Monday, January 04, 2010

Christmas tree goes off. Nail goes in.


An out-of-focus picture of what I picked up on Broadway and Monroe about 7 am Saturday morning. Luckily, I had removed the Christmas tree from the Xtracycle which made pushing easier. I was a little conflicted when this happened. Do I patch the tube here or do I wait until I get to work? In the dark I didn't know I had picked up a nail, so I tried pumping air into the tube. Understandably, no luck with that, so I walked the last mile or so to work. This turned out to be the right decision.

The tube was pretty new. I sprung for a heavier model with Slime in it. I thought this might be a good idea, as weight is no object for this behemoth of a bike. Understandably, the Slime was no match for the nail. After I patched it and fired up the air compressor to inflate the tube, I found there were a few more holes on the roadside of the tube. The hubside wasn't looking too hot either. Under pressure, the green Slime was flying like an ectoplasmic fountain.

I had a spare tube and some duct tape, so I made it home fine. I think it's time to get a new tire.

3 comments:

Hank Greer said...

I have yet to have a Slime tube work as advertised so I gave up on them. Your "ectoplasmic fountain" description is right on target.

tigre said...

amen on the slime, don't really dig their stuff, seems more gimmick than functional from my experience.

EvilElf said...

A shame it tastes so good and mixes well.