Seven well insulated riders left the Town Hall heading for Lyneham via an interesting and reasonably lumpy route via Corston, Seagry, Sutton Benger, Christian Malford, Foxham, Bushton and Preston (not that Preston).
Dry conditions with very little wind were very welcome. But the temperature was low, low low!
It was one of those days where you didn’t really want to be hanging around fixing a puncture. So, guess what - by Upper Seagry we had one. I believe Michael said it was his first outing on his new tubeless tyres which according to many folk are the best thing since slice bread. For the opposite view speak to our esteemed Ride Secretary (but make sure you have plenty of time on your hands to get the full gory details).
My understanding is that when a tubeless tyre gets too friendly with say a thorn that air rushes out the hole accompanied by liberal amounts of tyre sealant. The sealant has been handily snoozing inside the tyre waiting to spring into action. Michael was so confident of his new setup that he hadn’t brought along any way of pumping up his tyre - either pump or CO2 canister.
His rear tyre had partially deflated. It still had some air in it, but no sealant could be seen anywhere. It was at this point the Zefal mega pump sprang into action. Just 30 seconds of pumping and we were on our way. Apart from the 2 minutes of posing whilst our Chair faffed around taking a photo.
The tyre continued to slowly deflate. So another pump up before the cafe. And a further boost before we departed for home. Isn’t it annoying when you can’t work out where the problem is?!
Sian joined us at the welcoming REME museum cafe. Tea cakes & hot chocolate seemed to be a popular choice with the curried parsnip soup a close second. The soup is highly recommended by Gareth on a cold day. The cafe was lovely and warm so maybe we spent a little too long chatting before departing.
Home was via Bradenstoke, Dauntsey, Cleverton & Lea. Another lovely route and a good time had by all.
Dry conditions with very little wind were very welcome. But the temperature was low, low low!
It was one of those days where you didn’t really want to be hanging around fixing a puncture. So, guess what - by Upper Seagry we had one. I believe Michael said it was his first outing on his new tubeless tyres which according to many folk are the best thing since slice bread. For the opposite view speak to our esteemed Ride Secretary (but make sure you have plenty of time on your hands to get the full gory details).
My understanding is that when a tubeless tyre gets too friendly with say a thorn that air rushes out the hole accompanied by liberal amounts of tyre sealant. The sealant has been handily snoozing inside the tyre waiting to spring into action. Michael was so confident of his new setup that he hadn’t brought along any way of pumping up his tyre - either pump or CO2 canister.
His rear tyre had partially deflated. It still had some air in it, but no sealant could be seen anywhere. It was at this point the Zefal mega pump sprang into action. Just 30 seconds of pumping and we were on our way. Apart from the 2 minutes of posing whilst our Chair faffed around taking a photo.
The tyre continued to slowly deflate. So another pump up before the cafe. And a further boost before we departed for home. Isn’t it annoying when you can’t work out where the problem is?!
Sian joined us at the welcoming REME museum cafe. Tea cakes & hot chocolate seemed to be a popular choice with the curried parsnip soup a close second. The soup is highly recommended by Gareth on a cold day. The cafe was lovely and warm so maybe we spent a little too long chatting before departing.
Home was via Bradenstoke, Dauntsey, Cleverton & Lea. Another lovely route and a good time had by all.