The dreaded puncture ARE YOU SURE YOU COULD FIX IT?
IT’S PROBABLY A DEEPLY felt and secret fear we all have on a long ride, especially if we’re only partly conscious of being able to cope if we end up with a flat tyre I did a ten-week 10,000 km tour a few years back without a hitch of any sort. But I’ve been closer to home on shorter rides when I once had to call Roadside Assist because of a flat tyre. On another occasion, fortuitously, I was in a country town where the local servo came to the rescue.
With an enhanced sense of responsibility, I now always carry a repair kit, although I have often wondered if I could use it effectively. I got to find out not so long ago.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE
A few of us – thank Goodness I had company – were enjoying some gravel roads in the Brindabella Range west of Canberra when my magical computer screen warned me of decreasing pressure
