My good deed for the day
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Coming home in the car at lunch time, there's a bloke 100yrd up the road from my house mending a puncture, as I had one yesterday, I thought I'd slow and see if he was okay, turns out he was on his 3rd puncture of the day, and this one was a piece of glass that had shredded the tyre. So I popped to the garage, and came back with a new tube, a new tyre (taken of a new bike unused), and my track pump. He was most grateful, as he was 30 odd miles from home. I pointed him towards my LBS in Tenterden to get another spare tube to get him home. A quick chat, a shake of hands, happy cyclist, and good karma.
Makes up for the bell end that found it hilarious the day before when I was repairing a puncture the day before, he just slowed down, and shouted and laughed, what a cock!
Makes up for the bell end that found it hilarious the day before when I was repairing a puncture the day before, he just slowed down, and shouted and laughed, what a cock!
Good man.
Last year on tour in Bavaria, one of the boys had a puncture. Baking hot day. Pulled up in front of a house and set about fixing things. Labrador comes out to investigate, followed by the Father and son who live there. Next minute, they come out with track pump, a new inner tube and a jug of iced lemonade. And then refill out bottles with sports drink. Brilliant. Pose for photos, then we off we set. Everyone feels happier.
Merry Christmas.
Last year on tour in Bavaria, one of the boys had a puncture. Baking hot day. Pulled up in front of a house and set about fixing things. Labrador comes out to investigate, followed by the Father and son who live there. Next minute, they come out with track pump, a new inner tube and a jug of iced lemonade. And then refill out bottles with sports drink. Brilliant. Pose for photos, then we off we set. Everyone feels happier.
Merry Christmas.
Well done that man! 
The last time I stopped to help someone was a lass with a puncture just past the start of CS7 in Colliers Wood. She'd been trying to fix a puncture for 25 minutes when I stopped to ask if she needed any help, whilst dozens of people just shot on past.
Until fitting some tubeless Panaracers a couple of weeks ago, her tyre was the tightest fit I've ever had to get off and back on a rim! She knew exactly how to fix a puncture, but her plastic tyre irons might as well have been overcooked spaghetti for all the impact they were having!
The last time I stopped to help someone was a lass with a puncture just past the start of CS7 in Colliers Wood. She'd been trying to fix a puncture for 25 minutes when I stopped to ask if she needed any help, whilst dozens of people just shot on past.
Until fitting some tubeless Panaracers a couple of weeks ago, her tyre was the tightest fit I've ever had to get off and back on a rim! She knew exactly how to fix a puncture, but her plastic tyre irons might as well have been overcooked spaghetti for all the impact they were having!
A few years ago a chap passing my house asked if he could leave his bike in my garage as he had a flat. I ran him into work and dropped his bike off for him later as I have an estate car.
Each year since we've had a lovely Christmas card through the door from him that always gives me a good feeling.
Each year since we've had a lovely Christmas card through the door from him that always gives me a good feeling.
Was flagged down by some guy on a summer morning ride asking if I had a chaintool which I did then saw he had a 10spd set up so just gave him my chainlink.
Had just got an 11spd bike yet hadn't upgraded my spare chainlink in the saddle pack which was still a 10spd
I think good Karma works both ways, luckiest for me was getting a slow puncture on a Campag Zonda wheelset which are notoriously hard to change.
I kept on having to stop and pump up every five minutes or so with my inertial mini handpump which maxed out about 50psi as my tyre leavers were too weak to budge the tyre.
Was on the phone ringing various friends to see if any one could pick me up when out the blue came across a load of cyclists going the other way who were doing an Evans Cycles Rideit sportive. One of the guys said there's a rest stop a few miles down the road and then inflated the tyre using a co2 cartridges which got me to the rest stop fine where Evans cycles had a mechanic who had some metal levers and a track pump.
I now always carry some decent tyre levers and a co2 pump.
Had just got an 11spd bike yet hadn't upgraded my spare chainlink in the saddle pack which was still a 10spd
I think good Karma works both ways, luckiest for me was getting a slow puncture on a Campag Zonda wheelset which are notoriously hard to change.
I kept on having to stop and pump up every five minutes or so with my inertial mini handpump which maxed out about 50psi as my tyre leavers were too weak to budge the tyre.
Was on the phone ringing various friends to see if any one could pick me up when out the blue came across a load of cyclists going the other way who were doing an Evans Cycles Rideit sportive. One of the guys said there's a rest stop a few miles down the road and then inflated the tyre using a co2 cartridges which got me to the rest stop fine where Evans cycles had a mechanic who had some metal levers and a track pump.
I now always carry some decent tyre levers and a co2 pump.
Top work OP.
I helped a chap in a similar fix a couple of months ago, he was stuck withour a spare inner or a flat kit. Threw his bike in the back (and him in the front!), back up the road to my house & swapped out the tube for him (he was a bit of a newbie, but we've all been there).
I refused his offer of payment and waved him on his merry way.
Two nights later, knock on the door & there he is with a mahoosive box of Merci! chocolates.
I helped a chap in a similar fix a couple of months ago, he was stuck withour a spare inner or a flat kit. Threw his bike in the back (and him in the front!), back up the road to my house & swapped out the tube for him (he was a bit of a newbie, but we've all been there).
I refused his offer of payment and waved him on his merry way.
Two nights later, knock on the door & there he is with a mahoosive box of Merci! chocolates.
Middle of Marin, 1hr walk from anywhere and lose the blooming valve thing that comes loose in some presta inner tubes.
It just fired across the trail into a thicket.
Only tube I had and no patches (yes - moron).
5mins of scrabbling around the thicket and a bloke hooning down the mountain stops and just hands over his spare tube.
Wouldn't even take $5 for it.
Just said "what goes around comes around".
So I always stop to check on any poor sods on the side of the road.
Good work OP!
It just fired across the trail into a thicket.
Only tube I had and no patches (yes - moron).
5mins of scrabbling around the thicket and a bloke hooning down the mountain stops and just hands over his spare tube.
Wouldn't even take $5 for it.
Just said "what goes around comes around".
So I always stop to check on any poor sods on the side of the road.
Good work OP!
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