Postby mikesbytes » Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:46 am
+3 = 17
Puncture 1 - rear wheel not far from home. Intrusion but I can't find an object
Puncture 2 - rear wheel about 1k later. Intrusion, but I still can't find an object
Puncture 3 - rear wheel about 3k later. This time I'm completely out of tubes and I've ran out of time, ride the last 4k to the gym on a flat tyre.
After the class I put glue on the 2 tubes in my bag and then remove the 3rd one, expecting to locate the intrusion and fix it once and for all. But its a pinch flat.
Real careful inspection of the rim, rim tape and tyre bring up nothing. As a precaution I put a patch on one small hole.
Put the patched tube in and pump it up. It fails while being pumped up. I pull it out and its a patch failure, but not the patch I just put on, an existing one.
Put the other tube in and ride home, taking it easy. I'm down to 2 patches and no tubes. Make it home without drama. One hour later its still holding good.
If the R-1 rule is broken, what happens to N+1?