junkie_ball
Senior Member
- Location
- Somerset
Ok so set out to do a 50 miler this morning. To start with my valve had become detached from the inner tube so had to change it out before starting. 20 miles in i get a puncture. New inner tube number 2 fitted blown up with a co2 canister, 500 yards further on and that tube was done for (thought it was a thorn that i'd removed after the first puncture but turned out i missed the flint that had slice right across my tire so new tire also required) Fitted new inner tube 3 tried to blow that up with another co2 canister and the valve on the inflater exploded on me. So had to use my hand pump to blow that up.
A further 10 miles down the road and i find my rear tire is flat. Inner tube number 4 now fitted and had to hand pump this one up too. (Thank god i was riding with friends and we had plenty of spares between us) To top this 10 miles from the finished i bonked as had slightly forgotten to eat regularly having to change all the inner tubes. Friends stayed to help me to the end. On the plus side a shower and food when i finished soon got me going again.
Had never had a puncture on a ride before but that cherry has well and truly been popped now!
A further 10 miles down the road and i find my rear tire is flat. Inner tube number 4 now fitted and had to hand pump this one up too. (Thank god i was riding with friends and we had plenty of spares between us) To top this 10 miles from the finished i bonked as had slightly forgotten to eat regularly having to change all the inner tubes. Friends stayed to help me to the end. On the plus side a shower and food when i finished soon got me going again.
Had never had a puncture on a ride before but that cherry has well and truly been popped now!