"My" LBS mechanic - can do it in just over SIX SECONDS!!! That is nuts!
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10-02-2008, 08:01 AM #1
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10-02-2008, 08:29 AM #2
Head up. Shoulders down.
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What Grog said (minus the part about no quick release on the back wheel).
2007 Seven ID8 - Bontrager InForm
2003 Klein Palomino - Terry Firefly (?)
2010 Seven Cafe Racer - Bontrager InForm
2008 Cervelo P2C - Adamo Prologue Saddle
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10-02-2008, 08:41 AM #3
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...I'm guessing that he's not checking the inside for leftover glass or any of THAT slow stuff.
Originally Posted by shellkay1212
-- gnat! (I'd rather put in the extra time to make sure I don't get another flat 30 seconds later, personally...)
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10-02-2008, 10:43 AM #4
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I'm sure he doesn't do that all the time. He entered a contest and won...
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10-02-2008, 11:03 AM #5
"Ride lots!"
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I don't get flats - knock on wood. I use slime tubes, because I hate getting flats on the road.
I've never timed myself. I'd guess around 10 minutes because I like to make sure it's right.
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10-02-2008, 01:20 PM #6
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5 minutes on the side of the road. 15 at home with the radio and my tools.
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10-02-2008, 03:55 PM #7
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When I changed my flat tire during the Waves to Wine ride, I was so slow that:
- You could have timed me using a sundial
- I had no less than 5 meaningful conversations with some of the locals
- The census bureau was going to add me as a resident of the town
I got off to a good start -- removed the wheel from the frame, got the tire off the wheel, found the source of the flat.
I lost a little time by not slightly inflating the new tube before mounting it.
The real time sink was that the tire didn't look like it was seated properly. I tried re-doing it a couple of times, but it just didn't look right. Perfectionism is a horrible thing! I finally decided that I wanted to finish the ride before sundown, so I did one more try at seating tube & tire, inflated the tire, put it back on, cleaned up my mess, and I was on my way.
Sometimes I think it'd be helpful if tubes were different colors than your tires. That way it'd be really, really simple to make sure that your tube wasn't stuck between the tire & the rim. But maybe that's just me.
I'll get back on the bike soon, I promise!
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10-02-2008, 09:10 PM #8
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So I think what you're all trying to tell me is that I'm really slow?
melissam...you and I sound like kindred spirits in the tire department. But at least we can do it, right?
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10-03-2008, 09:03 AM #9
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It is obvious that this contest was not set up for a real world environment and had to have had a special staging. For instance, think about the time for pulling the wheel off the frame, locating the source of the flat, pulling a new tube from your pocket or bag, and re-inflation - none of which can be eliminated in a real world application. Originally Posted by shellkay1212
The Tour of Missouri on Versus showed a rear wheel change for Mark Cavendish as Phil commented that it should take only 9 seconds to swap wheels from the support car.
So, I say, "so what?" to his 6 seconds and it sounds like hyperbole. You sure it wasn't 60 secs or more?
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