Schwalbe marathon plus punctured

[marshmella]

I know you may need to read the title twice, but yes , my front tyre succumbed today whilst on the Tissington trail. Had a great ride out with my lad,weather just about perfect and about a mile from Ashbourne with 29 miles done i saw the front was down with something sticking in it Turned out to be a clout nail the type of thing used for holding felt to a shed roof. Goodness knows how that came to be on there. Luckily despite putting my faith in these tyres for approx 2000 miles trouble free cycling i still carry a spare tube, at least i remembered what to do!

 

[Mrs M]

Don’t think any tyre would have survived that
Well done for being in Boy Scout mode

 

[CXRAndy]

If you'd put 70 mil of Orange endurance sealant in the inner tubes you would have near perfect puncture protection

 

[Bazzer]

It does happen even to Marathons. My last one, (touches wood), was many many months ago and several thousand miles, was a hard thorn which required a metal needle to push the remains through before I could grip it with a pair of pliers. So for the effort to remove it, I did have to give it a grudging respect.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

It was probably the angle you caught it as well, did you take a picture to record the rare happening?

 

[marshmella]

It was probably the angle you caught it as well, did you take a picture to record the rare happening?

I confess to being too shocked that i forgot all about taking a photo!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If you use no more nails that will prevent that type of puncture.

 

[marshmella]

If you use no more nails that will prevent that type of puncture.

 

[MichaelW2]

How did you get the tyre back onto the rim?

 

[marshmella]

How did you get the tyre back onto the rim?

I have to be honest i've always managed ok with them but i know many others have struggled.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Trick with tight tyres is to work the bead into the tyre well. Work round the tyre. Get a bit more bead over the rim lip. Repeat.

 

[DSK]

Good on you for carrying the spares and having the skills to repair and ride on! Sounds likes a great day despite the mishap.

 

[raleighnut]

Turned out to be a clout nail the type of thing used for holding felt to a shed roof. Goodness knows how that came to be on there

That's a very worrying thing, it smacks of cycle hating numpties to me.

 

[marshmella]

That's a very worrying thing, it smacks of cycle hating numpties to me.

Actually this did cross my mind when considering the rural location.

That's a very worrying thing, it smacks of cycle hating numpties to me.

 

[marshmella]

Good on you for carrying the spares and having the skills to repair and ride on! Sounds likes a great day despite the mishap.

It was a great day. Yes, i still carry the spares despite the marathons being (almost) bomb proof. It's been a long time since i repaired one on my bike, though my lad has stock tyres on his so i have changed his tube fairly recently.