Adventures in BSO land!

[Tin Pot]

pulled the MTB out to go round the park today. Pumped up the tyres. Set off, and two revolutions later...

 

[ufkacbln]

You've run over a snake?

 

[ufkacbln]

I renovated a tandem trike and all went well until the early hours of the morning with a massive bang

One of the rear tubes had gone, pushing the tyre off the rim, exactly as here

 

[Bollo]

Remember, when photographing a bike the valves should be at the 6 o'clock position. No excuses. Except maybe this.

 

[welsh dragon]

At least you didnt have far to walk back home. Be grateful for small mercies

 

[steveindenmark]

Thanks for that, it made me laugh.....cruel, I know. :0)

 

[gbb]

Oh....



I hope you didnt hear, or mind, me laughing.

 

[ufkacbln]

Remember, when photographing a bike the valves should be at the 6 o'clock position. No excuses. Except maybe this.

... or 12:00 in Australia?

 

[Saluki]

2 revolutions of the wheel or 2 revolutions of the park?
I don't think that I've ever seen a tyre/tube do that before. Well done

 

[Tin Pot]

So, unsurprisingly I've got a puncture...my favourite thing. My mate insisted on trying to repair it, despite my protestations, and none of us could find it. The Tank was bought for £79 2.6yrs ago. The wheels went off true in the first week. Changing gear takes the skin off either thumb. This raises a question:

Is a new inner tube of more or less value than the bike itself?

 

[Pale Rider]

So, unsurprisingly I've got a puncture...my favourite thing. My mate insisted on trying to repair it, despite my protestations, and none of us could find it. The Tank was bought for £79 2.6yrs ago. The wheels went off true in the first week. Changing gear takes the skin off either thumb. This raises a question:

Is a new inner tube of more or less value than the bike itself?

Depends if the new tube has a dust cap or not.

 

[growingvegetables]

Wow - that ain't no ordinary p*nct*re fairy! You had the bad luck to meet M C Escher's favourite p*nct*re fairy!

 

[Gravity Aided]

So, unsurprisingly I've got a puncture...my favourite thing. My mate insisted on trying to repair it, despite my protestations, and none of us could find it. The Tank was bought for £79 2.6yrs ago. The wheels went off true in the first week. Changing gear takes the skin off either thumb. This raises a question:

Is a new inner tube of more or less value than the bike itself?

How have you put up with it this long? The park has rejected this bicycle, by causing an epic, and memorable tube failure. It may be time to replace this bicycle.

 

[Bazzer]

Your two revolutions must have been through some mysterious mud to let you have a clean shoe but filthy bike.
Or, your bike was filthy before you started your ride, in which case the fairy was just giving you a gentle reminder to find the hose, shampoo and sponge.

 

[Tin Pot]

Your two revolutions must have been through some mysterious mud to let you have a clean shoe but filthy bike.
Or, your bike was filthy before you started your ride, in which case the fairy was just giving you a gentle reminder to find the hose, shampoo and sponge.

It will be a cold day in hell before I waste any time cleaning The Tank!