Comments on: Spares for A Puncture http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1688/tejvan/spares-for-a-puncture/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: The Nellster http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1688/tejvan/spares-for-a-puncture/comment-page-1/#comment-22954 Sat, 15 May 2010 13:23:31 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=1688#comment-22954 May I take this opportunity to say how very enjoyable this web-site is. The Base Training article just posted is very encouraging for us less fit chaps who have no intention of ever racing but enjoy riding and all things bike related.
However, the reason for this post is the use of ‘tubs’ in your write up above. As botogol above has written, I use the word ‘tube’; is ‘tub’ pronounced the same way, or tub as in ‘planting tub’? does it mean the same thing (tube)? Why spell it that way, lots of people do? Or why pronounce it as in planting tub?

Yours, A Very confused Old Man

]]> By: botogol http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1688/tejvan/spares-for-a-puncture/comment-page-1/#comment-22818 Tue, 11 May 2010 14:18:00 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=1688#comment-22818 In all my life I have competed in four races. Three Tris and – a mountain bike race.

On the MTB I punctured on the first lap :-(

I had a spare tube, but changing it trackside in the forest, in race conditions, as other competitors thundered passed was really hard – I fumbled and cursed and struggled, couldn’t get the tire off, twisted the tube, and it took me ages before I calmed down and did it methodically.

I was just grateful it was the front wheel or I might still be there.

I always carry spares.

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