tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post682605586712495652..comments2014-03-30T01:50:09.589-07:00Comments on Bicycling to Work: Waves of Flats...Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202026725180204624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post-50125704210836410482012-06-06T02:59:58.019-07:002012-06-06T02:59:58.019-07:00I have found it most useful to put about a tablesp...I have found it most useful to put about a tablespoon or so worth of baby powder in my tubes to help find the hole and the offending object that caused it. There are lots of staples in-front of the library for some reason.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313339952032622637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post-19005559273376748842012-06-05T21:55:21.367-07:002012-06-05T21:55:21.367-07:00To save time when I have a flat I roll on the rim ...To save time when I have a flat I roll on the rim to either a bus connection or back home. It has never ruined the tire. I've never been able to patch a tube, should carry a spare new tube I guess, then I'd have to carry a pump, and running with Tuffys in tires flat are very rare.<br />Oddly, by hybrid went flat biking to work Monday, and the new tire I had installed on my Fuji 10 speed went flat yesterday. The mechanic said there was a seperation in the tube, and the first replacement tube he tried had a small hole too! He finally found a tube that would hold air.<br /><br />Enjoying your blog keep on posting.Spencehttp://aheroslife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post-26134745713774721162012-06-05T14:02:30.052-07:002012-06-05T14:02:30.052-07:00John: I'd probably use a $1/$5 bill if I was ...John: I'd probably use a $1/$5 bill if I was in a remote area, but here in town, I just patch or replace the inner tube. :) Interesting about you getting flats in June & getting a new tire each June...something to note!<br /><br />Tom: Welcome to my blog! :) Actually, it's not often that I get so many flats or bad days like this. It's just evidence that I needed a new tire - but I had to go through the "process of elimination". :) I was trying to avoid incurring the cost of a new tire, but I think there must be a steel thread that is poking holes in my inner tubes - so that's why I decided to get a new tire. :) <br /><br />Results: I checked my new tire a couple hours after installing the new tire and it is holding air. Yea! :) :)Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202026725180204624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post-80306943804110445932012-06-05T13:56:09.779-07:002012-06-05T13:56:09.779-07:00New here...is it normal for you to have that much ...New here...is it normal for you to have that much bad luck in one day? I'm just starting riding again after 25 years off the bike, hoping I have very few days like that. <br />By the way I'm guessing the repaired tire is fine now.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04476247466833276094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311706.post-41641513245674265322012-06-05T12:36:48.289-07:002012-06-05T12:36:48.289-07:00Well, you probably should have used a $1 bill as t...Well, you probably should have used a $1 bill as tire boot for starters. (I once used a $5 bill - it was all I had - and discovered it a year later when I replaced the tire!)<br /><br />I get a rash of flats every June. I don't know why but usually I replace the tire and tube and I am good to go. Of course, I only do that AFTER I've blown $15 on replacement tubes. You'd think I'd learn.Rootchopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920848117942799222noreply@blogger.com