I go out to the garage last night to a frightful sight. A pancake looking thing where my front tire should be. A flat is no big deal but I have angered the air gods this year or something. The more I start thinking about my flat situation I'm amazed at the number I've had this year.
June
Tulsa Tough day one. Tire disintegrated about mile 85. Got a free tire from Tulsa Tough, not a bad deal overall.
July
Flint Hills Death Ride. Rear tire at mile 35, front tire at mile 70. Or there about, I'm not fact checking tonight.
August I think
Two different times leaving work I had a flat. One I repaired, one I aired up a bit and tried to repair, made it a short way and gave up and got a ride home.
If you are counting we are up to "6"
October
Slow leak that cost me dearly on the road bike. But that's another story.
Literal "blow out" with a nice size gash in the tire at the bowling ball yard art house near of Nowata. Thanks to the awesome pit crew I had that day.
November
Gravel ride with Kevin. Slow leak on the rear. Change in Lenepah, OK
Other times I can't remember the time of year
- Going through Woodlands neighborhood a few miles from home late i the evening. slow flat, aired up with CO2 and made it home.
- Riding with Keith WAY TOO LATE one night near circle mountain. Thanks for the CO2 Keith!
- Two times I "fixed" a flat, aired up the wheel only to find it flat in the morning. Finally found a wire poking through the tire. The tire had been fine. I changed tires because of a broken spoke and I thought I had pinched the tube so didn't check the tire.
If you add that up that is 13 flat tires. And I'm probably forgetting one or two. On the plus side I haven't had a single flat on the front tire of my road bike. But there is still time this year.
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| To be repaired on the left, repaired on the right. |
I don't have enough money to buy new tubes. Good news is I've never had a flat because of a patch. I guess that is good news.
