[punctures] Um, Am I missing Something ..?

"aigle_de_la_route" wrote in message
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... guess who forgot to remove the lovely, razor-sharp piece of glass
from the front tyre, before putting the new inner tube in ..?

*sigh*

Looks like public transport again tomorrow...

Oops :-)

Maybe make sure your trip goes past somewhere which can sell you a decent
set of tyre levers as well. Modern plastic ones can actually be quite good.

cheers,
clive

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"Clive George" wrote:

"aigle_de_la_route" wrote in message
...
... guess who forgot to remove the lovely, razor-sharp piece of glass
from the front tyre, before putting the new inner tube in ..?

*sigh*

Looks like public transport again tomorrow...

Oops :-)

Maybe make sure your trip goes past somewhere which can sell you a decent
set of tyre levers as well. Modern plastic ones can actually be quite good.

I could rant .. ah hell, I _will_ rant ...

I've had enough of cheap plastic. We have a chain of sportswear shops
here in France (it's they who built the Surly and yes, further to my
other thread about a loose headset, the front brake _still_ causes
juddering, even 24 hours after it was tightened, and so it looks like
they screwed up the build, and it was a 'moonlight' job, so no receipt
to claim compensation, should I need a new Surly fork) called Go-Sport,
and I bought a set of plastic trouser clips from them. They lasted all
of three days. I was by no means brusque with them, but they'd just
snap in my hands as I was putting them onto my trouser leg (I only wear
the right-hand one). The last straw was about ten days ago, when I was
stopped at a set of traffic lights on the way to work, left foot in the
pedal and right foot on the ground. I lifted my right leg up as I
pushed off, and the clip got caught in the pedal. 'Snap!!' Four
bicycle clips in the space of ten days. I went and bought a set of
velcro ones, but they don't look like they're going to last very long,
either. What the hell happened to that word, 'quality' ?

There's a set of metal ones available on the web, but the site is
UK-based, and they don't ship to addresses outside Blighty.

--
aigle_de_la_route
Surly Long Haul Trucker
http://2x2wheels.org/

aigle_de_la_route wrote:

... guess who forgot to remove the lovely, razor-sharp piece of glass
from the front tyre, before putting the new inner tube in ..?

*sigh*

Looks like public transport again tomorrow...

Method for repairing puncture..

1 Fully deflate tyre.
2 Press bead into the well of the rim.
3 Lever off one bead.
4 Pull out inner tube remembering which way round it is.
5 Puff some air in it to find the puncture.
6 Look at the tyre where the puncture is.
- This is why you remember which way round the inner tube is and fit
the tyre so that the labels on it line up with the valve hole.
7 Remove the offending item from the tyre.
8 Check the rest of the tyre inside and out.
9 Fix inner tube.
10 Refit one bead of tyre to rim align the labels with the valve hole.
11 Refit inner tube put a few puffs of air in it.
12 Refit other bead to rim keeping the beads in the rim well as much
as possible.
13 Try NOT to use levers in refiting the tyre, sods law says you will
pinch the inner and puncture it.
14 Check that the inner is inside the tyre and not pinched by the
bead.
15 Inflate to running pressure checking the bead is correctly seated.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

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aigle_de_la_route wrote:

... guess who forgot to remove the lovely, razor-sharp piece of glass
from the front tyre, before putting the new inner tube in ..?
*sigh*
Looks like public transport again tomorrow...

Ah yes. A mistake that many people make, usually only the once.

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Guy

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote:

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aigle_de_la_route wrote:

... guess who forgot to remove the lovely, razor-sharp piece of glass
from the front tyre, before putting the new inner tube in ..?
*sigh*
Looks like public transport again tomorrow...

Ah yes. A mistake that many people make, usually only the once.

:-|

I won't make it again.

--
aigle_de_la_route
Surly Long Haul Trucker
http://2x2wheels.org/

In ,
aigle_de_la_route tweaked the
Babbage-Engine to tell us:

But the real question is: am I missing something concerning removal
of a tube? I don't have tyre irons so use teaspoons. Could I get
the small handle end of the spoons under the tyre rim? Could I ****.
I eventually had no choice but to use a small, pointed knife to prise
up the beading. Now this didn't bother me that much as the inner
tube was destined for the bin anyway, but .. is it always that way
when you have to change a puncture ?

Sometimes, especially when it's one or more of:

o dark
o wet
o urgent

For refitting stubborn tyres, I commend unto thee the VAR tyre lever:

http://www.bikeplus.co.uk/cgi-bin/qu...ct=TYS42&and=1

Seven of the BRITONS' pounds plus whatever it costs to ship to abroad. It's
also quite handy for removing tyres.

--
Dave Larrington
http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk
Although the hippopotamus hath no sting in its tail, the wise
man would rather be seated upon the back of a bee.

On 27 Nov, 15:10, aigle_de_la_route wrote:
I'm treating myself to a pair of Schwalbe Marathon Plus...

Good move. However, SM+ are one of the more difficult tyres to get
on
so I'd really recommend a set of tyre levers to go with them.
Also, top tip, to avoid pinching the tube when wrestling the things
onto the rim
put 'em on first with no tube, then take off one side, insert tube and
reseat.
Not sure if it streches the bead a bit or what, but they seem to go on
easier 2nd time around.

aigle_de_la_route wrote:
.. got my second puncture in as many weeks this morning. Set off on my
nine-mile commute and hit some broken glass at mile 3. 'Lucky' in that
it didn't happen further on; 'unlucky' as it meant that my only choice
was to walk home, drag the bike up five flights of stairs, and set off
on the tube to work.

This is Dogs way of telling you to get Marathon Plus tyres. Or XRs.

On 27 Nov, 15:28, "Dave Larrington" wrote:
For refitting stubborn tyres, I commend unto thee the VAR tyre lever:

http://www.bikeplus.co.uk/cgi-bin/qu...ct=TYS42&and=1

and I uncommend the Soma steel core levers

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego...e-levers-15503

Says indestructible on the packet, mine broke taking off a marathon
plus.

"aigle_de_la_route" wrote in message
...
Maybe make sure your trip goes past somewhere which can sell you a decent
set of tyre levers as well. Modern plastic ones can actually be quite
good.

I could rant .. ah hell, I _will_ rant ...

I've had enough of cheap plastic. ... What the hell happened to that
word, 'quality' ?

Dunno about trouser clips, but there is a difference between cheap plastic
and decent plastic. Decent plastic tyre levers won't mark your rim, and they
do work. I'm guessing there's more than just plastic in them though.

cheers,
clive