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[Closed] Took about twenty minutes to fix a puncture today.

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Stopped by the side of the road to fix it. Little did I know that there was an audax or something going along that same road. Not a sportive, as there wasn't enough crabon fribe and Raphaites, so assumed audax.

As I was fixing it, riders went past, slowed down,

"You OK?"

"Yes, thanks. Just a puncture."

"Got everything you need?"

"Yes, thanks. Just a puncture."

"Do you want a hand?"

"No, thanks. Just a puncture."

"Do you need a spare tube?"

"No, thanks, I've got spares"

"You OK?"

"Yes, thanks. Just a puncture."

Repeat.

😀

Lots of lovely friendly people out and about on bikes today! Did slow me down a bit, but with a smile on my face.


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 1:29 pm
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Are you sure you're OK?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 1:38 pm
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Got everything you need?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 1:50 pm
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Do you want a hand?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:13 pm
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you ok hun x ?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:34 pm
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"Sends hugs"


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:35 pm
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repeat


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:40 pm
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Alright?


 
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😆


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:46 pm
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PAY SOME ROAD TAX!

<Throws McDonald's carton>


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:52 pm
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puncture? what is this, the 1980s? weirdo!


 
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You always know a true cyclist by the way they react, when u ask if they are ok & they look incredulously at you for your impertinance of invading their space you know they are a newb


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 2:55 pm
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Show off. Takes me about 20 minutes to get the tyre off the rim


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 3:19 pm
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Definitely sounds like an Audax. You should've followed them, there'd have been cake! Sprotive (sic) riders would just have pelted you with gel wrappers.


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 5:11 pm
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Outa my way STRAVAAAAAA


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 5:20 pm
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Maybe they thought you looked like an ill prepared noob having been at the side of the road for 20 minutes with a puncture. 😛
Or were you wearing your short skirt again. 😯


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 5:34 pm
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As I was fixing it

I call April fools. What was your gentlemans gentleman doing at the time?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 6:00 pm
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Bicycle upside down?


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 6:02 pm
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Reminds me of the time I had a minor off in the middle of the night at Trentham doing sleepless solo...decided to have a nap seeing as how I was lay down anyway...you alright, you alright 240 000 times followed by a marshal trying to perform cpr or something.. well **** off the lit of you I'll just ride my ****ing bike then


 
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you alright, you alright 240 000 times followed by a marshal trying to perform cpr or something.. well * off the lit of you I'll just ride my * bike then

That made me chuckle 🙂
When I was younger and more foolish I rode home after a cricket match (which involved many, many beers afterwards) and started feeling really ropey after a few miles so decided to have a lie down on the pavement. Next thing I know I'm being woken up by a motorcyclist who'd stopped thinking I'd been knocked off and he was about to call an ambulance. Nah, it's alright, I'm just a bit sleepy!


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 6:53 pm
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I rode home after a cricket match (which involved many, many beers afterwards) and started feeling really ropey after a few miles so decided to have a lie down on the pavement.

I once had to have a "lie down on the pavement" at the end of our drive after a "ride home from a cricket match". 😉

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Sounds better than the Southdowns Spring Sportive I got caught up in earlier, what a bunch of miserable buggers, barely a hello or acknowledgement, one of them looked disgusted when I asked what event he was in, left them to it


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 8:17 pm
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That's sportive versus audax. They're racing, you should know the event!


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 8:54 pm
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Sportive - 30 somethings pretending they are racing

Audax - 50 somethings pretending they are not racing


 
Posted : 01/04/2017 8:57 pm

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