Really Really Sorry

[berty bassett]

I didn't mean it honest - All i said was - you know what , i think these tyres have got the puncture fairy beat ,maybe she isn't real . i had been 18 months without a puncture on some horrible roads and a lot of miles so was feeling smug . now, as soon as i said that i have had 3 punctures in 3 days in 3 wheels so ,please miss P.F i will never doubt you again and i have learnt my lesson , please leave me alone now

 

[Saluki]

Ooops, goading the PF not a good idea.
Try leaving cake out for her

 

[MickL]

She struck me last night, first time in a couple of years.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The + symbol on my Schwalbe Marathons repels the puncture fairy. Fact.


GC

 

[simon the viking]

I happened to say to LBS that I hadn't had to use new CO2 pump a few weeks ago...... that night wheeled bike out at work to cycle home leant it against the counter and BANG!! psstttt........

I have learnt my lesson.... PF I wont taunt you a second time

problem was worn rim tape.... she must have chewed it when I wasn't looking

 

[Spinney]

And counting down to GC's next puncture.......

 

[glasgowcyclist]

And counting down to GC's next puncture.......

Since fitting SM+ tyres six years (or 24,000 miles) ago, the puncture fairy has never troubled me. Sometimes if I'm caught out by a patch of broken glass that I've seen too late, I have heard a strange squealing yelp that I'm sure is her when I run her over. I think she's learned her lesson..


GC

 

[tmesis]

I had a similar incident with regard to crashing on Wednesday. First came hubris, i.e. thinking that the many years since my last crash proved I was a great bike handler. Nemesis struck that afternoon in the form of a crash into a wall and the subsequent endo face first into barbed wire. And finally catharsis, as I contemplate my stitches and swellings.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

The + symbol on my Schwalbe Marathons repels the puncture fairy. Fact.


GC

Last time I said that, I got three in a week.

 

[berty bassett]

The + symbol on my Schwalbe Marathons repels the puncture fairy. Fact.


GC

oooo your gone done it now - hopefully she will be off my back and busy on you for a while

 

[swansonj]

The + symbol on my Schwalbe Marathons repels the puncture fairy. Fact.


GC

I haven't had a puncture since adding the plus sign three or four years ago ... but last week, I got a flat. Turned out to be a previously repaired puncture in the inner tube - the edge of the patch had lifted, perhaps encouraged by being left in direct sunshine all day at work? A roady in the office couldn't quite get his head round the idea that I actually repair inner tubes.

 

[fossyant]

Since fitting SM+ tyres six years (or 24,000 miles) ago, the puncture fairy has never troubled me. Sometimes if I'm caught out by a patch of broken glass that I've seen too late, I have heard a strange squealing yelp that I'm sure is her when I run her over. I think she's learned her lesson..


GC

My god you must hate cycling. Six year long prison sentence is better than six years on marathons.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

My god you must hate cycling. Six year long prison sentence is better than six years on marathons.

I look at it as good resistance training.
Besides, with the beer belly I've got, a few more ounces in my tyres isn't going to make much difference...

GC

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

The + symbol on my Schwalbe Marathons repels the puncture fairy. Fact.


GC

Please GC, you know that mentioning the "P" word summons her...

 

[benb]

Pfft, I'm now 3 years and 12,000km+ without a puncture.