Archive für 17.4.2008

Kryptonite Breaks Valve

Yesterday I had my first flat tire on my commuter track bike. but it was not a hole in the tube. No. It was the valve that got cut off when the Kryptonite lock touched it. Well - the lock is a huge chain and actually really heavy. But I was astonished that with one touch the valve broke off where it come out of the rim. And what a clean cut:

Kryptonite Bike Lock

I was carrying all the tools with me (as every day) as well as the stuff to patch an inner tube - just not any spare tubes. Lesson learned: From now on I will carry a spare tube, especially when riding longer distances.

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