The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Riding 4-5000 miles a year and getting 1 perhaps 2 punctures a year, some years none at all, was acceptable, why I should suddenly get 6 in 10 months I don't know, but its pissing me off.

Does sound weird. Sure you don't have a sharp bit on your rim or something?

 

[pawl]

It's why they tend to weight a body down when disposing of one in water.

I will keep that for future reference..

 

[BoldonLad]

Riding 4-5000 miles a year and getting 1 perhaps 2 punctures a year, some years none at all, was acceptable, why I should suddenly get 6 in 10 months I don't know, but its pissing me off.

Similar happened to me, although, I do nothing like your annual mileage, more like 1500 miles per year, I would guess. But, never-the-less, went for several years, with less than 1 puncture per year, then, all of a sudden, every time I went out, I got a flat!

I use a hybrid, changed to Schwalbe Marathons. I am reluctant to say "no punctures", fate and all that.

At present, it seems to be Mrs @BoldonLad's turn, two punctures in past two months!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Does sound weird. Sure you don't have a sharp bit on your rim or something?

Similar happened to me, although, I do nothing like your annual mileage, more like 1500 miles per year, I would guess. But, never-the-less, went for several years, with less than 1 puncture per year, then, all of a sudden, every time I went out, I got a flat!

I use a hybrid, changed to Schwalbe Marathons. I am reluctant to say "no punctures", fate and all that.

At present, it seems to be Mrs @BoldonLad's turn, two punctures in past two months!

It is weird, mostly pinch punctures, so I don't think anything in the rim, I came across that problem with some new wheels a few years ago, the rims hadn't been deburred properly during manufacture and I had a series of punctures till I deburred the rims, myself. No its pinch flats like the tyres soft but the tyres are at the normal pressure the same as its been for years, I may get a gauge and start checking more thoroughly, I've been using the thumb and forefinger test all the years I've been riding. I've also started paying more attention to the road surface and the way I'm riding, just in case I've started riding more towards the gutter.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I'm a great fan of Brilliant Bikes YouTube channel. Lots of excellent practical videos, mainly about Bromptons. The latest one is demonstrating how to fit a Marathon Plus tyre onto a Brompton which some people feel daunting, and can be a bit difficult, in part due to the smaller wheel diameter. The technique applies to wheels of all diameters.

View: https://youtu.be/MB-hGDNDY6Y

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Well that was a gorgeous morning, wonderfully still, with warm hazy sunshine and cool morning air.

 

[Drago]

My boy Lemmy met the shopping delivery robot in Milton Keynes.

 

[numbnuts]

Made a chocolate cake, it's warm here but very windy

 

[Dave7]

Well that was a gorgeous morning, wonderfully still, with warm hazy sunshine and cool morning air.
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If MrsD saw that big beastie she would off like a rocket
TBH I would be close behind

 

[Dave7]

OOPS.....Warrington is in Lockdown from Tuesday .
Staff at the main Asda have tested positive.
That is not what we wanted to hear

 

[Sterlo]

Made a chocolate cake, it's warm here but very windy

What's a windy chocolate cake?

 

[welsh dragon]

What's a windy chocolate cake?

Better not to ask.

 

[Mo1959]

Just shy of 30 miles on the hybrid. Gorgeous here this morning. Blue sky and sunshine and only a light breeze.

Lunch now then will no doubt watch the cycling later, although I think it's a flat route today so might not be very exciting.

 

[Drago]

What's a windy chocolate cake?

One made with cabbage.

 

[welsh dragon]

One made with cabbage.