Tire changing in a hurry (do not let anyone do this to you)

**Dianyla** · 07-10-2007, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Grog

I could have spoken out as he was doing it, but I guess he wouldn't have learned the lesson he did.

The best part about handling it as graciously as you did is that he now relinquishes any current or future right he might have ever had to try and hijack any of your maintenance. Tee hee.

Oh, and he owes you $4 for the innertube.

**HeatherErin** · 07-10-2007, 05:06 PM

Sorry your ears are ringing - but thank you for making me laugh out loud. You are right, he definitely learned the lesson this way.

**Grog** · 07-10-2007, 09:42 PM

Thanks for the kind words ladies! I needed to share that story. It's been all the more frustrating recently because he's been telling my neighbor - whom I've initiated to cycling - that I was way to cautious when changing flat tires. Grrrr!!!

**Trek420** · 07-11-2007, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Grog

Thanks for the kind words ladies! I needed to share that story. It's been all the more frustrating recently because he's been telling my neighbor - whom I've initiated to cycling - that I was way to cautious when changing flat tires. Grrrr!!!

Guess he's truly learned the lesson when he adds to that "but on the other hand that can be a good thing

"

Hopefully your two divergent styles can balance each other out.

One of my ol' Aikido teachers used to say "you don't get faster by going faster. You get faster by going slowly and taking all the "stops" out".

So maybe you should change the tire more often, each time you get more efficient. Ultimately you're as fast as him, and more careful

Somewhere here there's a thread about a ride that Thom and V, I forget who had the flat and without thinking about it they just choreographed the fix like a NASCAR pit crew

**Kano** · 07-11-2007, 08:02 AM

When we watched the tire changing demo, teacher showed feeling the inside of the tire for hazards -- when I changed my first, I knew it was the valve issue, but decided to make the habit. DH had a flat lately that he created for himself when he poked the tube with a spoke he was repairing. He fumed at me about "check your tire" cuz we knew the cause, but I said, MAKE THE HABIT, and he did it anyway!

He may also have made another new habit -- remove the tire while fixing the spokes...

Karen in Boise

**SouthernBelle** · 07-11-2007, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dianyla

Oh, and he owes you $4 for the innertube.

Surely that was a very expensive, special, one-of-a-kind tube that cost a great deal more.

**Trek420** · 07-11-2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by SouthernBelle

Surely that was a very expensive, special, one-of-a-kind tube that cost a great deal more.

it's worth dinner and a movie at least

**Tri Girl** · 07-11-2007, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Trek420

it's worth dinner and a movie at least

A fancy home cooked dinner!

Funny story- thanks for sharing. Silly boys...

**Trek420** · 07-11-2007, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tri Girl

A fancy home cooked dinner!

Funny story- thanks for sharing. Silly boys...

oh yeah, not BBQ either, he's got to cook and she gets a massage

the right to control of the remote for 30 days and ...

**Grog** · 07-11-2007, 10:42 AM

Hehehe

Well since we have a chef cooking for us (we live in a great academic residence!!!), he can "take me out" to dinner every day (we don't have a kitchen in our suite)... but it's already paid for with our rent!!!

The massage sounds good though. I haven't had one of those in a while!! Thanks for the tip!

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