Screwed tyre, feeling happy

[RedRider]

Bang! Tonight on the way home a two-inch screw skewers the sidewall of my rear tyre and rips through the tread leaving two gaping holes. Instant deflation but hey, stuff happens.
I fashion a boot from discarded Capri-Sun packaging but when I pump the tyre there's a scary looking bulge I don't trust so it looks like a walk.
That's when a complete stranger pauses on the way by and asks if I need help. I explain my predicament, he says 'follow me I live round the corner, I have an old tyre for you'.
So, screwed tyre but feeling happy thanks to John who rides with Dulwich Paragon.

 

[arch684]

Bang! Tonight on the way home a two-inch screw skewers the sidewall of my rear tyre and rips through the tread leaving two gaping holes. Instant deflation but hey, stuff happens.
I fashion a boot from discarded Capri-Sun packaging but when I pump the tyre there's a scary looking bulge I don't trust so it looks like a walk.
That's when a complete stranger pauses on the way by and asks if I need help. I explain my predicament, he says 'follow me I live round the corner, I have an old tyre for you'.
So, screwed tyre but feeling happy thanks to John who rides with Dulwich Paragon.

I always carry a couple of pieces of old tyre in case I get a hole in a tyre.just hold it in place with rubber glue before fitting a new tube.works a treat to get you home

 

[RedRider]

I always carry a couple of pieces of old tyre in case I get a hole in a tyre.just hold it in place with rubber glue before fitting a new tube.works a treat to get you home

Sound advice. I'll take some scissors to my knackered rubber tonight!

 

[gambatte]

Alternative I heard was a piece of a toothpaste tube.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Just goes to show there really are still nice people around.
Glad someone helped you.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Well done John! It's nice to know there is humanity still left on the streets of the UK.

 

[Globalti]

Cough. ... I carry a road inner tube in the car, firstly in case I spot a cyclist walking home and secondly in case I ever need one on a car-based ride.

Many years ago Mrs Gti and I picked up a roadie who was walking and drove him and his bike home. When we reached his house his wife was standing on the doorstep, arms folded and foot tapping just like Mrs Andy Capp, exclaiming loudly: "Okay... so what's he done THIS time? "

 

[jonny jeez]

Well done John! It's nice to know there is humanity still left on the streets of the UK.

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