Puncture Preparedness

[Dogtrousers]

The way I do that is to mark a V on the tyre to align with the valve, and mark a rotation arrow on the tube, so with direction and position defined on both tube and tyre I can always place them together and locate the debris. Otherwise tyres tend to slip round the rim whilst you're faffing with them, and tubes don't always go back the same way round.

I line up the maker's name with the valve when fitting. Partly for this reason, partly just for religious/superstitious reasons*.

Actually what I normally do is fit the tyre, notice that I haven't lined it up, swear a lot, get a cup of coffee, remove the tyre and fit it again.

*Yes, I even do it for tubeless, where there is no point at all

 

[Jenkins]

I line up the maker's name with the valve when fitting. Partly for this reason, partly just for religious/superstitious reasons*.
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I may have done something similar when doing a bit of swapping round of tyres this afternoon. On the Schwalbes the 'P' is in roughly the same place on both sides

While on the Vittorias the size mark on one side exactly matches the location of the Vittoria logo on the other side

Thus making it easier to locate the cause of any flat should one occur.

 

[Gwylan]

I may have done something similar when doing a bit of swapping round of tyres this afternoon. On the Schwalbes the 'P' is in roughly the same place on both sides
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While on the Vittorias the size mark on one side exactly matches the location of the Vittoria logo on the other side
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Thus making it easier to locate the cause of any flat should one occur.

Lining up the logo on front and rear wheels is a time to seek professional help

 

[ColinJ]

I may have done something similar when doing a bit of swapping round of tyres this afternoon. On the Schwalbes the 'P' is in roughly the same place on both sides
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While on the Vittorias the size mark on one side exactly matches the location of the Vittoria logo on the other side
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Thus making it easier to locate the cause of any flat should one occur.

Those valves are just a tad long!

 

[13 rider]

Those valves are just a tad long!

Aero studies have proven longer valve stems give an aero advantage as they trick the air into detaching around the circular vortex of air flow in the wheel creating a low pressure zone immediately behind the wheel propelling the wheel forward.
There again I could be talking complete nonsense 😂👍

 

[Ming the Merciless]

creating a low pressure zone immediately behind the wheel

Leading to pressure drag and slowing you down. Get shorter valves, you’ll go at least 5 mph faster.

 

[MontyVeda]

You know that thing on a Swiss Army knife that no one knows what it’s for? I use that for digging stuff out of tyres. Also the little tweezers that are stored in the handle.

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mine has a hole in it. It's a needle.

 

[EltonFrog]

mine has a hole in it. It's a needle.

I’ve been done!

 

[presta]

I line up the maker's name with the valve when fitting.

The reason I make my own mark is so that I don't have to remember which bit of text I was using as a reference.

Lining up the logo on front and rear wheels is a time to seek professional help

Not if you want to be able to find punctures it isn't.

 

[Dogtrousers]

The reason I make my own mark is so that I don't have to remember which bit of text I was using as a reference.

I'm very particular about this. It has to be the maker's name. Not the tyre type or some other text. And it has to be central. So far this has always been unambiguous

 

[grldtnr]

I’ve been done!

How so? 2 half bricks, or a professional medical job at the hospital?

Just curious!

 

[MontyVeda]

it's just a reamer without a hole, for making/enlarging small holes in leather or wood

 

[grldtnr]

Thing is it takes time and wisdom of knowledge to build up a toolkit,.....
Then some scrotes nicks it of your bike whilst you do you domestic chores in the town.
It's most annoying, have had it happen a few times in Sarfend
fair 'city'.
All those little knick knacks , odds & sods that come in useful when something drops off or breaks, you need to start from scratch.
I now carry it round with me if I use the bike to town, otherwise I walk !
* By the way, I've used a monster munch crisp bag as a 'boot' with the one eyed monster winking away, got me to a rail stn to bail out home, remember when we didn't have Sunday trading, had to get the train.

 

[postman]

How so? 2 half bricks, or a professional medical job at the hospital?

Just curious!

And it only hurts if you trap your fingers in between the bricks.

 

[matticus]

Lining up the logo on front and rear wheels is a time to seek professional help

Really??? It's not very difficult - I ain't paying no bike-shop to do it.