Comments on: Flashback Friday: Flat Tyre, Redux. https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/07/11/flashback-friday-flat-tyre-redux/ Regular people riding bicycles Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Maia https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/07/11/flashback-friday-flat-tyre-redux/#comment-183384 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:17:06 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=36327#comment-183384 Learning to fix a flat is a very rewarding skill indeed – you get so much independence, freedom from having to worry, and money saving!

Having said that, investing that little bit more in puncture-resistant tyres is (along with a D-lock, mudguards and a fixed basket) the best investment I’ve ever made in my bike.

I only get about 1 puncture a year now with my puncture resistant tyres, with 10km average daily riding – so good!

]]> By: Joy Burt https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2025/07/11/flashback-friday-flat-tyre-redux/#comment-183379 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:06:04 +0000 https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/?p=36327#comment-183379 I have had repeated punctures in the front tyre; the last resulting in a grueling push on the Little River Railtrail on a hot summer’s day to get to a roadway to meet friends. Yes, I did have all the requisite gear with me but my hands are no longer strong enough to do the job. I had the tyre replaced with one containing kevlar.
Away in Gore in June, and one in the rear tyre. Luckily I was with my van and got it to a bike shop. Then a few days later on the Clutha Gold trail, just as I arrived in Milton, bike feels odd, oh no another flat. I had the answer – I’ll try the new AA service for cyclists. Ninety minutes later as the day cooled and turned to dusk, a ute arrives. The serviceman had had to come from Mosgiel over 30kms away! Their service is just to get you back to your vehicle, not repair. Looking at my odometer reading I decided 6000+ kms must be about the life of a the tyre so replaced the rear one. Fingers crossed!

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