Unprepared people

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
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So, when you ride past someone with a squeaky drivetrain...what do you do?
Run them down, tell them that it drives you nuts that equipment squeaks,
and
then hop off your bike and offer to oil their drivetrain?

No, I shoot them.

Dave

Leo Lichtman wrote:


"Zippy the Pinhead" wrote: Well, Dave. She WAS prepared to meet nice
guys,
wasn't she? Maybe that's why she was out there...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How do you know your repair job was going to hold up? I think you needed
to ride along with her for a good long distance, just in case.

BTW, one of the things I carry for emergencies is duct tape. I have a
bunch
of turns of it wrapped around the handlebar. I've never had to use it,
but I did offer some to a pretty lady once--the offer was declined.

Duct tape isn't something you offer to ladies, unless they're of a certain
sort.

*leer*

*laugh*

-Luigi

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Dave Stallard wrote:

I was riding down the local bike path last night as night was falling.
I pass by a couple of girls by the side of the path. One of them calls
out "Do you have a tube?".

I thought about saying "no, sorry", but I said "Well I do, but it's
Presta". She said, "Mine's Presta too". I thought about handing them
the tube and passing on, but I didn't see a pump anywhere.

Neither of them had anything - neither pump, nor tube, nor patch kit,
nor tire levers. She had a tire you could could get off the rim
barehanded, that was all.

So I put the tube in her tire and pumped it up for her, and gave her a
few pointers. Then I told her "Get a pump, get two spare tubes, get
tire levers, get a patch kit".

Sheesh.

Dave

You did a good thing, don't ruin it by revealing to us your utter contempt
for the rest of humankind.

Incidentally, my very worst flats have happened on days where I had for some
reason or other forgotten either my pump or my patch kit, or both.

Pump & patch kit will do. A single spare tube will do, as well.

And as someone else on here has already said, I'd have fixed it for them &
ridden along for a piece. And maybe gotten some ice cream. But then, I'm
young, unattached, and idealistic.

-Luigi


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Tom Keats wrote:

It's not about the certainty of puinctures, it's about the high
probability of a Long Walk Home if you don't carry a few items :-)

My last LWH was the result of a busted axle.

For this I have Hope hubs ;-)

Guy
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University

Same here. Most times I have the tube etc, but lately I've been
'unprepared'
and going on hope and luck. The last flat I had was in the garage before
taking the bike out, so I hope that's it for a while. I'm in the bad
eyesight category. Fixing flats especially patching, requires some
closeup
vision which I simply do not have while wearing my contacts. I live tfor
the
day I can afford to get my eyes lasered.



I never patch flats except at home. I always take two tubes with me and
just change tubes until I get home and can patch the flat. I don't go
unprepared, though. I forgot my pump once and had to ride about six miles
on a flat tire.

--
Bob in CT
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:26:39 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
wrote:

test

Don't keep us in suspense. Did it work?

Luigi de Guzman wrote:

Pump & patch kit will do. A single spare tube will do, as well.

I flatted on a ride a few weeks ago about 15 miles out. I stopped
where there was a dying bat flopping around by the road. I found the
thorn in the tire, pulled out the effected section of tube, patched,
reinstalled, inflated, removed pump and the VALVE CORE STEM BROKE OFF.
Psshhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Aaagh!

I tried inflating the tube then quickly inserting a toothpick into the
void before all the air ran out, but I'm too slow. An incredibly
attractive supermodel with long, flowing blond hair driving a red
Barchetta on her way from a photo shoot stopped to give me a ride back
into town.

No, not really. It was an unemployed metal worker driving a beat-up
F150. I placed my bike in the back with his waders, fishing gear and
empties and he drove me straight to the LBS.

RFM

On 24 Sep 2004 09:08:56 -0700, (Fritz M) wrote:

Luigi de Guzman wrote:

Pump & patch kit will do. A single spare tube will do, as well.

I flatted on a ride a few weeks ago about 15 miles out. I stopped
where there was a dying bat flopping around by the road. I found the
thorn in the tire, pulled out the effected section of tube, patched,
reinstalled, inflated, removed pump and the VALVE CORE STEM BROKE OFF.
Psshhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Aaagh!

I tried inflating the tube then quickly inserting a toothpick into the
void before all the air ran out, but I'm too slow. An incredibly
attractive supermodel with long, flowing blond hair driving a red
Barchetta on her way from a photo shoot stopped to give me a ride back
into town.

No, not really. It was an unemployed metal worker driving a beat-up
F150. I placed my bike in the back with his waders, fishing gear and
empties and he drove me straight to the LBS.

RFM

I think that just shows you the dangers of stopping near dying bats, Robin!
;-p

-B

Muttley wrote:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:26:39 -0400, "Marlene Blanshay"
wrote:

test

Don't keep us in suspense. Did it work?

If it annoyed "sittingduck", then yes.

Bill "not a test cop" S.

Fritz M wrote:
Luigi de Guzman wrote:

Pump & patch kit will do. A single spare tube will do, as well.

I flatted on a ride a few weeks ago about 15 miles out. I stopped
where there was a dying bat flopping around by the road. I found the
thorn in the tire, pulled out the effected section of tube, patched,
reinstalled, inflated, removed pump and the VALVE CORE STEM BROKE OFF.
Psshhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Aaagh!

I tried inflating the tube then quickly inserting a toothpick into the
void before all the air ran out, but I'm too slow. An incredibly
attractive supermodel with long, flowing blond hair driving a red
Barchetta on her way from a photo shoot stopped to give me a ride back
into town.

No, not really. It was an unemployed metal worker driving a beat-up
F150. I placed my bike in the back with his waders, fishing gear and
empties and he drove me straight to the LBS.

Damn. Thought we had one of those Letters to Penthouse things here.

Bill "they're all true, you know" S.