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Date: 19 Oct 2007 17:21:13
From: treynolds@my-deja.com
Subject: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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My friend at work started cycling a few months ago. He has tackled
our sport with a lot of enthusiasm. He rides every day, often in the
evening on a trainer. He isn't afraid to ride at night with proper
lighting. He has even pulled apart a bottom bracket and rebuilt it.
Today he told me about his first flat. He was riding a rigid mountain
bike with slicks. He stopped at a shady spot to fix it. When he had
finished he couldn't find one of his tire levers. Figuring that he
lost it, he got on and rode home, about 10 miles. The repaired tire
didn't ride well. When he got home he took it apart and .... (you've
probably already guessed it) .... found his missing tire lever inside
his tire.
I was having a bad morning at work when he told me this. I really
needed the laugh.
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 01:04:48
From: me
Subject: Re: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:21:13 +0000, treynolds@my-deja.com wrote:
> The repaired tire didn't
> ride well.
"Didn't ride well'?? <blink ><blink> I'm surprised it rode at all!
> I was having a bad morning at work when he told me this. I really
> needed the laugh.
Yes me too, thanks for sharing! I have to give the guy points though,
for actually managing to do that.
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Date: 19 Oct 2007 22:08:00
From: Bonehenge (B A R R Y)
Subject: Re: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:21:13 -0000, "treynolds@my-deja.com"
<thomas.treynolds@gmail.com > wrote:
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>Today he told me about his first flat. He was riding a rigid mountain
>bike with slicks. He stopped at a shady spot to fix it. When he had
>finished he couldn't find one of his tire levers. Figuring that he
>lost it, he got on and rode home, about 10 miles. The repaired tire
>didn't ride well. When he got home he took it apart and .... (you've
>probably already guessed it) .... found his missing tire lever inside
>his tire.
Thanks for the story for my repair clinics! Great!
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Date: 20 Oct 2007 00:47:00
From: Leo Lichtman
Subject: Re: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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It could have been worse. Instead of tire, read patient, and instead of
tire tool, read retractor or scalpel.
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Date: 19 Oct 2007 14:15:39
From: Zoot Katz
Subject: Re: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:21:13 -0000, "treynolds@my-deja.com"
<thomas.treynolds@gmail.com > wrote, in part:
>Today he told me about his first flat. He was riding a rigid mountain
>bike with slicks. He stopped at a shady spot to fix it. When he had
>finished he couldn't find one of his tire levers. Figuring that he
>lost it, he got on and rode home, about 10 miles. The repaired tire
>didn't ride well. When he got home he took it apart and .... (you've
>probably already guessed it) .... found his missing tire lever inside
>his tire.
I'll bet he found it easier putting the tire on a second time at home
without the lever stuffed inside.
That's a new one on me.
Thanks for the chuckle and another post-repair checklist item.
--
zk
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Date: 19 Oct 2007 13:53:27
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: My friend, the newbie, gets his first flat
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treynolds@my-deja.com wrote:
:: My friend at work started cycling a few months ago. He has tackled
:: our sport with a lot of enthusiasm. He rides every day, often in the
:: evening on a trainer. He isn't afraid to ride at night with proper
:: lighting. He has even pulled apart a bottom bracket and rebuilt it.
::
:: Today he told me about his first flat. He was riding a rigid
:: mountain bike with slicks. He stopped at a shady spot to fix it.
:: When he had finished he couldn't find one of his tire levers.
:: Figuring that he lost it, he got on and rode home, about 10 miles.
:: The repaired tire didn't ride well. When he got home he took it
:: apart and .... (you've probably already guessed it) .... found his
:: missing tire lever inside his tire.
::
:: I was having a bad morning at work when he told me this. I really
:: needed the laugh.
Well, that's one newbie error I managed to avoid...though I have lots of
others I didn't....
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