2017 - Black Cat Award
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby DavidS » Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:33 pm
But I just got my third for the year.
First one was a big, really big, screw through a tyre.
Next one on the way to the "helmet optional" ride a couple of weeks ago, no idea what caused it.
Today, went to ride to work and had a flat. Just took the other bike. Got home and found that this latest puncture was caused by a hole in the rim tape caused by the first puncture.
My tyres are fairly worn so I replaced the rim tape, tube and tyre this evening. But the other 3 tyres - the front on that bike and both on the other bike, will all need replacing in the next few months.
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby fat and old » Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:50 am
As per rules, that's No. 1. Small glass shard through the top.
FWIW, I had one caused about three weeks ago by a piece of glass type stuff the use in the green treatment of bicyce lanes. Worked it's way in through a small slash!
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby Mugglechops » Tue Apr 11, 2017 8:46 am
Lucky I have a few spare bikes
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby RobertL » Wed Apr 12, 2017 1:28 pm
Unfortunately, I watched them and not the road right in front of me and didn't see the pothole.
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby rangersac » Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:11 am
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby cancan64 » Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:27 am
has been others but havent kept track
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby jasonc » Thu Apr 20, 2017 11:47 am
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby caneye » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:11 am
#3 - 5/3 - rear Durano DD 25mm - radial wire on M2
#4 - 22/3 - rear SMP 28mm on M2 - this was right after the very wet period we had in March. on this evening, i was 1 of 3 riders with punctures within a 2km stretch on the M2, near Beecroft tunnel.
#5 - 16/4 - front 28mm Conti Gp4S - gravel ride epic fail. 2kms into Quarry trail and i get a pinch flat. gave up. i'd just passed by a "Rifle Range. No tresspassing" gate and knew they would be operational in under 2 hrs. If you've been to Quarry trail, then you know that the first few kays are all downhill. so i was pushing my bike uphill ... on gravel .. with cleats ..
average kms between puncture = 705km
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby Mugglechops » Fri May 05, 2017 2:31 pm
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby cancan64 » Thu Jun 01, 2017 10:57 am
Then this morning crossing a steel cattle grid at the bottom of my first climb to work and down the back tyre went... not a big hole but tyre went flat quick. Can only presume that the goo didnt work as the roads were slightly wet... will look into it more when I get home but fortunately I grabbed a 60mm valved tube this morning... which just fitted the 50mm rim so that was number 8
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby cancan64 » Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:50 am
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby Strawburger » Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:14 pm
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby cancan64 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:21 am
About to leave home for shop ride and rear is flat...might have been lucky I didnt extend yesterdays commute, so quickly grabbed the road bike...checked tyres, swapped lights and shoes and missed the shop ride... ended up catching them ... 100mts on and rear goes down... another guy punctured as well... wet roads at the moment which seems to bring on the punctures. that will be 10 and 11 after weekends investigations
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:00 pm
Foo
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby TheWall » Sun Jul 02, 2017 6:04 pm
Mysterious rear flat this morning...was 40 k into a Figure 8 ride (on a map) and I was only about 2klm from home and I was sorely tempted to just go home...it was still only 6am and only just getting light. Glad I didn't though as some speedy peoples rolled past so the next 85klm's were a blast!
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby Philistine » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:37 pm
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby jasonc » Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:02 pm
olld total: 1
20170706 - front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course
got down to the bike cage and found it flat. no idea of the cause. replaced the tube. seems good
new total: 2
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby cancan64 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:59 am
12 now
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby jasonc » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:45 am
20170706 - front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course
got down to the bike cage and found it flat. no idea of the cause. replaced the tube. seems good
old total: 2
20170731 - Front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course. a bit of glass had well and truly worked it's way it. took some time to get it out
new total: 3
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby g-boaf » Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:57 am
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby warthog1 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:38 pm
I think it was my first for the year, but I have only done 5k so far. Lost my mojo in the shizen Vic weather.
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby warthog1 » Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:07 pm
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby g-boaf » Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:28 pm
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby jasonc » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:56 pm
20170706 - front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course
got down to the bike cage and found it flat. no idea of the cause. replaced the tube. seems good
20170731 - Front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course. a bit of glass had well and truly worked it's way it. took some time to get it out
old total: 3
le sigh
20170919 - rear tyre went down instantly. found glass. replaced. all good.
20170919 - the front has been deflating over the day. i thought bad valve. took out the tube. found the tiniest hole. replace tube. down to not enough so just ordered more tubes
new total: 5
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Re: 2017 - Black Cat Award
Postby jasonc » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:46 pm
20170706 - front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course
got down to the bike cage and found it flat. no idea of the cause. replaced the tube. seems good
20170731 - Front tyre 25mm michelin pro 4 service course. a bit of glass had well and truly worked it's way it. took some time to get it out
le sigh
20170919 - rear tyre went down instantly. found glass. replaced. all good.
20170919 - the front has been deflating over the day. i thought bad valve. took out the tube. found the tiniest hole. replace tube. down to not enough so just ordered more tubes
Old total: 5
20171003: Front tyre. No idea what got it. Found nothing in the tyre. Will check the tube at some stage
New total: 6
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