When you're struggling with learning how to repair a flat...

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Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on January 2, 2015 at 6:38pm

Better yet, how do you change a flat when it is 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder?

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Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on January 3, 2015 at 5:01pm

quickly...

Matt M. 18.5KM said:

Better yet, how do you change a flat when it is 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder?

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on January 3, 2015 at 9:05pm

Jump on the nearest train or bus home, dragging my pony home or to the shop.

Matt M. 18.5KM said:

Better yet, how do you change a flat when it is 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on January 6, 2015 at 7:13pm

Take it inside so you can look for that little piece of wire that's in exactly the same spot and just far enough in the tube to give it a slow leak...that's like 4 or 5 so far all exactly the same.

Who knew Chicago had so much teeny pieces of wire hiding in the snow, the loop, lincoln park, wicker park, wrigleyville.

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Permalink Reply by David P. on January 7, 2015 at 9:56am

My last flat was from exactly such a piece of wire :) Bugger would have been a bitch to find without putting the tube in a bowl of water!

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Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on January 11, 2015 at 12:58pm

Nice..if you live in the city! In the suburbs one might be lucky enough to be close to a business where one could get indoors for a bit. When not pedaling your heat generation rate can drop fast and you may get hypothermia. Mostly I pick routes that avoid business areas for traffic/safety reasons so it is likely any bike malfunction or crash will be quite a dangerous scenario in polar vortex type temperatures. That is my main reason for not riding in those conditions.

Juan 2-8 mi. said:

Jump on the nearest train or bus home, dragging my pony home or to the shop.

Matt M. 18.5KM said:

Better yet, how do you change a flat when it is 0 degrees Fahrenheit or colder?

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