chappers1983
Senior Member
- Location
- Bishops Stortford
Hi all,
Made what can only be described as some kind of novice mistake with my Mini-Pump on a sportive this morning.
Got a flat, so changed it no problem (I was quite proud of myself as normally I am terrible at getting the tyre back on the rim), but when I went to pump it up with my Topeak Race Rocket it all went wrong.
Basically I screwed it on and pumped the tyre up OK, but when it came to unscrewing it it took the whole valve out with it. So I tried it again, and this time the valve got jammed in the pump. So I'm left roadside with a tyre without a valve, and a pump with a valve jammed in it which isn't moving. Cue a sheepish call to the event support team to help me out.............
So where did I go wrong? This hasn't happened before, but then I've been lucky enough to not have a roadside puncture in nearly two years. Did I just simply screw the pump on too tight, or does it suggest that my new inner tube had a loose valve in the first place?
Also, as I now have to get a new pump does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance
Made what can only be described as some kind of novice mistake with my Mini-Pump on a sportive this morning.
Got a flat, so changed it no problem (I was quite proud of myself as normally I am terrible at getting the tyre back on the rim), but when I went to pump it up with my Topeak Race Rocket it all went wrong.
Basically I screwed it on and pumped the tyre up OK, but when it came to unscrewing it it took the whole valve out with it. So I tried it again, and this time the valve got jammed in the pump. So I'm left roadside with a tyre without a valve, and a pump with a valve jammed in it which isn't moving. Cue a sheepish call to the event support team to help me out.............
So where did I go wrong? This hasn't happened before, but then I've been lucky enough to not have a roadside puncture in nearly two years. Did I just simply screw the pump on too tight, or does it suggest that my new inner tube had a loose valve in the first place?
Also, as I now have to get a new pump does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance