The Puncture Fairy does not exist

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[ianrauk]

bet your shorts need a good washing?

 

[NormanD]

I know it exists as the chuffing thing paid me a visit yesterday

 

[Davidc]

[QUOTE 1870510, member: 76"]There is however a puncture assasin Pixie out there!

I was riding home today, on the way into Cheddar there is a mile or so downhill from Draycott, you can scream down it given a following wind, which I had today.

The last bit of the hill is a left hander, short down again, then a 90 degree right, immediately followed by the 90 degree left into where I live.

I was hoofing around the right hander and heard a very loud and short pffssttttttt. That was all the air disappearing from my rear wheel However I was going about 15mph and had already begun my left turn! How the hell I got around that corner is a complete mystery. Unclipped, flailing, scraping and completely out of control all while sliding like Bambi on ice around the corner There were no bike handling skills, just pure luck and a Guardian Angel doing overtime

Beware of The Puncture Pixie everyone.[/quote]

I nearly came off there at the beginning of May. Someone had kindly dropped a load of oil (diesel?) on that bend. Pulled an abdominal muscle quite badly staying upright.

 

[cyberknight]

they do exist , along with sock drawer ninjas who steal socks so end up with odd ones

 

[Nihal]

People just get toooooo lucky sometimes,huh.

 

[BSRU]

It was obviously your own fault for cycling "too" fast for the road conditions and not anticipating the unexpected deflation event

 

[Andy_R]

they do exist , along with sock drawer ninjas who steal socks so end up with odd ones

I believe you're thinking of the sock goblin which dwells in the washing machine.