#1 in another new series: shit happens
Dec.19, 2007, filed under Miscellany
Someone had locked his bike next to Shackleton in such a manner that the big Abus lock I use had become jammed against the tyre valve. In getting the bike out the valve went, because it was so cold the rubber in the tube had become slightly brittle. Or possibly it was just another valve failure.
It was the rear wheel. Damn and buggery. Trying to get the 25mm GP4000 tyre back on with frozen fingers reduced me to copious swearing, as cold tyres are really not very flexible. Then there was the cold arse from sitting on the ground to re-tension the chain. And I missed my train so I had to wait for twenty minutes at the Gyle, where there is no shelter.
I was quite cross.
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