2012 Black Cat Awards
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby madrapper » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:52 am
The new tube also had a imperfection and was leaking so replaced that too....
Existing 3 + 2 new = 5
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Yagan » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:13 am
1. Pinch flat on the way to work 16th Jan on the way to work. found it as I was about to go home.
2. After fixing the flat 400m from home got a double g
3. Pick up a piece of glass going around lake monger 18th Jan
4. Riding over the narrows bridge tonight heard a tick tick tick noise and sure enough. Could find anything in the tyre but it was just after it rained so I am assuming glass. First flat in the rear. Sure the first bit of fabric come through on the rear so up for a new tyre. Only done just under 2000km.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby jcjordan » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:07 pm
Had to change the front tire on the wet weather bike before leaving this morning, and then again halfway through the ride.
Well thats 4.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby NhiTrac » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:24 am
Installed Panaracer Flataway Tyre Liners last night so fingers crossed these will keep my tubes safe and cosy
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby lump_a_charcoal » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:27 am
Tyres virginal so far...
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby toolonglegs » Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:42 am
Actually thought I could go this year without a puncture...bad start .
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Cruiserman » Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:44 am
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby jasonc » Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:19 am
This morning on the way to Coot-tha going up just past the planetarium rear tyre felt squishy. Was almost at the top there. Go to the top, stopped and yep, sure enough it was flat. Was meeting Inwood at Simpsons Rd so I walked the last km and changed the tube there. Found the culprit, a builders staple straight through my gatorskins. Changed the tube, went to pump it up, then realised the valve length was too short! Got enough pressure in it to do Coot-tha twice anyway. Will change the tube during the week.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby NhiTrac » Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:07 pm
Got one today going at 60kmh. Scary stuff
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Mustang » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:03 pm
Tire ruined while on shop ride.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Yagan » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:04 am
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby igstar » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:58 am
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby jasonc » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:07 am
oh kudos to them. that is awesome. did you offer a hug in return?igstar wrote:I'll jump on the wagon too... 2 for the year so far. The last one was particularly "pleasant". I was doing the 250 Audax ride and punctured on the Dinner Plane. Took the rear wheel off, took the tube out, put a new one in. A ute pulled up behind me. A couple got out, the guy had a floor pump and inflated my tyre, his partner took my old tube and they gave me a push off - what are the chance of that...
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby sdnelson19 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:39 pm
2 + 1 = 3 (so far)
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby twizzle » Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:33 am
Rode the hybrid today (full length mudguards...rain's-a-cummin), and the rear suddenly deflated. This is only about the 4'th time I've ridden it in two years, has a heavy/crappy Specialized Armadillo on the rear - but I'd forgotten there was a tyre liner in there as well. The tyre liner has shifted, probably when the tyre went flat while sitting in the shed, and the tube has been punctured by the edge of the tyre liner. Not where the bloody thing overlaps, but just an edge.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Mustang » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:23 am
70 years young.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Crowella » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:24 pm
+2 two weeks ago. Riding from Towoon Bay to The Entrance along Bay Rd got a flat on the rear. probably from some glass. No probs, I took out anything that remotely looked dangerous, replaced the tube and off I went. Sure enough, it goes again 5 minutes later in a different spot. Patched it up and it didn't even want to fill with air so another tube had to go in. Argh.
+1 from Tuesday, a small rock got embedded in the rear tyre to create a slowish flat while heading out of The Entrance. I could hear it from outside the tyre so just a small patch and away I was again.
That makes 3 for the year so far.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby lethoso » Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:12 pm
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Redbull » Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:28 pm
Righto lets update
1 x Glass on front Merida
1 x ?knows on front Trek TT
1 x Glass rear Merida
1 x tube damage at valve rear Merida (Damned heavy handed bugger I am)
Better buy some more tubes now
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby jcjordan » Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:41 pm
I cant believe that I just got my 5th, along with a slashed tire.
Darn bogan dropings
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Strawburger » Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:16 pm
Had to avoid a temporary home/party area at the citywest link rd cycling underpass this morning. Dodging the remnants of a fire, i rolled straight into the smashed liquor bottles. Sure enough, a couple of kms on and the glass found it's way through the tyre and poked into the tube.
start total = 0 +1
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0x racer (0/0 conti gp4000s)
1x fixie rear (conti gp4000s)
0x fixie front (kenda koncept - still going after 9000kms!)
New total = 1 (AT) 785kms per flat
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Aushiker » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:20 pm
Total for 2012: 1
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby teak81 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 11:06 pm
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby briztoon » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:04 am
Oh look, I'm all thumbs and not mechanical minded at all, so changing a tyre is an achievement for me. So stop rolling your eyes or rolling on the floor laughing.
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2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby twizzle » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:30 pm
I'll count that one.briztoon wrote:Does it count if your pumping up your tyres before you head out for a ride and snap off the top of the valve when you take the bike pump off the valve? Second "flat" ever, and first one where I changed the inner tube myself.
Oh look, I'm all thumbs and not mechanical minded at all, so changing a tyre is an achievement for me. So stop rolling your eyes or rolling on the floor laughing.
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