2012 Black Cat Awards
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby teak81 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:18 pm
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby silentbutdeadly » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:30 am
I've swapped in a thorn resistant tube with gunk in it but the damn thing has the rolling resistance of a supertanker...
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby silentbutdeadly » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:45 am
So I went back to bed...
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Ozkaban » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:10 am
Riding with the wife and kids around Lake Burley Griffin (my 5 year old did 11km on a 16" single speed kids bike before deciding it was enough, which I was impressed with...). Riding back near the hotel and heard an almighty bang. Wife ground to a halt with front flat. Found a sizeable hole in the tube, but managed to patch it, pump it back up and as we were watching a previously 'slightly suspect' area on the tyre became a 'confirmed split' before our eyes. A bit of tube pushed it's way through like a kid blowing a bubble with bubble gum and then popped much like before. Impressed with the volume of the bang! I rode back to get the car, picked the bikes up and bought a new tyre from Smith Cycles in fishwyck.
On a side note, impressed with cycling in Canberra compared to Sydney. Better infrastructure, flatter and shorter distances.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Ozkaban » Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:43 am
Just noticed this. It seems you are to blame for my recent flat thentwizzle wrote:Bwahhh haaa haaa! Still none for me!
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby twizzle » Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:26 am
But unfortunately, as per rule 4, you can't claim punctures on someone else's bike. So you are still on zero.Ozkaban wrote:Just noticed this. It seems you are to blame for my recent flat thentwizzle wrote:Bwahhh haaa haaa! Still none for me!
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby familyguy » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:01 pm
New: 1
Reason: piece of glass wedged in tread and worn through to tube.
YTD: 1
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby jcjordan » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:24 pm
Well thats two for me.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby wombatK » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:05 pm
which I'd been putting down to a leaky presta valve (has a removable core).
Decided to investigate further/junk it, and found there was a tiny pin-hole leak in the tube.
And a corresponding tiny sliver of wire (about 1.5mm) embedded in the unsquared
off-center part of the tyre.
Tyre is a continental GP4000s which has done 12300 km, averaged one puncture per 3075 km over its life,
and 2900 km since last puncture. Pretty happy with that. Tyre is worn past the dimples, but still giving
great service. Think it's time to change them rather than push my luck.
Strictly, the tyre was never flat, but since it had a puncture, I'm happy to count it unless the adjudicators
want to over-rule me.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby sturmey archer » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:56 pm
0+1 = 1 for me in 2012
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby NhiTrac » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:10 am
Ive got those rubber on mine for about 2,000km and saddly, it hasnt provided much protection going down the M5wombatK wrote: Tyre is a continental GP4000s which has done 12300 km, averaged one puncture per 3075 km over its life,
and 2900 km since last puncture. Pretty happy with that. Tyre is worn past the dimples, but still giving
great service. Think it's time to change them rather than push my luck.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby wombatK » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:49 pm
About 25% of my total kms would have been on the M5 - and I can only attribute one of my four punctures to it.NhiTrac wrote: Ive got those rubber on mine for about 2,000km and sadly, it hasnt provided much protection going down the M5
Did a double-take on the wear dimples. I'd forgotten there's only a pair of them and thought the others had worn off,
until I checked a new tyre. Still got about 1/3 to 1/2 the depth on them (front and back). So I'm going to push my luck a
bit further with them.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby vander » Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:08 pm
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Jake » Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:19 pm
I did a nice 100km loop of Lake Macquarie on Australia day and got 3 punctures for my troubles.
First one was front tyre going down the hill in the wet. Carefulll!!!!!
Next was about 60km in, picked up a nice sharp bit of bluestone in the rear which wore it's way through the NEW tyre.
Last flatty was another km down the road on a lump of rock, causing a pinch flat which has really rendered the new tyre rooted.
And as I left home in the morning both my shoes fell apart!
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby sdnelson19 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:23 pm
1 + 1 = 2 (so far)
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Wal42 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:37 pm
So +0 which makes 0 for the year.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby NhiTrac » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:46 am
Nasty green triangle glass this morning on M5 brings me to 8
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Kev365428 » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:40 pm
Happened on Jan 12th on the way into work. Rear was going down slow and I thought I might just make it in to work, but alas, it wasn't to be. Ended up being a piece of fairy pube again. Gee I love that stuff.
+1 = 2 in total.
An also had a third last week (25th Jan). This time in the wet, and big mother piece of glass went straight in the rear and stayed there.
+1 = 3 in total (AT) 336km per flat.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby The_Eggman » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:07 pm
Discovered the first ever flat (I'm a newb) on the front when I was about to ride on Sunday. Busted out the tyre levers, and was quite pleased at how quick and seemlessly the first puncture repair went. Then 10km down the road I discover I made the newb error of not addressing the source of the puncture. Flat #2. I then parlayed up that error by realising I had now idea how to use my mini-pump (didn't realised I needed to invert two pieces to make it fit a presta - I was inverting only one).
Thankfully a fellow generously cyclist bailed my newb butt out (cheers Doug)
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby coffeeandwine » Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:27 pm
could you replace the valve or did you need a new tube? if a new tube, then surely that should get you off your duck?Wal42 wrote:Found a flat on the Trek when I was about to take the Pro for a ride this morning, leaking freaking valve, but I wasn't intending to take the Trek & it wasn't really a flat just the valve failed.
So +0 which makes 0 for the year.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Wal42 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:33 am
coffeeandwine wrote:
could you replace the valve or did you need a new tube? if a new tube, then surely that should get you off your duck?
The tubes I use are non-replaceable presta valve types, it was on the Superlight & I was taking the Pro, so it didn't happen on a ride, the valve failed not a puncture per se, so in the interests of fair play I wouldn't call it a puncture.
Maybe I should ask for a referral from the third umpire.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Kev365428 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:38 pm
Small piece of glass snuck into the rear tyre again.
Funny thing is that last night I looked at that tyre and considered replacing it, but decided to give it one more go.
Needless to say a new tyre will be fitted tonight.
Total now = 4 (AT) 271km per flat.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby briztoon » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:14 pm
So big shout out to the guys at Rival Bikes, thanks for the help, and as soon as I have a Wednesday night off, I'll be joining you for a Thursday morning ride up Mt. Gravatt.
So 1 flat every 2000km+.
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby teak81 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:50 pm
Monday morning, hopped on bike after 50km run on sat. Pumped tires up on sun night ready for monday. 500 meters down the road at 2.30am on the way to work hear a sound like the brakes are rubbing on the rim. Stop checked front tire- Half flat. Rode home and jumped on the commuter. When i finished work put in a new tube, it ended up being another piece of beer bottle worn through tire into tube. GGRRRR
+1 Total =3
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Re: 2012 Black Cat Awards
Postby Kev365428 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:11 pm
+1.
Don't know what caused it. Maybe a small pice of glass, but I had a lsow leak in the rear tyre on the way home, and to top it off, my pump wouldn't push above 40 psi.
New tyre when I got home, and a spare pump from the MTB fitted to the Gitanne.
New total = 5.
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