Comments on: Flashback Friday – Handy Tips: Beating the Punctures

By: Oliver Mould

Oliver Mould — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 08:44:02 +0000

“Hmm, I’m an AA member; I wonder if their breakdown service would pick me up…”

Yes, they will help – they say: “AA Roadservice now covers electric bikes
If you’re an AA Member and you break down on an eBike, you can call us on 0800 500 222 (or *222 on your mobile) for assistance, as you usually would.”

I’m unsure what this means as I have yet to try out their service:
“In most cases we’ll fix the problem at the roadside and have you safely on your way. We’ll provide you with expert advice and, if extra support is needed, we’ll arrange for you and your eBike to get to the nearest place of safety or repair.
For Standard AA Members we will contribute $55 towards your taxi trip home.”

https://www.aa.co.nz/membership/ebikes/

By: Maia H

Maia H — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 01:01:07 +0000

In reply to Cyclomaniac. Yes, I once came across a smashed bottle on the Northern Line, right across the shared path, and it took me about 10 tedious minutes to pick up the broken shards one by one. After that, I decided to just 'Snap Send Solve' puddles of broken glass, but that I'd pick up whole bottles that I see on the road as that's so much quicker!

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:35:19 +0000

Have you been spying on me? Got my first flat tire in ages on Friday afternoon and ended up pushing it home in the rain for a couple of km rather than try to fix it on the side of the road.
And then I pulled a bit of glass out of it when repairing it on Saturday, patched it only to find it flat again in the afternoon- more glass. Only to find it flat again Sunday morning, still more glass.
Thanks for the article, I obviously need to improve my repair skills.

By: Cyclomaniac

Cyclomaniac — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:20:20 +0000

I had never thought about picking up bottles, great idea. I always try to clean the scene after I see bottles smashed on the cycle path but preventing that they will get smashed in the first place is obviously much better.

Bring on the deposit scheme, long overdue as far as I am concerned!

By: Maia H

Maia H — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:05:03 +0000

My top tip for dealing with punctures is to pick up any glass bottles I see dropped on the road or cycleways. It takes just a few seconds, and might save a fellow cyclist (or my future self!) a whole lot of time and inconvenience by preventing a puncture. S
Also, the container deposit legislation that the Ministry for the Environment is working on would surely see far less broken glass around, by financially incentivising the return/recycling of glass bottles like back in the old days! https://www.mfe.govt.nz/news-events/beverage-container-return-scheme-under-development