So, I was testing out the race wheels before this weekend, to make sure everything was in order, and I was running really low pressure in the rear tire, probably somewhere around 20-25 psi. There is a small concrete lip between the ground and a foot bridge on Brian's cross course that I managed to whack pretty hard with said rear tire. The tire went flat almost instantly. Shitty. The carcass of the tire is undamaged, I just pinch-flatted the inner tube. The bad news is I have never repaired a tubular, and only vaguely know how. The good news is the glue bond was very, very strong, and I no longer have a fear of rolling a tire after trying for around an hour to pry off the tire from the rim. The better news is a shop in town, Yellow Jersey, is owned by an old-schooler who has repaired hundreds of tubulars. He was reluctant at first, but I told him the tire was a Dugast, and he was willing to do it. I won't have the tire in time for this weekend's races though. I've put Yellow Jersey in the coveted "Cycling Links" section. Check out the website, its crazy.
At least this didn't happen.
Brian and I went to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert tonight. It was awesome. Gord's band is so good, and the little stories he told between songs were delightful. He apparently had a stroke on Friday, and is now unable to use his second, third, and forth digits of his right hand. So he would just strum away on his guitar while another dude would play the actual notes. It was really cool to see him in such an intimate venue. It was like "VH1 Storytellers."
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Gordon Lightfoot is a trooper.
Patch a tubular old school style. Your tubular has to be decent quality, your Dugast fits the bill. Determine area of hole, peel back the backing tape(about 6" worth), and you are looking at flat stitching. Open up about 3" of stitching, and the tube presents itself like an intestine. Patch the holes, lightly talc, stuff back, re-sew using old needle holes, and don't pull to tight, otherwise the seam won't lay flat. Light glue backing tape into place and voila, you're done in 30 to 45 minutes. The smaller area you can peel back and open up, the better you feel. Not uncommon to pay half the value of the tubular for this operation, otherwise you have trash.
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