Comments on: Contest: Learn how to fix a flat (finally)

By: Andrew Sarkarati

Andrew Sarkarati — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:35:01 +0000

Thanks to everyone for contributing! The winners will be notified through the email with which they used to comment.

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:30:29 +0000

I got a flat halfway through biking the 17 mile drive in Carmel…which means I know exactly how long the walk back was.

Barely made it back before it got dark (didn’t bring bike lights), but if you want to be positive about the whole situation, it means I got to witness some awesome sunset action along the way!

By: barbara

barbara — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:02 +0000

I was riding to the abortion clinic when my bike got a flat tire. I took it as a sign from Our Holy Father that I shouldn’t have that abortion and that baby grew up to be the 43rd president of the United States.

#praisejesus

By: CJS

CJS — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:35 +0000

I know logistically how to fix a flat, but always have difficulty using my small, girlish hands to wedge my tire back on after replacing a tube. One ride to school a few years ago, I got a flat and stopped in a nearby bike shop. After replacing the tube myself, I sat on the curb outside for nearly 20 minutes struggling to get my tire back on and failing, until finally an employee of the shop walked out, grabbed my wheel out of my hands, forced the tire back into place in seconds, and smugly stomped back inside, without deigning to say a single word to me. I was so embarrassed and would love some tips on how to marry knowledge and ability to fix flats!!

By: PMK

PMK — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:31:31 +0000

My husband I both bike commute in the city, and we’ve both had pretty epic tire blowouts. His happened one evening up on Twin Peaks as he was on his way to watch the sunset. A $40 cab ride, new tube, and two hours later, things were back in business. My adventure came on a ride in the East Bay near Martinez. We had a patch kid but we had a defective canister; luckily, a kindly cyclist stopped to help us and let us use his equipment. We would love to attend and get the know-how that would help us be better prepared next time!

By: Maddie

Maddie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:26:50 +0000

I had a tire explode before climbing a hill near the Presidio…no recognizable hiss but a more confusing flop flop flop for about a block. I think I ran over some glass.

Carried it and put it on the bus to get home. I rode my old kid size bmx bike around the next week.

I’m more clueless than I’d like to be when it comes to bike maintenance, trying to brush up before a tour up north this summer.