2 tubes and a 'repair kit' can cover most disasters. The only one you can't is.... exploding rims
One can avoid exploding rims by fitting disc brakes, as I have just done on the Orca in anticipation of such an event (stopping quickly is a bonus!)
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lesson learned the hard way!
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One can avoid exploding rims by fitting disc brakes, as I have just done on the Orca in anticipation of such an event (stopping quickly is a bonus!)
B.
I saw on an MTB forum...
It's one thing repairing a tube, but if there's damage to the tyre as well its a bigger problem. Apparently a temporary fix for this can be found in the bathroom.
An empty toothpaste tube.
Cut off both ends and cut once, end to end. When you put your new tube in, put this between tube and tyre.
Never tried it, but I've seen it on more than one forum. Just in case I've got a piece in the saddle pack.
It's one thing repairing a tube, but if there's damage to the tyre as well its a bigger problem. Apparently a temporary fix for this can be found in the bathroom.
An empty toothpaste tube.
Cut off both ends and cut once, end to end. When you put your new tube in, put this between tube and tyre.
Never tried it, but I've seen it on more than one forum. Just in case I've got a piece in the saddle pack.
Cyclopathic
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twozeronine
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Well, guess what I discovered when I went to get my bike after work today. That'll teach me to enter a thread to do with p********!
Chilternrides
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I can get pretty close
Riding to a training course feeling fine and thinking "this is going well!" when about three miles from my destination it clouded over and began raining - no big deal, nearly there.
"POP" front tyre. Never mind, I'll give the training centre a call and let them know I might be a few minutes late after fixing the damage.
Off the bike, swing the rucksack off my shoulder - er, hang on, where's the rucksack?
Behind my bloody front door, that's where, 18 miles away.
So, no phone, no change of clothing, no wallet and no front door key.
Walked the rest of the way to the training centre then had to sit in soggy cycling gear all day, borrow 20 quid off a mate so that I could buy some lunch and a repair kit plus pump (found the repair kit in a pound shop, but no pump to be had anywhere). Managed to borrow a pump off one of the instructors and had e-mailed a neighbour to be ready with my spare door key "I'll meet you in the pub."
I set off - POP - POP! both bloomin tyres (finely crushed glass in the road that I hadn't spotted). Walk into the next town fortunately find a bike shop still open. He did the repairs for free, but the new tubes and low-end mini pump cost me the remaining few quid I'd borrowed.
Set off for home and as I cross the temporary bridge in (leiu of one under reconstruction) my front wheel finds the thinnest of gaps in the temporary materials and yours truly promptly sails over the bars.
Finally made it back to my own town centre only to be stopped by Mr. Plod "Just hold there Sir, Father Christmas is coming out." It was Christmas Lights turning on night, and Santa was leaving the town hall in his chariot. Great! walking pace for the last 3/4 of a mile home. Tracked down my neighbour in the local only for him to say that he wasn't sure if this was the right key or not...For the good of his health and my sanity, it was!
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