Puncture Bob's log of time trial punctures 2008
As I seem to have acquired a bit of a reputation as a repeat offender in the puncture stakes (at least with my racing wheels), I have decided to log these events for the 2008 season. This year I decided to switch back to clinchers (on H3 wheels) as the expense of replacing all those tubulars was becoming prohibitive.
Date | front or rear | Tyre | Tube | Notes |
8/3/08 | rear | Continental Supersonic | Michelin latex | This tyre had been ridden in two 10s, and two 25s, puncture was in Cranfield en route to the NBTC club '10' |
30/3/08 | front | Continental Supersonic | Michelin latex | This tyre had been ridden in four 10s, and two 25s, puncture was in Cranfield en route to the Icknield RC 30K |
30/3/08 | front | Continental Supersonic | Conti Supersonic butyl | This was the same tyre as above - it punctured near Stewkley on the ride back home |
16/4/08 | rear | Veloflex Record | Conti Supersonic butyl | Was riding to work (going to the club '10' straight from work this evening). Both tyres were changed to Records after the previous puncture - they had done two events before this puncture! |
30/4/08 | rear | Veloflex Record | butyl | Riding fom work to the club event at Stony. No tyre levers - I had to use 50p coins! |
21/5/08 | front & rear | Veloflex Record | butyl | A pair of "garage punctures" - presumably each tyre picked up a flint and had a slow leak overnight! Very slow in the case of the rear tyre. |
26/5/08 | front | Veloflex Record | Michelin latex | This happened after the '50' on Sunday - a gash several mm long through which the tube must have bulged. I have no idea howI made it back to the race HQ on that tyre! My third "garage puncture" in a week! |
28/5/08 | rear | Veloflex Record | butyl | The rear tyre went down after I returned to the club room after the NBRC champs '10'. This tyre had only been used in one 50 and one 10! |
6/9/08 | rear | Veloflex Record | butyl | Slow puncture picked up on the way home from a club event at Astwood |
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