Three flats in three weeks? I wish I got three flats in three weeks. Had four on yesterday's brief ride (tho' 3 were due to an ancient, slipping rim strip. The moral: use only Velox.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 8:14 PM, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > I recently returned from a 3 week stint in eastern Wa. (Kennewick) helping > to care for my elderly mom. > I had 3 flats in 3 weeks, all from goatheads. The good news is that the > volume of the JB greens allowed me to limp back to the house to address the > flats there. I've found 'slime' tubes are useful in a goathead laden > places. > I'm curious about those Foss tubes too. > Here in northern Cal. I don't get 3 flats in 3 months. > -JimD > On Aug 31, 2011, at 6:41 PM, Jeremy Till wrote: > > Had a ride last weekend where I had one flat on the rear from two > goatheads. Pulled over and replaced the tube, went to put the wheel back on > the bike only to notice that my front tire was also going flat from 2 > goatheads! I was kind of up a creek since i only had used my one extra > tube and didn't have a patch kit on me. I limped back to the nearest town, > pausing every 2 miles or so to refill the front tire. Luckily that town had > a bike shop in it where I bought another tube and patch kit....the shop > owner noted that it was "goathead season." All of this in 90+ degree heat. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/rUcSCEvMobcJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
