Biblical Puncture

I've just left work on Wednesday afternoon, cycling along past St Pauls looking forward to the sunny 15 mile commute ahead of me, then BANG.
It feels like the back of my bike has exploded, luckily there was no large bus or maniac black cab behind me as I was wobbled right of the bike.
On checking the back of the bike I notice a 2 inch screw has gone through my tyre, tube and RIM. Taking a chunk out of my back brake and put a nice long scratch down the length of my seat tube. I have gone through a Continental and Bontrager tire in 1 week. Both with full Kevlar gubbins. A bad week.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10973128@N08/

Can anyone suggest any double hard tires ?
I am sick of trying to convince the South Eastern train ticket jockeys to let me on, covered in grease with a broken bike before 7pm.

Oh and is anyone missing a screw, as I think I've found it.

Holy crap thats bad. I dunno what tyre would've stopped that puncture.

Are you gonna get a new rim?

Will try some sort of bodge operation first to see if she holds up. As the bike is only 3 weeks old.I might try and wangle something out of Evans.
If not I will have to invest in a new rim and dust off my wheel building skills.

Looks like the rim should be OK, just a little hole/dent, it's not buckled or anything. I'm guessing the tyre will hold up if you take the screw out. If you're scared of the hole it leaves you could always sandwich a couple of bits of cardboard between it and the tube.

I'd be more worried about that massive crack in your frame if i were you ;)

The rim is fine so I am not too concerned, I just cant believe the state of some of Londons roads and the crap that is on them.

Oh that was my previous steed, Tis' but a scratch and hopefully should polish out !

Not really a warranty though, just bad luck.

I doubt there are any tyres that would resist something that goes through the goddamn rim! Those Bonty hardcases you've got on there are about as tough as they come. You could try Spec Armadillos, but they cost a lfair bit more than the Bontys and I don't think they're that much better. Plus they feel like you're riding on a tyre made of wood.

Reminds me of this...
http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=217785&highlight=screw+deepv

Sh1t dude, top marks for effort!!

What a coincidence. I went out yesterday for a quick mash round North London, on new tyres that have only seen 50 miles. Rolling very slowly (probably my mistake) over the top of Hornsey Rise when... POP-CLATTER-CLATTER-CLATTER. I thought a whole load of spokes had gone or something. Turns out it was a massive screw, still lodged in my tyre and whacking the stays/bridge.
I could hardly pull it out, made a makeshift tyre boot out of the knackered inner tube, and rode home cursing that it was about £17's worth of tyre and tube fucked.
Anyway, I got home, got busy with a more substantial boot, and some Shoe Goo in the cut, and it's not so bad. No bulge, so I'm going to just live with it. I've got away with worse.
The incident happened on the opposite side of the road to a big house with major construction work going on. Normally that's enough distance, but I feel like getting off and carrying my bike for 20 yards now whenever I see builders' detritus :-(

BringMeMyFix The incident happened on the opposite side of the road to a big house with major construction work going on. Normally that's enough distance, but I feel like getting off and carrying my bike for 20 yards now whenever I see builders' detritus :-(

riding past building sites is simply the worst. punctures are bad enough but it's the wolf-whistling that does my head in

Stop wearing those blue trousers jay dubya! :P

hippy Stop wearing those blue trousers jay dubya! :P
i'll have to know, they are completely wrecked from the dunwich ride. don't worry though, i will soon pick-up some equally loud golfing strides

jonnywilkinson [quote]BringMeMyFix The incident happened on the opposite side of the road to a big house with major construction work going on. Normally that's enough distance, but I feel like getting off and carrying my bike for 20 yards now whenever I see builders' detritus :-(

riding past building sites is simply the worst. punctures are bad enough but it's the wolf-whistling that does my head in[/quote]

My wife was not impressed by Euskatel's shorts in the Tour this year. She thought the 'tan' coloured semi-circle below the waist made it look like all the riders had builders' arse-cracks.

BringMeMyFix

My wife was not impressed by Euskatel's shorts in the Tour this year. She thought the 'tan' coloured semi-circle below the waist made it look like all the riders had builders' arse-cracks.

well i hope she averted her gaze during Stage 18 with Sandy Casar's butt hanging out all over the place

jonnywilkinson [quote]BringMeMyFix

My wife was not impressed by Euskatel's shorts in the Tour this year. She thought the 'tan' coloured semi-circle below the waist made it look like all the riders had builders' arse-cracks.

well i hope she averted her gaze during Stage 18 with Sandy Casar's butt hanging out all over the place[/quote]

No, she recorded that one and watched it repeatedly whilst I was out riding.

Eddie4130 I've just left work on Wednesday afternoon, cycling along past St Pauls looking forward to the sunny 15 mile commute ahead of me, then BANG.
It feels like the back of my bike has exploded, luckily there was no large bus or maniac black cab behind me as I was wobbled right of the bike.
On checking the back of the bike I notice a 2 inch screw has gone through my tyre, tube and RIM. Taking a chunk out of my back brake and put a nice long scratch down the length of my seat tube. I have gone through a Continental and Bontrager tire in 1 week. Both with full Kevlar gubbins. A bad week.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10973128@N08/

Can anyone suggest any double hard tires ?
I am sick of trying to convince the South Eastern train ticket jockeys to let me on, covered in grease with a broken bike before 7pm.

Oh and is anyone missing a screw, as I think I've found it.

Blimey... that is really unlucky. Pretty bad that the local authorities let the roads get to that state really.

The expensive puncture proof tyres like Gatorskins are more puncture resistant but nothing is going to stop a nail.

By the way the CTC's pothole reporter also allows you to report dirty roads. I reported a pothole and some glass over a road and it was gone within a week or so.

Thanks all for your concern and musings.

I have patched the rim up and it seems to be holding. Put the bike back together today, even gave it a little wipe down and feel a whole lot better again !

I think most of south Londons roads are giant pot holes, I go over some that would shake your fillings on a full suspension downhill badboy. I blame Thames water and the cable companys' leaving the roads like patchwork quilts.

yeah i know....there's a stretch of road in peckham that looks like an exploded mine field!

http://schwalbetires.com/node/227/ok

punctures are the bane of my life

I dumped my gatorskins

Fitted a Schalbe Stelvio which punctured within two days

now I am on the look out for one of these

http://schwalbetires.com/node/227/ok

considering how slim the chances are for this to happen you should go buy the lotto

You can bay Stelvio Plus tires at the London Bicycle Repair Shop http://www.londonbicycle.com/repair.htm. I had a similar story: Gatorskins that kept getting punctured so I went in to the repair shop and after some discussion with the guy there decided on some Stelvio Pluses. They seem slightly slower than my Gatorskins but maybe it's just that I was feeling tired last week (no pun intended). I recommend that shop btw if you're in the south bank area: usually very helpful and they have a surprisingly large amounts of bits and bobs in stock. Some of the staff ride some very cool looking track bikes.