Well that was adventure I don't care to repeat - the first half of the day anyway.
Waylaid in Richmond by a piece of glass that went straight through the tyre.Fortunately right near a servo with magic air in a hose. Unfortunately I then knocked the bike off the side stand trying to undo the rear axle, simultaneously bending the axle spanner into uselessness and scratching the front fairing against the metal waste bin.
So Mrs Warewolf brings out a socket and the lift stand. In goes the spare tube in 20mins flat (ha ha - little did I know).
Just get to the dirt in Wairoa Gorge Rd, hmmm what's this? More wibbly-wobbly from the rear end? That feels flat again, maybe I can pretend it's just the rear moving around in the deep rocky gravel stuff? Nope.
Out with the old tube, check the patch kit, yep, so got it patched. No stand so had to lay the bike over to get the wheel out. Found the new tube had been punctured by a small shard of glass, I did check for more bits stuck in the carcass originally, but this piece must have been floating loose. Note to self: always remove tyre after glass injuries to get all of it out!
While it was all sitting there with a freshly opened tube of glue, I patched that one, too.
Original tube went back in again no worries, with a couple of layers of gaffer tape inside the carcass over the cut, to stop any flexing pinching the tube (had that happen before). Had to use the mtb pump this time, so that took a bit of effort but works fine.And my one small win was using the toothbrush to get the mud out of the axle hole & sprocket,
although I probably should have put a rag on the ground first.:slap: A toothbrush is one of those little things that makes life easier trail-side: it's great for quickly getting the crud off bolts etc before you undo them.
So the tyre stayed round after that, and I caught up to the team 15mins later.
The Wairoa River was about 2m lower than last week, and prettily clear rather than being a wild muddy brown. We explored a track or two on the true right - the slippery pine needles made sideways action easy & frequent. Quite a good view up top - ta Nordie - overlooking the Moutere Depression, Tasman Bay nearly out to Separation Point.
So the day wasn't a complete loss!!
Originally Posted by Steve McQueen
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