres. Google for "Stan's". I remember having a big
property investment discussion with the guy (jason king??) so search for
'property' 'italy' 'trials' 'positive gearing' and he had undersprung
forks... ahh memories.. ;-) www.mtbr.com or www.farkin.net will have
people ranting or raving about them too..
hippy

Stan's would be the option if I went that way... and you're right, heaps
of people do rave, but a significant number also speak very poorly of
the system and its complicated, not-entirely-foolproof set up...

In some ways I like the simplicity of the ol' inner tube... hmmm...
dilemmas...

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eddiec wrote:

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Settle in for a few long coffees while we call the support vehicle
(significant other to the rescue!) and await rescue...

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Quoted message said:

Could've been worse, but it was turning into a beautiful ride day. Such
a shame...

Note to self. Always take pump AND tube in future... No matter what...
(Of course, today I've forgotten tire levers so I'm praying for a
merciful God on the way home...)

Teaspoons make good tyre-levers (in exactly the same way that cold,
annoyed fingers don't.)

One lucky person, u, with the understanding SO!

fn aka p

I'll swap you.

On monday morning i was riding to the start of the north road ride and a
car collected me - he said he did not see me!. I managed to fracture to
vertebrae's in my spine - looks like i will not be on my bike(s) for a
while. I suppose it could of been a lot worse

:-(

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bag_head said:

I'll swap you.
On monday morning i was riding to the start of the north road ride and a
car collected me - he said he did not see me!. I managed to fracture to
vertebrae's in my spine - looks like i will not be on my bike(s) for a
while. I suppose it could of been a lot worse
:-(

Bugger that sucks! How long you off for? Which vertebrae?

I had an accident and fractured my C4 vertebra (my neck). Difference is,
I didn't see the car rather than the car driver not seeing me.

Neckbrace comes off on July 30 and I can't wait.

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jazmo said:

Bugger that sucks! How long you off for? Which vertebrae?
I had an accident and fractured my C4 vertebra (my neck). Difference is,
I didn't see the car rather than the car driver not seeing me.
Neckbrace comes off on July 30 and I can't wait.

I think it's T11 & T12 - I will see a specialist later in the week , but
the doctor said 6-8 weeks for full recovery. so it looks like i may have
to wait a bit longer than you.

on a positive note - the weather is crappy anyway!

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bag_head said:

I'll swap you.
On monday morning i was riding to the start of the north road ride and a
car collected me - he said he did not see me!. I managed to fracture to
vertebrae's in my spine - looks like i will not be on my bike(s) for a
while. I suppose it could of been a lot worse
:-(

damn! get well soon and all that

enjoy the TdF whilst you recover...

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flyingdutch said:

Had to get in early today. set off at 5:15am into the gloom.
had a rough rubbing sound coming from the back wheel. brakes were
rubbing. tried adjusting things. after 500m i got sick of it and just
un-engaged the rear Vbrakes.
On my way again, and then WHAM!!!
Back tyre literally exploded. Rim had blown out on the right side. a
strip of about 8inches long was split along the rim rendering the wheel
and my ride dead
Off at the shop getting fixed.
Oh well, 7 years of solid commuting and mtb'ing on it aint bad value.
I know. I NEED A NEW BIKE!!!😄 😄 😄 (sadly the new Powerbook has burnt
a hole in the finances)

Is that rim or tyre that exploded? I've heard of sidewalls popping over
the bead or failing, but a rim breaking is a pretty rare event. Kudos to
you if you wore your rim through!

Ritch

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Had to get in early today. set off at 5:15am into the gloom.

had a rough rubbing sound coming from the back wheel. brakes were
rubbing. tried adjusting things. after 500m i got sick of it and just
un-engaged the rear Vbrakes.

On my way again, and then WHAM!!!

Back tyre literally exploded. Rim had blown out on the right side. a
strip of about 8inches long was split along the rim rendering the wheel
and my ride dead

Off at the shop getting fixed.

Oh well, 7 years of solid commuting and mtb'ing on it aint bad value.

I know. I NEED A NEW BIKE!!!😄 😄 😄 (sadly the new Powerbook has burnt
a hole in the finances)

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ritcho said:

Is that rim or tyre that exploded? I've heard of sidewalls popping over
the bead or failing, but a rim breaking is a pretty rare event. Kudos to
you if you wore your rim through! Ritch

Come and look at the rear wheel on my ss... it's looking quite shabby
with a thin section in the middle!

My front tyre wasn't seated properly this morning either so I had this
annoying fsst fsst fsst fsst all the way in... and the knowledge that
the tyre could go boom soon.. as has happened to me when I've left these
things go before...

Ahh.. bikes.. gotta love 'em

hippy "I'll fix it tonight.. really... I will.. really.."

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hippy said:

Come and look at the rear wheel on my ss... it's looking quite shabby
with a thin section in the middle!
My front tyre wasn't seated properly this morning either so I had this
annoying fsst fsst fsst fsst all the way in... and the knowledge that
the tyre could go boom soon.. as has happened to me when I've left these
things go before...
Ahh.. bikes.. gotta love 'em
hippy "I'll fix it tonight.. really... I will.. really.."

I'm happy to believe the rim was worn through, it just doesn't happen to
many people, that's all.

Whilst I'll admit that I'm a bit of novice when it comes to
maintenance, I'm pretty sure that you'll want to seat the tyre on the
rim properly... or else.

Ritch.

PS. In sympathy with the crashes in the TDF, I threw my bike down the
gravel with myself included for good measure: Transition to gravel +
corner + too much speed + front wheel wash out = ouch. Luckily I
escaped with only a little skin off and the fact that no-one saw it.
Bike was fine, but somewhat annoyed at me (for some reason)

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