Riding on flat tubular tire?

On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 4:49:09 PM UTC-4, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/7/2015 3:56 PM, wrote:
Some fifteen years ago I got a nasty flat about twenty kilometers from home. It was a sunday afternoon and there was no chance to buy a replacement.

I tried to stop motorists in the hope to have a lift. No success.
I even stopped a Police patrol car but they said they were already out of their assigned route.
I then walked for about a kilometer before deciding I should pedal home.

So did I,very carefully,especially when taking turns, and safely.

Once I got home I learned from a canadian acquaintence that, with a more conventional clincher tyre,one could profitably stuff the casing with dry grass and menage to ride with better comfort.


I've heard of stuffing tires with grass, in discussions of both
bicycling and motorcycling. I've never had to try it, though.

The first "long" (i.e. 20 mile) ride I ever took as a cyclist was in
very rural Georgia on a Sunday morning. I got a flat way out in the
boondocks, and had no way to repair it. I was very lucky to come upon
an ancient country store that was actually open on Sunday. I patched
the tire with an automobile patch kit I bought (big thick patches) and
inflated with a borrowed pump.

Within a day or two, I'd spent some money at the LBS and never rode
without a pump and patch kit again.

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- Frank Krygowski

you're from Georgia or with the occupation ? when where was this ride ?

On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 12:56:11 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Some fifteen years ago I got a nasty flat about twenty kilometers from home. It was a sunday afternoon and there was no chance to buy a replacement.

I tried to stop motorists in the hope to have a lift. No success.
I even stopped a Police patrol car but they said they were already out of their assigned route.
I then walked for about a kilometer before deciding I should pedal home.

So did I,very carefully,especially when taking turns, and safely.

Once I got home I learned from a canadian acquaintence that, with a more conventional clincher tyre,one could profitably stuff the casing with dry grass and menage to ride with better comfort.

Sergio
Pisa

Back in the day :-) I carried at least one spare tire strapped under
the saddle. Old toe straps were very handy for this :-)
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cheers,

John B.

On 6/7/2015 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 4:49:09 PM UTC-4, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/7/2015 3:56 PM, wrote:
Some fifteen years ago I got a nasty flat about twenty kilometers from home. It was a sunday afternoon and there was no chance to buy a replacement.

I tried to stop motorists in the hope to have a lift. No success.
I even stopped a Police patrol car but they said they were already out of their assigned route.
I then walked for about a kilometer before deciding I should pedal home.

So did I,very carefully,especially when taking turns, and safely.

Once I got home I learned from a canadian acquaintence that, with a more conventional clincher tyre,one could profitably stuff the casing with dry grass and menage to ride with better comfort.


I've heard of stuffing tires with grass, in discussions of both
bicycling and motorcycling. I've never had to try it, though.

The first "long" (i.e. 20 mile) ride I ever took as a cyclist was in
very rural Georgia on a Sunday morning. I got a flat way out in the
boondocks, and had no way to repair it. I was very lucky to come upon
an ancient country store that was actually open on Sunday. I patched
the tire with an automobile patch kit I bought (big thick patches) and
inflated with a borrowed pump.

Within a day or two, I'd spent some money at the LBS and never rode
without a pump and patch kit again.

--
- Frank Krygowski

you're from Georgia or with the occupation ? when where was this ride ?

I worked in Georgia for many years. Northwest Georgia, back in the
early 1970s.


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- Frank Krygowski