DJ
Formerly known as djtheglove
- Location
- On my bike in the smoke!!!!!!!!!!
Well sympathy go out to Red! I too have had an eventfull time this afternoon, long story so dig deep, peep's!
Yesterday had a drama on the way to work with me trying to just top up the air in my tyre when my pump broke and let mosty of the air out of my tyre before I could get it off was parked at my allotment at the time so headed(walking) out to the road and proceeded to flag down every passing cyclist while shouting have you a pump? I had walked a mile and a half and tryed to stop about six cyclists before one kind chap eventualy did stop and helped me out!
Thanks by the way.
Any way the knock on effect today is that I decided to go out earlier than usual to go to Decathlon for a new pump and a jacket for tomorrows ride!
Now hear is the interesting bit, I was free wheeling down my own road doing about 18 MPH and adjusting the settings on my tripometer when I went head first in to the front of a car !!!! My fault I'm a silly bugger!!! I am ok my helmet took most of the impact and a couple of small grazes is all, bigger problem with the bike though it flew up through the air and came down so hard on the back wheel that it now has a flat bit on one part of the circumfurence!!! went home had cuppa and ice tea cake , straightened out the large chain ring with some pliers and did my best to sort out the back wheel made it just rideable and so set off to Decathlon with anew set of wheels on my shopping list as well!!!
Have now got the wheels, pump and waterproof so hopefully I can sort it all out tonight and will be with you in the morn.
My misses is having a bit of a fit about it all though so will have to play that one with some sensitivity!!
Cheers DJ
Yesterday had a drama on the way to work with me trying to just top up the air in my tyre when my pump broke and let mosty of the air out of my tyre before I could get it off was parked at my allotment at the time so headed(walking) out to the road and proceeded to flag down every passing cyclist while shouting have you a pump? I had walked a mile and a half and tryed to stop about six cyclists before one kind chap eventualy did stop and helped me out!
Thanks by the way.
Any way the knock on effect today is that I decided to go out earlier than usual to go to Decathlon for a new pump and a jacket for tomorrows ride!
Now hear is the interesting bit, I was free wheeling down my own road doing about 18 MPH and adjusting the settings on my tripometer when I went head first in to the front of a car !!!! My fault I'm a silly bugger!!! I am ok my helmet took most of the impact and a couple of small grazes is all, bigger problem with the bike though it flew up through the air and came down so hard on the back wheel that it now has a flat bit on one part of the circumfurence!!! went home had cuppa and ice tea cake , straightened out the large chain ring with some pliers and did my best to sort out the back wheel made it just rideable and so set off to Decathlon with anew set of wheels on my shopping list as well!!!
Have now got the wheels, pump and waterproof so hopefully I can sort it all out tonight and will be with you in the morn.
My misses is having a bit of a fit about it all though so will have to play that one with some sensitivity!!
Cheers DJ