I got a flat in my ride yesterday; my spare interior was a misfit and had no glue for the repair kit

Wheels of Happiness

Angono, Rizal | March 28, 2014

I rode up to Antipolo yesterday using the Fuji bike with Cosmic aero wheels;  unfortunately at CICM, I got a flat.  I had spare interior with 50 mm Schrader valve.  It would not protude out of the rim.  I had to have the damaged interior vulcanized at a shop nearby.  I paid him P20.00 but he used my dry patch.  I could not repair the flat because I did not have the glue.  I was up and going after 15 minutes.

I finished my climb to Antipolo.

Lesson:   I must buy a spare interior with 55 mm valve;  and buy repair kit with glue

Mechanical problems along the way.

Biking and health

Angono to Baguio, Luzon PHL.   January 25 and 26, 2013

A number of mechanical problems were encountered by some Recyclists during this journey/ride.

A.  Flat tire:

l.   Wesluk  -  At Tarlac province just before Moncada January 25, 2013

2.  Armin -   630 Am near Ayala Hts Gate

3.  Archie had two flats:

     one near Camp 6 and

     some meters away from Lion's head.

3.  Secx Noe -  in the evening of January 25, 2013 at the 5 star apartelle

     and on January 26, 2013 at the Pines Breeze hotel

B.  Broken chain  -  Jaybee at Rosario La  Union in front of Pepsi Cola gate.  Because there was a missing link repair kit, Wesluk repaired the same in less than 1 minute.

C.  Broken fork -   Jess discovered in Angeles City that his fork was broken.  No replacement could be found;   so he rode on the team vehicle took pictures instead and rode the spare bike brought for this situation for the Baguio ascent.

D.  Broken derailleur cable  -  also happenned to Jaybee.  He had a spare cable with him and thanks to Jeff ,  the cable was replaced in a jiffy.  This occurred at the same time Armin had a flat in front of Ayala Hts in QC.

Timo who is the pilot of the team truck:   got two flat tires - one yesterday and one today.  He got a ticket last January 25, 2013 from MMDA friends allegedly for violating the permanent truck ban on the street where he passed.


But these were few and manageable and we were all prepared for this because we had spares and tools

Some Roadside Troubles on the Way to Calauag

Bike and Save the Earth

 It could not be avoided.  We prayed hard before the trip.  But there were things that happenned on the way:

Angel got four flats:   one in Cardona, after leaving the church, one in Luisiana,  one in Gumaca and one in  Pasig on the way home.

                    Angel had his third flat in Gumaca;  he has 3 spare interior

I got one flat in Luisiana,  I slid and fell on a curve in Luisiana while avoiding a sideswipe with a tricycle;  fortunately I was  able to uncleat.  Then in Gumaca on the way to Lopez, slid while negotiating a railroad track;  I had uncleated, but the track was tall and slippery and fell on my right side.  I softned the fall with my gloved hand and slightly scratched my knee.  Otherwise I was OK;  I was able to average 25 kph towing them to  Lopez, after the fall.  Now my knee is starting to hurt.