So apparently Xmas hates my bike or something?

**Reido** · 25th December 2010, 16:24

Last xmas I dropped my going down a gravel driveway >_>

Today I found a screw in my rear tyre woohoo!

**Spuds1234** · 25th December 2010, 17:19

Leave the screw in the tyre and go for a ride.

Unless the tyre has gone flat.

Last time I had a nail in my tyre I was able to ride on it for 2 or 3 days before I got it to the shop. Never lost any pressure either.

**Mully** · 26th December 2010, 09:40

Originally Posted by Spuds1234

Last time I had a nail in my tyre I was able to ride on it for 2 or 3 days before I got it to the shop. Never lost any pressure either.

Isn't there a reasonable chance that the nail can come flying out with centrifugal force if you keep riding on it? In fact even if it's a small chance, I wouldn't care to risk it.

OP - get a puncture kit (Genuine Innovations do a good one) and keep it under your seat.

Or just stay away from your bike at Xmas.

**sunhuntin** · 26th December 2010, 11:39

dont think of it as xmas hating your bike, think of it as xmas setting things up so you cant ride very far and possibly saving your life.

**Cayman911** · 26th December 2010, 18:44

damn, nothing like getting screwed on xmas aye....

**Spuds1234** · 26th December 2010, 23:32

Originally Posted by Mully

Isn't there a reasonable chance that the nail can come flying out with centrifugal force if you keep riding on it? In fact even if it's a small chance, I wouldn't care to risk it.

Probably, but I'd been riding around with the nail in there for god knows how long. When I first noticed the nail and went to pull it out it was really hard to get out (had to use pliers) and the air started to come out so i pushed it back into the hole and the leak stopped.

I figured if I had a tough time digging it out with pliers, doing 50kmh for a day or two wouldnt hurt as the worst that would happen would be I would have a flat tyre that would deflate in a predictable manner.