Murphy’s Law…
This was me being cocky and stoked that I was carrying two 11′ SUP [stand up paddle] boards + paddles on my Surly Big Dummy. You just gotta know that sooner or later the universe is going to dish out a smack down when you get too satisfied with yourself.
Sure enough a couple KMs away from the shot at the top I got a rear flat with a mega load on the bike…naturally I had stripped my tools, pump and tube/patches from this bike for another rig. *sigh* And it was really hot!
I was close enough to home that I borrowed my GF’s bike and went home to grab a pump and supplies. Got back and tried just pumping up the tube to see if I could limp home and fix it later…no dice…it wouldn’t hold air at all…*sigh*
So I unloaded the boards and paddles, pulled the wheel, pulled the tire and found a blown tube….rim side…looked like a seam failure in an old tube. Replaced it with a new tube, pumped the tire…held air!…=-) Reloaded the boards and paddles for the ride home.
Lesson learned [again!] don’t tempt Murphy. Ride with a pump, levers and a spare tube. Murphy wasn’t too mean to me. I could have been miles from home, late at night, in the rain!
Hey Vik,
Bummer about the flat. How is the kick back working out?
Am in Calgary and checking out the Bike stores. Any must see stores that carry cargo or folding bikes?
I rode the Dahon Speed TR and Speed Pro TT yesterday (Bow Cycle) and sat on a Tikit at Power in Motion (downtown) I liked the Speed TR quite a bit.
Paul
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The KickBack sucks will be removed and sold shortly…my $7 kickstand is a better option. I did enjoy the centre stand stability so I may have to pony up for a Rolling Jackass stand.
Checkout Bike Bike on 17th Ave near abouts 14th St SW as well as Campione on 12th Ave at 8th St SW [no folders or cargo bikes at Campione, but cool shop].
I like the Speed TR as well nicely setup for touring.
[...] had a great time, but we had a flat tire problem on my Surly Big Dummy when we rode home…=-( *sigh* It added a long hot delay into our return voyage. I’ll be making sure [...]
Vik:
what is it about the kickback that you don’t like?
What don’t I like about the Kickback:
- I can’t use my Footsies
- I can’t swap my wideloaders in and out easily
- my Rohloff’s chain rubs the Kickback 24/7
It takes a lot of the flexibility of the Big Dummy away or adds a lot of hassle. I like to configure my BD for whatever mission I might be on and that may entail swapping stuff in and out several times a day. This is a huge hassle with the Kickback.