It's Murphy's Law you’ll be out on a ride about as far from home as you’ll get, when you notice something isn’t right with your bike . . . *sigh* You’ve got a puncture.
Every ride I see evidence of broken bottles and car windows on the road I'm riding on. Unfortunately punctures are all a part of a cyclist’s life. The tip below was passed to me by Rob Crowe. It’s saved me from dozens of punctures.
Punctures rarely happen immediately. Tiny bits of glass are hiding in your tyres which will eventually cause a puncture. These fragments of glass may have been stuck in your tyre for weeks. Take the time to regularly let the air out of your tyres and carefully look for little holes. When you find a hole, and you will, open it wide by pinching the sides of tyre to see if there’s a tiny sparkle . . . yep, that’s glass. Gently dig it out with something pointy like a large pin. Puncture averted. Pump up your tyres and away you go.
This is possibly the best cycling tip anybody could get. It takes about 10min, but it can save you many headaches. Each time I do this check I remove at least six small pieces of glass from my tyres.
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