Ah, good idea BTripz. Didnāt realise it did that. Iāll have a look at doing that.
@BTripz Can you have another look and let me know if thatās worked?
Nope, not worked, Iāve even created a dummy account and I can see where you started and finishedā¦
How odd - I have created a privacy zoneā¦
We know where you live chertsā¦ any more of that politics disagreement with his holiness the Pop (sic) and them Corbyn guard will be round to sort you out with a ton of Hail Maryās and shitā¦
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So have just got myself psyched up for my longest ride yet. Went to pump up the rear tyre and in doing so it looks like I split the valve in then inner tube and tyre has deflated.
Bastard.
So Iāve had the rest of last nightās curry instead.
I tried guys. I tried.
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Go tubeless dude - dont be such an inner tube ludditeā¦ you will need new wheels thoughā¦ but that means less cash for beer and fatfuckercurry
Iāve already flogged his address to 10 different people.
Iāve already buried evidence in his garden.
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Tubeless?
Is that code for not wearing under-garments?
Couldnāt do that, Iād leave skid-marks if I pulled the rear brake too hard.
New inner-tube bought, inserted and back on the bike. No excuses tomorrow (and no left over curry either).
Buy a spare and take it with you
Iāve got a mobile and the wifeās got a car !
I do take a repair kit with me but this was the valve stem that tore whilst inflating it. I guess it perished ?
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Always take a spare tube - nothing worse than having to fix a puncture particularly when it starts getting colder. A repair kit is good if you have real bad luck and a second puncture. Switching tubes takes 5 minutes.
The box is about the size of a postage stamp and a piece of piss to apply - will get you home.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/co2-pumps/?sr=co2
These are a god send - can inflate your tyre (roadie) almost instantly - try getting one to 80 psi with a pump.Found you might need a couple for a mountain bike, but then you donāt need as high psi
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I donāt know if itās because I am riding a mountain bike but it took me 5 minutes just to get the funning rear wheel off!
I let Halfords fit then inner tube.
I used to really enjoy bike maintenance but somehow it all seems to have got very complex.
Iāve got disc brakes on this bike and to adjust them I can no longer just undo a nut, pull the cable through with some pliers and tighten the nut again.
It reminds me of when in used to know everything about maintaining my Mk II Escortās Kent crossflow engine and then I got a company car that had an ECU and that was that.
I do like the co2 pump though.
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If you do use the CO2 pump, make sure it has a neoprene johnny. They get fecking cold when you use them
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Eastleigh-Romsey. Check. Quick pit stop for nuts and water.
Romsey-Hursley. Check. Pop into the Dolphin to see if my mate is there. Heās not but a text summoned him.
Waiting for him now. 24k down.
Hursley-Eastleigh. Dunno!
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Is this a new taxi service like Uber
Lol.
Could very well be.
Right, hear this members of the @SotoniansCyclingClub, my afternoon ride was 36km and not 29km as your stupid Strava claims.
I have set up integration between my FitBit and Strava. This means I can start recording my ride on my FitBit and it will then be synced to Strava.
However, somehow the FitBit lost connection to my GPS on a couple of occasions. Fortunately, I had my hiking app - Komoot recording too.
Weird thing happened just as I was nearly home.
A young girl stopped me in tears (her, not me) saying she was lost and could I tell her how to get home.
She was 11 but looked more like 7. Anyway, I gave her directions but she was so messed up that she just got more and more anxious. So I doubled back and rode the 1.5km back along the route Iād already done whilst she followed me.
When she got home, I made sure her Mum knew who I was and that Iād dropped her home because sheād been lost. The girl had just voluntarily ridden off with a stranger down a very secluded country lane.
I did 20 miles this afternoon and 8 this morning. How many is that in metric?
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