tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281341796142406798.post5864345973677127383..comments2024-01-01T13:28:16.857-08:00Comments on 449 km: The world is not (a) flat (tire).rob hawkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884613886419587605noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281341796142406798.post-84485632628507921682010-03-25T07:50:09.236-07:002010-03-25T07:50:09.236-07:00Well sure, you knew I’d have something to say. I’...Well sure, you knew I’d have something to say. I’ll just have to sort out what stays and what goes or my ‘comment’ will eclipse your post.<br /><br />That ‘fix a flat by the side of the road in cold rain…” I try to think of that as character building, after all I did go for a bike ride in cold rain. Most times that works, but sometimes rage and despair fight for the reigns. <br /><br />I’m not sure if flats do come in flocks (bevies, herds, squadrons?) or if it just seems that way. It seems that way to me in the recent past (few years). When I was younger and cheaper, my tires were cheaper and they seemed to get flats at more evenly spaced intervals. I think the difference now is that it takes the ‘end of life of tires’ or a bad stretch of road/weather to bring the flock in. Remember, your glass is only half full of flats.<br /><br />Yr Pal Dr CDR Codfishhttp://www.drcodfish.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281341796142406798.post-6425206941613946272010-03-24T12:50:23.606-07:002010-03-24T12:50:23.606-07:00Same things happens to me. A bunch of flats all at...Same things happens to me. A bunch of flats all at once. Usually, it's a result of worn out tires. Occasionally, it's a flat-producer that I've failed to find and remove. Even multiple bikes' flats have been explained this way.<br /><br />Best of luck on your 400K!Joe Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125136840900453523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281341796142406798.post-14341543593016752152010-03-24T09:04:06.797-07:002010-03-24T09:04:06.797-07:00Hi Jaime,
Hey, congrats on your first 400km. Many...Hi Jaime,<br /><br />Hey, congrats on your first 400km. Many riders feel that is the hardest distance. Our 400km is of course saturday. When you come up in June for the Overnight Brevet, bring some fellow SD randonneurs!rob hawkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884613886419587605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281341796142406798.post-78383704904333351332010-03-24T06:16:11.830-07:002010-03-24T06:16:11.830-07:00I had my spate of flats at the end of last year an...I had my spate of flats at the end of last year and through the first brevet of the season. I had two flats on that brevet (one in rear and one in front tire.) Since that January brevet, I have had (knock on wood) no flats. The rain really does bring out all the crap back on the road. <br /><br />BTW, I completed my first 400K on 3/13. 20:50 hrs. Not bad. So, I will not be riding with SFR this weekend as I had originally thought I would. I still plan to ride the Night time brevet in June with you guys, though.Ciclistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086219690773136602noreply@blogger.com