Journeyman
"And this one is just right" ~ Goldilocks
Exactly one month ago I replaced an Exedra Max with only 2700 miles due to a puncture, then yesterday on a beautiful ride I pulled this shet out of that new tire, with just 1300 miles on it!
If not for the fact that I got the two punctures in two different locations I would have thought that someone is out to get me. Unless someone is actually following me around, I have to go with just extremely bad luck.
Minutes before I noticed the change in handling I felt something kick up and hit my leg. I think it was the handle that had just broken off- probably on the first rotation. I'm still trying to picture how the stars lined up for a dang screwdriver to position itself perfectly like that.
Btw, if you've never had a rear flat (I'm now all too familiar), not a blow out, on the R3 it feels like this.... You may notice it in the front first. The front feels a little high and loose (light contact). On turns she won't want to lean, but will turn more and more like a tricycle. Pull over.
There were lots of bikes yesterday on that popular scenic mountain road. I'd say 20, mostly Harleys, passed by, but none stopped- just a nice guy in a pickup truck with his wife and kids. Hmmmm, I thought. I once stopped to help a guy on a Harley when I had the R1200RT. I had metric tools, but the vice grips were enough to help get him going. Certainly on a joy ride, not late for work, etc., I will stop to help anyone- so much for the "brotherhood" that particular day. Oh, well.
I used a black sticky rope plug and 3 cans of CO2 (need 4) to get me to an air machine and then home.
So, last night, I re-read a post that I participated in about plugging tires. I said then that you should always replace them, but averaging a little over 4,000 miles to a tire, and with two punctures in about that many miles, I'm having a serious debate with myself......
If not for the fact that I got the two punctures in two different locations I would have thought that someone is out to get me. Unless someone is actually following me around, I have to go with just extremely bad luck.
Minutes before I noticed the change in handling I felt something kick up and hit my leg. I think it was the handle that had just broken off- probably on the first rotation. I'm still trying to picture how the stars lined up for a dang screwdriver to position itself perfectly like that.
Btw, if you've never had a rear flat (I'm now all too familiar), not a blow out, on the R3 it feels like this.... You may notice it in the front first. The front feels a little high and loose (light contact). On turns she won't want to lean, but will turn more and more like a tricycle. Pull over.
There were lots of bikes yesterday on that popular scenic mountain road. I'd say 20, mostly Harleys, passed by, but none stopped- just a nice guy in a pickup truck with his wife and kids. Hmmmm, I thought. I once stopped to help a guy on a Harley when I had the R1200RT. I had metric tools, but the vice grips were enough to help get him going. Certainly on a joy ride, not late for work, etc., I will stop to help anyone- so much for the "brotherhood" that particular day. Oh, well.
I used a black sticky rope plug and 3 cans of CO2 (need 4) to get me to an air machine and then home.
So, last night, I re-read a post that I participated in about plugging tires. I said then that you should always replace them, but averaging a little over 4,000 miles to a tire, and with two punctures in about that many miles, I'm having a serious debate with myself......