How fast to change a flat??

DaveB wrote:
Absent Husband wrote:
So just wondering - how long do YOU normally take to change a flat??
What's your fastest ever??


My fastest was in a triathlon. Tyre off quickly with no tyre levers.
Tube out and replaced within a minute. I carry a pump in spare water
bottle and pumped it up in about a minute. Reckon start to finish was
less than 4 mins. I was wrapped and powered off with a heap of energy.

50 metres later I noticed a funny noise from the rear tyre. I realised
I'd twisted the tube. Started to pull over but too late - BANG!!!! I
only carry one spare tube when racing and no repair kit so then it was a
long walk back to transition.

DaveB

I've done it twice in a race situation, reckon on 2-3 minutes with a
CO2 cartridge. No tyre levers, just push the beads to the middle all
around, then push up and away from the stem. Roll both beads oof.

Peter Signorini wrote:

I'd rank the Vittoria Randoneur Cross tyres the 'all time best puncture
proof tyre' -never flatted on the road, two pinches while changing them,
they're mighty
tight on my rims.


Ditto
Never picked up a flat with those tyres, but god are they hard to get
off the rim. I'd reckon 15 min to get it off the rim, 15 min to get it
back on. Realise you've just pinch flatted your new tube. 15 min to get
it off the rim, 15 min to get it back on. Realise you've just pinch
flatted your new tube. 15 min to get it off the rim, 15 min to get it
back on. Realise you've just pinch flatted your new tube.15 min to get
it off the rim, 15 min to get it back on. Realise you've just pinch
flatted your new tube.

Repeat ad nauseum.


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neverclimbed32

Absent Husband wrote:

Hey all,

Was on my way to meet Lotte and a few others the other morning when I
got a flat - my first 'on the road' flat in over a year!! Not sure why
the puncture gods deigned to turn their gaze my way, but oh well...

Anyway, all told it took me 15min to completely effect the change -
from the initial "Oh fsck!", to the final pump of air into the new tube
and clipping in to be back on my way...

So just wondering - how long do YOU normally take to change a flat??
What's your fastest ever??

Cheers,
Abby

It once took Mark and I about 20 minutes just to get it
pumped up again. Which was when I looked down at the
discarded tube, and started laughing at Mark for putting the
punctured one back in the tyre...

T

Absent Husband wrote:
So just wondering - how long do YOU normally take to change a flat??
What's your fastest ever??

Cheers,
Abby


I didn't know changing tires could become some sort of competition for a
"personal best time ever" award , but since you asked...

With my loaded IBEX trailer and tools packed in it the flat-fixing time
could be up to 30 minutes. The trailer weight was about 35 kg and the
bike was about the same with loaded panniers. Here at home without any
touring rig on the bike and facing a flat tire, the fastest time was
about 10 seconds - the time it took to dismount from the bike with the
flat and to mount another one beside me ;-)

I do hope this has been useful to you and to the readers.

Ken, Canada