Rarely are the Biking Gods So Considerate
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Rarely are the Biking Gods So Considerate
Nice day today and I went out for a routine 30'ish mile ride in the countryside here in south-central NC. A bit more traffic than normal (but normal is almost no traffic), so still a very pleasant ride. Ride was over, bike computer off, and I was 2 blocks from home when I had a flat tire. Like I said - rarely are the biking Gods so considerate.
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ps. I am going to ride this particular front tire until I have a flat just to prove to myself that it is possible to flat on a front tire - I don't EVER recall having done that.
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ps. I am going to ride this particular front tire until I have a flat just to prove to myself that it is possible to flat on a front tire - I don't EVER recall having done that.
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I once got a flat a 100 yards from my house, so i walked it and saved the CO2 canister.
BTW, i've had a flat int eh front.. it does happen.
BTW, i've had a flat int eh front.. it does happen.
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I guess you've never double-flatted?
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I did once and it was twice on the rear. But there is a backstory here as the rim tape on this (rear) wheel had been installed improperly and that was the culprit. Had it been in that same manner on the front it would have been a double front flat.
But consistent with my experience to date - no front flats.
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But consistent with my experience to date - no front flats.
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In this case about a half mile from the end of the ride (pretty much at my home) my very expensive knee brace slipped down to the point that I had to stop and adjust it (or just let it fall to my ankles). So I stopped to fix that and just ended the ride (on the bike computer anyway) at that point. Not sure that it was a padding thing but it was a much better ride than expected and I was interested in honest (no stops) data. I tend to focus on power more than speed (particularly on a windy day such as that day).
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I did once and it was twice on the rear. But there is a backstory here as the rim tape on this (rear) wheel had been installed improperly and that was the culprit. Had it been in that same manner on the front it would have been a double front flat.
But consistent with my experience to date - no front flats.
dave
But consistent with my experience to date - no front flats.
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Second time I was descending in the mountains and I hit a sharp rock in the shadows and cut the rear tire for an instant blow out. By the time I got the bike stopped the front was flat, too.
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Nice day today and I went out for a routine 30'ish mile ride in the countryside here in south-central NC. A bit more traffic than normal (but normal is almost no traffic), so still a very pleasant ride. Ride was over, bike computer off, and I was 2 blocks from home when I had a flat tire. Like I said - rarely are the biking Gods so considerate.
dave
ps. I am going to ride this particular front tire until I have a flat just to prove to myself that it is possible to flat on a front tire - I don't EVER recall having done that.
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ps. I am going to ride this particular front tire until I have a flat just to prove to myself that it is possible to flat on a front tire - I don't EVER recall having done that.
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Flats will happen, the only question to the cycling Gods is "when?"
Walking-in-cleats distance from home is pretty benevolent of them in that regard.
It also gives the added bonus of "Honey! I'm going to be in the garage fixing my flat tire for the next 3 hours*!"
*No it doesn't take me 3 hours to fix a flat.
Walking-in-cleats distance from home is pretty benevolent of them in that regard.
It also gives the added bonus of "Honey! I'm going to be in the garage fixing my flat tire for the next 3 hours*!"
*No it doesn't take me 3 hours to fix a flat.
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big john What I meant was flat both tires at the same time.
Now I understand and I have never encountered that. I haven't even heard of it, but in the right conditions I see how it can happen. dave
Now I understand and I have never encountered that. I haven't even heard of it, but in the right conditions I see how it can happen. dave
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big john What I meant was flat both tires at the same time.
Now I understand and I have never encountered that. I haven't even heard of it, but in the right conditions I see how it can happen. dave
Now I understand and I have never encountered that. I haven't even heard of it, but in the right conditions I see how it can happen. dave
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The only front flat I've gotten (lucky stars/knock on wood) the tire started losing pressure as I was braking for and going around a 90º corner, felt like the damn wheel was going to fall off...do not recommend. Relevant to this thread, it happened at the end of the ride and I got the bike stopped maybe 50' from a LBS, so got to have a chat and use their pump instead of a cartridge
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I rarely flat on the front as well but strangely enough you resurrect this thread as I get my front flat. New tire too, GP5000.
Hit a clear piece of a car lens in the bike lane on a night ride. No way I could have known it was there. Pinch flat to top it off. I had to walk the line with lights on to find the culprit in order to remove it from the lane for the next poor cycling fool.
Hit a clear piece of a car lens in the bike lane on a night ride. No way I could have known it was there. Pinch flat to top it off. I had to walk the line with lights on to find the culprit in order to remove it from the lane for the next poor cycling fool.
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