Puncture repair

[lnr]

Tiny piece of glass in the back tire. But I'm impressed in that I got it down to 30 mins to remove the wheel (argh nuts too tight, and hard to get the cogs out past the derailleur), get the tire off (damn, 3 tire levers would be easier than 2) find the sharp bit and remove it (less than 1mm sticking out inside tire, scratched me when I finally got it out), insert the new tube and put the tire back on the wheel (this bit went like a dream actually) and get the wheel back on (chain went back straight away, but was an arse getting the wheel back in the two slots it goes into far enough that it seemed OK and getting the wheel to stay straight as I tightened the nuts).

Definitely a vast improvement on the last fiasco though. But I still wouldn't want to do it anywhere other than my own garage.

Comments

[damerell.livejournal.com]

TBH, the average commuter on under-inflated knobblies probably loses more to snakebites than they gain from tough tires. As you know, I ride road tyres (Conti GPs or GP 3000s), and I flat only every 2-3 months - 1,000 to 1,500 miles.

I carry a Blackburn Kamikaze which has a stupid name but is extremely small and light, and will just about inflate tyres to adequate pressure - about 70-80 psi. It's designed to attach to bottle cage braze-ons, but it's small enough that it would fit in practically any cargo space you have short of a bumbag or teeny wedge saddlebag.

[lnr]

ENOCARGOSPACE at all: at the moment I just have a mini-rucksack which things live in while I'm out, which is far from ideal. A largish saddlebag is certainly a possibility. And I keep meaning to see if I can find a rack which doesn't need specific attachment points. I think I've seen a couple on bikes around town that just fit around the seat stays instead which would probably work, but I've no idea how easily available they are. Something to look into when we have money though. Along with a longer seat-post.

A pump like that *might* fit to the widget I have the bottle cage attached to, but then I'd have to remove the bottle cage. And generally if I'm going somewhere far enough to want one I want both.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

It would fit into a mini-rucksack, I hope; it's only about 8" long. It's intended to fit under a bottle cage by having the bolts screwed down on top of it, so if your pseudo-mount actually has bolts, it'd fit along with the cage. My pseudo-mount is just 2 strips of metal, though. :-)

[lnr]

I don't think there's the clearance for anything else there. You're forgetting I don't have a proper crossbar. It's was a squeeze getting the cage fitted somewhere where I could actually get the bottle in and out.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

Don't you have a proper crossbar? Gosh. Is it a mixte frame, or what?

[You may be right that I knew this and forgot.]

I estimate that it raises the bottle cage about 5mm away from the bar it is on. I don't know if that's feasible.