Mortiroloboy
New Member
Yesterday morning was spent marshalling for our local triathlon event. There I was stood standing at the side of the road directing competitors past my 'point' which last year had been a turn.
When a bloke wobbles to a stop and tells me he has punctured, and asks what he can do.
I had to advise him I could help but would need to tell the race director, so I tells him to get the tyre off whilst I get my spare tube out and set about putting some air in it.
I told him to up end the bike, which he does, the bottle falls out the cage and promptly breaks at the teat pouring energy drink all over the road!
I look round to see this chap prising the tyre off the rim, but the wheel is still in the frame.
I tell him he needs to take the wheel out first, the bloke looks rather sheepishly at me and then tells me he doesn't know how to.
I set about removing the wheel, giving him a guide on how to do it next time.
Tube in, tyre on, wheel back on.
Bike back on its wheels, then he tells me he has a flat front tyre too FFS do it all again.
Any way less than 10 minutes and he's on his way with a promise of replacing the tubes by leaving some behind the counter at the LBS...I wonder if he will?
How can it be that someone can go out on a bike and not have a scooby doo how to do something as basic as change a tube?
When a bloke wobbles to a stop and tells me he has punctured, and asks what he can do.
I had to advise him I could help but would need to tell the race director, so I tells him to get the tyre off whilst I get my spare tube out and set about putting some air in it.
I told him to up end the bike, which he does, the bottle falls out the cage and promptly breaks at the teat pouring energy drink all over the road!
I look round to see this chap prising the tyre off the rim, but the wheel is still in the frame.
I tell him he needs to take the wheel out first, the bloke looks rather sheepishly at me and then tells me he doesn't know how to.
I set about removing the wheel, giving him a guide on how to do it next time.
Tube in, tyre on, wheel back on.
Bike back on its wheels, then he tells me he has a flat front tyre too FFS do it all again.
Any way less than 10 minutes and he's on his way with a promise of replacing the tubes by leaving some behind the counter at the LBS...I wonder if he will?
How can it be that someone can go out on a bike and not have a scooby doo how to do something as basic as change a tube?