Competition : Black Cat Award (flat tyres) 2009.
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Postby Aushiker » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:31 pm
Second one for me for 2009. Front on the CRX 1. Saw the glass to late, thought I will pay for this and I did.
2 flats (AT) 481 km per flat.
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Postby Boognoss » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:43 pm
Not just a slow leak or anything convenient, a blow out of 10cm in the front tube putting me on the ground (AT) about 26kph in under a second (was in the middle of turning right at a T intersection). Scratched up both STI levers on my 2 month old commuter . I'll see how the bruises come up tomorrow. Am glad it happened on a quiet street rather than 5 mins later on the M2 shoulder though.....
Thanks to MrCooms who was powering off ahead of me, heard the bang and rode back to see if I was OK . I ended up changing the tube, taking a dose of HTFU and riding home. Mechanically the bike is OK, just a bit cosmetically unhappy.
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Postby twizzle » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:44 pm
Sorry - only counts as one. The wording on rule one needs some work, but you have to have ridden between flats for them to count.daacha wrote:+3 for me but not sure if they all count. Glass on the M7 lat night for number 1. Mate pinched replacement tube with a tyre lever putting the tyre back on for +2. Same mate broke the valve pumping up another replacement tube for +3. Luckily someone else also had a spare.
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Postby twizzle » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:51 pm
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Looks like the fairy has been VERY active.
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Postby Aushiker » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:00 pm
That is a bummer mate. Glad you are okay by the sounds of things.Boognoss wrote:Not just a slow leak or anything convenient, a blow out of 10cm in the front tube putting me on the ground (AT) about 26kph in under a second (was in the middle of turning right at a T intersection). Scratched up both STI levers on my 2 month old commuter . I'll see how the bruises come up tomorrow. Am glad it happened on a quiet street rather than 5 mins later on the M2 shoulder though.....
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Postby Boognoss » Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:28 pm
Thanks, yeah. Pretty lucky given that it happened I guess. The shoulder I landed on is starting to ache so I'll see what my range of movement is like in the morning. How can you get skin off your thigh under your knicks when the knicks are intact? I'm glad they held together though.....Aushiker wrote:That is a bummer mate. Glad you are okay by the sounds of things.Boognoss wrote:Not just a slow leak or anything convenient, a blow out of 10cm in the front tube putting me on the ground (AT) about 26kph in under a second (was in the middle of turning right at a T intersection). Scratched up both STI levers on my 2 month old commuter . I'll see how the bruises come up tomorrow. Am glad it happened on a quiet street rather than 5 mins later on the M2 shoulder though.....
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Postby MrCooms » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:32 pm
I've manged to get 2 flats in the past week along that section of road thanks to some thoughtfull person showing a good 500m of road with glass
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:40 pm
The puncture fairy has been appeased, now back to normal programmingsimonn wrote:Bugga! First of the year.
Nail went through my rear tire heading down Spit Hill (heading north) > 60km. Luckily, no probs other than the flat and a small chip on the outside of the rim.
My Schwalbe Stelvio Plus' have had their unbroken record flattened (ha ha), the same day I make a recommendation. It's enough to make a rationalist superstitious. Mind you, I don't think any tire short of a monster truck would have survived that nail.
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Postby Hebden » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:31 pm
Yeah this is common; I have had some nasty road rash with completely intact shorts. My jersey will tear but the shorts seem to be made of tougher stuff. There will sometimes be a damaged part of the short but no tear or anything really noticeable.Aushiker wrote: How can you get skin off your thigh under your knicks when the knicks are intact? I'm glad they held together though.....
Glad to hear you ok Simon. It’s always sad when your shiny new parts get scuffed.
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Postby Boognoss » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:17 pm
Thanks . At least I know the laws of physics are in order then and it wasn't just me. I'm a bit philosophical about the damage. I bought the bike as a commuter so it doesn't need to be a looker (too much).Hebden wrote:Yeah this is common; I have had some nasty road rash with completely intact shorts. My jersey will tear but the shorts seem to be made of tougher stuff. There will sometimes be a damaged part of the short but no tear or anything really noticeable.Aushiker wrote: How can you get skin off your thigh under your knicks when the knicks are intact? I'm glad they held together though.....
Glad to hear you ok Simon. It’s always sad when your shiny new parts get scuffed.
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Postby Aushiker » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:25 pm
+1 for me on the Look 555. Hit a pot hole which, pretty much straight afterwards I had a flat rear. Nearly went off as I was struggling to unclip and the back was not tracking too good.
On the positive side, got to try out my Cannondale Airspeed Maximum Carbon Pump in anger for the first time. Once I got a good connection (short valve) it worked a treat.
Oh, that is three punctures (AT) 357 km per puncture.
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Postby moosterbounce » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:28 pm
Gee with "mates" like this you need...to fix your owndaacha wrote:+3 for me but not sure if they all count. Glass on the M7 lat night for number 1. Mate pinched replacement tube with a tyre lever putting the tyre back on for +2. Same mate broke the valve pumping up another replacement tube for +3. Luckily someone else also had a spare.
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Postby twizzle » Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:23 pm
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Postby Chuck » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:58 pm
+1Aushiker wrote:That is a bummer mate. Glad you are okay by the sounds of things.Boognoss wrote:Not just a slow leak or anything convenient, a blow out of 10cm in the front tube putting me on the ground (AT) about 26kph in under a second (was in the middle of turning right at a T intersection). Scratched up both STI levers on my 2 month old commuter . I'll see how the bruises come up tomorrow. Am glad it happened on a quiet street rather than 5 mins later on the M2 shoulder though.....
Andrew
See what happens when you anger the "Footpath racing gods" . Heed the warning Simon, see you next Tuesday
Seriously though, glad you're ok.
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Postby soc » Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:03 pm
So, if it counts, thats 2 for me. If not, yay!
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Postby Boognoss » Fri Jan 23, 2009 8:02 pm
+1 today thanks to glass in the rear tyre of the Corsa while the Tricross is in for a service after Tuesday's tube explosion. Within 700m from home so I walked the bike home rather than blow a CO2 canister. I figured my good average speed was worth keeping vs. the 700m distance I missed out on by stopping the computer where I started pushing the bike. Fortunately I didn't fall of the bike today .
993.49 km total for the year with 2 flats = 496.75km per flat
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Postby twizzle » Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:34 pm
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