Another flat tire

[pegkerr]

It was so beautiful this morning that even though I was running a little late, I decided to bike all the way in, rather than hop on the light rail. Alas, I ended up being even later.

I was really enjoyign the ride until a shard of glass flattened my brand new rear tire. Instead of sucking it up and trying to figure out how to pull it off and fix it, working around the panniers and derailler, I weaseled out and called Rob to pick me up. He's going to drop the bike off to get the tire fixed at the Hub.

I've been shown how to change a flat several times, but have never attempted to do the rear tire myself. I am calling myself all sorts of hard names as a result. Rob is not always going to be there to rescue me. I really need to suck it up and learn to do it myself.

Comments

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

"I have a quick release on the front wheel only, alas."

How exceedingly strange! The only reason not to have quick-release wheels that I know of is paranoia about having the wheel stolen. Why would somebody worry about having the back wheel stolen, but not the front?

If the bike is still at the bike shop, ask them if they can put a quick-release lever on the back wheel for you. Really, getting the wheel off is the hard part of fixing a flat.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Well, the bike is thirty-five years old. That's probably why! I believe that quick release wheels were quite new-fangled when I bought this bike, when I was in high school.