Not the best start to the commuting week...

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hippy

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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Originally posted by eddiec
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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Originally posted by flyingdutch
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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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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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

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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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

darling did you start on that diet you are always
talking about?

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hippy

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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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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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.

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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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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Originally posted by bag_head
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...

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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Originally posted by flyingdutch
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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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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Originally posted by hippy
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)