[Cycling] Another flat... but a weird one

It's never ending. I left the venue last night to find that my back tyre was flat again. Today I did the inner tube in the sink thing to see where it was leaking... it was the valve. Then I noticed that the valve actually unscrews from the, um, other bit of the valve that is connected to the tyre. I've never seen this before. I doubt I will ever have an inner tube that will outlast its valve but I suppose it is quite a cool to be able to replace them. Those are the bits that unscrew on the right hand side of the pic above.

Anyway, you live and learn I guess.

Seems to be fixed but I bet the damned thing is flat again when I head out in 15 mins.

[Cycling] New Tyre

Well, having had a meeting about last night's performance that went on until around 5pm I had to get out sharpish and get a new back tyre for my bike. Having no spare inner tubes I could use and having managed to lose the glue from my repair kit I had to pump the blasted one up and try to get to a bike shop - there was a local one. I asked for Gator Skins and the fella said "Nah, they're pish, pal". Possibly because all of his stock is Schwalbe... so I got a Durano Plus, didn't have a lot of choice. And he was wielding an 8" long pedal wrench. And he was bigger than me.

So, let's see what happens tonight, it'd be nice to have an evening without a puncture. No doubt the Continental on the front wheel will go this evening and I'll be walking home in the rain. Again.

[Cycling] Bike Tyres

Don't buy Continental ULTRA Sport 700c x 23 bike tyres. I've had 3 punctures in 7 days. I'd be better off wrapping the rear wheel rim in tea bags than using these things. I hate those stupid Specialized racing inner tubes too, they're about as thick as a latex glove.

Off to get some Gator Skins, mind you Continental make those too, but they are supposed to be better.

Getting a puncture 3 miles from home in the rain at night having fitted a brand new inner tube earlier in the day is just not funny. At all. And it's definitely not summer anymore in Edinburgh.

End rant. Sorry.