You **** tube!

[Arfcollins]

I ve never sworn at a piece of rubber before, but this week I had the first hole thingy in the tire of the new bike. Took out the spare presta valved tube to pop it on, to find the shop had given me a schrader and I hadn't noticed. Rubber glue and gentle drizzle don't mix, so it was three attempts before I got the patch to stick.

As I'd already thrown the box away I'm not going to try to take the tube back, so if anyone in the Fareham area runs on 700 28/32c schraders they'd be very welcome to it.

 

[Norm]

I've edited the title, Arf. I understand the frustration but please bear the rules in mind when posting.

 

[Hacienda71]

I thought this thread was about Youtube

 

[Arfcollins]

I've edited the title, Arf. I understand the frustration but please bear the rules in mind when posting.

Sorry Norm, I thought the *'s would do the trick, but I understand.

 

[Schneil]

SNAP
I recently bought a 700x25c tube presta from Decathalon. I got a puncture, then discovered the valve was too short to fit my rim. Thankfully I was carrying a second spare.

So if anyone in Stockport wants a free 700x25 presta tube (short valve) they can have it for nowt

 

[HLaB]

SNAP
I recently bought a 700x25c tube presta from Decathalon. I got a puncture, then discovered the valve was too short to fit my rim. Thankfully I was carrying a second spare.

So if anyone in Stockport wants a free 700x25 presta tube (short valve) they can have it for nowt

Lol last Monday I got a p'ture in the dark about 8miles from home, wheeled the bike to a village and changed the tube relatively quickly (for me anyway) went to pump it up, my new rims are mid profile and the stem was short, I wasnt carrying a 2nd spare On the bright side I was wearing mtb shoes for the long walk and that was the first p'ture of the tyre since I fitted the new rims in March (circa 4,500miles ago).

 

[Norm]

On the bright side...

I'm impressed that anyone can find a bright side from an 8 mile walk!

 

[cloggsy]

I thought this thread was about Youtube

+1

 

[BlackPanther]

Could've been worse. I recently struggled to remove a punctured Durano tyre, then couldn't get the valve washer off due to the wet weather, swapped tubes, struggled to get it back on the rim, and after 15 mins of faffing discovered that my pump didn't work. I guarantee that my choice of words made this thread title sound like a CBeebies show title.

 

[ColinJ]

I'm impressed that anyone can find a bright side from an 8 mile walk!

8 mile walks are great!

Okay, 8 mile walks over scenic hills, away from traffic and not pushing a broken bike ...

 

[CopperBrompton]

I had only my second p*nct*r* on my Brompton a couple of weeks ago, and of course it had to be the rear wheel. I carry a can of gunk as an quick emergency repair, but it was a huge hole from a screw so that failed miserably. The huge advantage of a Brommie, of course, is no walking - just hop on the tube. I now have a couple of Marathon Plus tyres on order.