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I feel Kents quite an angry place in general
Yes it was really very angry. There was a road crew out fixing something on sunday morning and one of them was going absolutely insane screaming at cyclists that they couldn't go down the road. Guessing maybe his Saturday night coke binge had been interupted by a work call out, but genuinely worried he was going to have a rage induced heart attack.
Tubeless debate initiated
Must resist....
But while I wouldn't have had that issue, I think I'd have been through at least 3 tubes before even getting to that point and would have been desperately trying to get damp patches to stick in the rain in a phone box and think it very likely I would have given up at that point. Would have also pinch flatted front tyre in the same pothole (had sealant marks round edge of rim where I'd obviously hit it hard enough to allow some to escape) so would have been dealing with double punctures. Wrestling wheels off around mudguards, etc, etc...
Main mistake I made was not taking a step back and inspecting the tyre slightly more carefully rather than getting into tiredness induced 'must move on at all costs' state.Feeling guilty now. I briefly ruined the non-ebay deals thread by starting a tubeless discussion in there. I would say I'd carry on discussing tubless in the relevant thread, but have work to do so probably shouldn't.
Haven't booked any more audaxes yet, but am doing a solstice overnight ride tonight which I plan to take very slowly. I really do love riding at night.
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Sounds like quite the adventure!
Tubeless debate initiated:
If you had tubes, you'd have seen where the sidewall issues were with the tube bulging out, booted it and carried on without all the other drama. :P