I gave commuting a miss this week as I found black ice on Monday and my thumb just hasn't been the same since. I had the afternoon off work and the sun was out so I decided to make up some miles so ventured into some country lanes. The narrow ones were full of mud and grit from the fields and while approaching a bend a hired transit came into view, no one in the wrong and we managed to avoid a collision, him going up the verge a bit and me pulling over to the left, through a puddle which disguised a pot hole. Carried on my way, got home ok, had a cup of tea, went to clean the bike off and flat front.
Fixed the puncture and went to check rear tyre, full of air and so carried on cleaning bike down, wiping the rear tyre down noticed some grit between the nobly bits and prised it out, followed by a rush of air. Good practice for puncture repairs I guess but i'll be keeping clear of the little used lanes for a while. Might be time to invest in some marathon plus tyres. Tomorrow I'll see how good my repairs skills are as a few of us are out for a 20 ish mile ride .
Kipster
Fixed the puncture and went to check rear tyre, full of air and so carried on cleaning bike down, wiping the rear tyre down noticed some grit between the nobly bits and prised it out, followed by a rush of air. Good practice for puncture repairs I guess but i'll be keeping clear of the little used lanes for a while. Might be time to invest in some marathon plus tyres. Tomorrow I'll see how good my repairs skills are as a few of us are out for a 20 ish mile ride .
Kipster