Bike Stranded

[smith931]

Sometimes it can happen. To handle this kind of situation you need to carry some necessary tools like, patch kit, multi-tool, chain tool, tire levers, pump etc.

 

[froze]

Sometimes it can happen. To handle this kind of situation you need to carry some necessary tools like, patch kit, multi-tool, chain tool, tire levers, pump etc.

Sometimes it can happen? IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN!! There is no reason to get a flat and have to call someone to come get you, unless you blew the tire to pieces. I blew a tire and tube once with about a 2 inch gash in both, I stuffed the tire with weeds, grass, leaves, anything I could find and left the tube inside, I rode the bike 18 miles home! Actually the ride was comfortable! obviousy that was because the tire sort of collapses but not so much the rim gets damaged, after 18 miles the sidewalls were messed up but the tire was messed up anyways so it didn't matter. It was sort of pain to stuff the tire with this stuff but it's more of a pain to wait around for help or to walk.

I know I come across rough for some of you who have been pampered by wives etc, but I've been married to my wife for 40 years, but she's my wife not my mother, and I'm adult not some kid. So when I go for a ride I'm prepared to handle most things, in fact I'm so much that way I didn't carry my cell phone for a long time until about 2 years ago when my wife became increasingly concern for my well being due to my age and texting morons driving cars. I've only had to call my wife twice in 40 years of riding, once when I got diarrhea so bad that I went through my stash of Imodium AD (yes I carry this sort of stuff just in case) and the Imodium wasn't working, and I got so fatigued from the diarrhea and still trying to ride the 12 or so miles back home! So I had to use a store phone to call her. The second time I called her was when I was in the hospital due to a bike crash that destroyed the bike and dislocated my shoulder, even then in my mind I didn't want to call her! But I thought she may want know what was happening out of respect for her. Some of you need to man up and not bother your wives with such trival things, our society use to be such that the man was the person that took care of everything and not bother their wives with stuff that 99.99% of the time could be fixed, besides there were no cell phones so you couldn't call her if you wanted to so you were forced to take action...and I wished the times would have stayed that way, it taught men to be men not to mention the respect men (most anyways) paid towards women, so now most men have become weenies, oh I'm sorry the modern term is metrosexuals, and they can't fix a dam thing, have to call their mommies for everything.

Ok, I let some steam off about all of this, now I have to call my wife to stand in front of me to take the rocks that are going to be thrown at me for what I've said...

 

[kathybthomas]

It’s possible that you keep getting punctures from new sharp things poking through the tire, but that’s unlikely. There’s probably something wrong with your tire, wheel or the way you are putting a new tube into the tire. These are the things that could be causing your recurring flats and how to fix them.
Before you go out for a ride you should take some minimum tools that is really so mandatory even not mentioned though.
The most convenient to carry is a mini-pump, which will fit in a bag on the bicycle, or clip to the bicycle frame.
One should carry tire levers, which come in sets of 3, with a rounded business end, and a bent, hooked end for hooking onto a spoke.
Also, you'll need a small adjustable wrench to remove and replace the wheels if they are held on by nuts. See our Tool Tips article on Adjustable Wrenches.
Mentioning anti-theft wheel retention systems require a special wrench -- there are too many varieties to show here.
Remember, some hard situation may occur when riding. But a smart rider should be prepared to handle them patiently.
That makes the difference.

 

[MarkvW]

Another suggestion. Before you do anything, mark the location of the valve stem on the tire with a pen, or something. When you find the leak on the inner tube, you then can find where to look on the tire. Also, I don't know how many times I've pulled out glass assuming that it was the cause of the leak, but noooooo. The most common kind of flat causing I get is the steel belt strands of radial tires. They can be very difficult to spot visually or by touch. Hope this is useful.