I’ve never used them, but I know a couple of guys who swear by them, and they’re no clowns.
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I know Chris Froome (multiple time TdF winner) swore by 'em. I think Bradley Wiggins did too.
make of that what you will, of course…
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Now we’re talking!
Need to line the front valve up for extra points.
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Clean… 
cinelli man I miss my vigorelli kaliedo so much, my single biggest bike sale regret…
yesterday’s ride was annoying. i felt good, the weather was nice, and i was all set to push for a solid effort on a favorite local hill. half way through, i got a flat. then my spare tube had a huge slash in it. my wife and kid were at a birthday party. luckily, a friend was home and was able to give me a ride. it could’ve been way worse, of course. i could’ve gotten hit by a car or wiped out, etc. with the nice weather, i could’ve walked home in my socks. it would’ve taken awhile.
anyway, there’s my story from the road.
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Ouch
Man that’s bad luck, been in the same scenario myself, I had all the stuff to fix it but forgot my mini pump, luckily a farmer rescued me after seeing me scratching my head at the roadside and let me use his compressor…
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Some updated pics of my off-road sled… had a nice 20 mile ish shred on it yesterday on my local trails, hence the dust…
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It is nice to have one of those self adhesive patches [1]as a backup plan when spare tube fail or you get a second flat but then you can’t carry a trailer full of spares when bad luck strike.
[1] be sure to check and replace them on a regular basis as the adhesive might not be effective after a while.
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indeed. it was a good reminder after years of generally good luck and trouble free riding.
