midliferider
Guru
- Location
- Northampton
Daily but only during touring when I try to minimise all risks as much as possible. At home, never.
I've got a few years then before that's going to happen.before the next 50mph downhill.
I think I could find dozens of bits of grit in the tyres any time I care to check, but since I rarely get punctures they clearly aren't much of a problem. I think it would be easy to spend more time picking grit than mending punctures.The author sent a time digging out every flint and bit of glass etc. religiously, then an equal time in roughly similar conditions ignoring them all. The conclusion in that case was it made no discernible difference to the rate/number of punctures.
Mine rests on the saddle and tips of the brake hood horns without scuffing, but I always put it down carefully. Rubber and padded objects don't scratch easily, that's why they're used to protect the sort of surfaces that do. My preferred method of parking is leaned against a wall with four points of contact: bars, saddle & wheels, because it protects the paintwork. The only reason I've ever replaced brake hoods was because the rubber started to liquefy, and turn into a sticky goo.It makes me cringe every time I see someone changing a tube with the bike upside down on its saddle and bars,