There’s been so much cool stuff going on this week that we’ve hardly had time to scratch ourselves. Riding Roubaix, watching the Ronde, meeting and riding with The Lion of Flanders, and drinking enough Malteni to keep the brewery solvent well into the next decade isn’t an easy gig, but we’ve done it.
On our arrival in Westouter at the fantastic gite the Pavé guys have put us up at, we were greeted with a big box of goodies from our friends at Lezyne. Pumps, tools and cages were distributed among the attendees and Keepers, and so the Air and Tool Supplier for the Keepers Tour became official. We’ve put the cages to the ultimate test on the cobbles with not one bidon ejected, fixed loose saddles and bars with the multi-tools, and pumped up a storm with the beautiful Floor Drive.
We’ve always loved Lezyne’s stuff, as evidenced in many Reverence articles, and to team up with them is a pleasure. Which is more than I can say for bouncing across the Arenberg.
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The Lezyne patch kit i got as a sample on the keepers tour saved my butt today!
I was out for a ride and as we approach the furthest point from home in our loop i got a flat in my Vittoria corsa's, as they are mounted on my zipp 808's i inflated it back up with vittoria pit stop, but to no use , it flatted again. i went thru my toolkit to look for a new tube, valve extender and a gas bottle... No valve extenders.
Fumbled a bit trying to get the valve extender off on the leaked tyre but it was glued solid. i was about to throw in the towel and look for a ride back when i remembered i had the Lezyne patch kit i had dutifully placed in my tool kit when i got it on the tour.
Time to give it a try, a first for me . roughed up the tube, placed the patch sticker, inflated the tyre and bingo i was back on my way. a
A happy cyclist stoked i got that patch kit from the keepers!
@Belgian Cobblestones
The most important thing is that you got home safe.
However to make your experience less stressful next time make sure you got a spare valve extender plus tool to screw it on.Also before you jump to use Pit Stop try to find a puncture and if it looks too big don't bother with sealant and just put the spare on.Later on when you get home and you're more relaxed look for the puncture and see what you can do about it.Most of the time putting the spare on is quicker than looking for a puncture,cleaning it and using judgement whether sealant will work or not.How old was your Corsa CX anyway?
Also how did you puncture?If the air suddenly escaped from the tubular underneath you than you know more or less that the puncture is too big for the sealant to cope.If you noticed slow air leakage and the tire became softer over longer period of time then sealant might help,although not always.
Hope you have a spare one ready to be glued.
@TommyTubolare
Usually i do have all the spare tools and 2 valve extenders in my repair kit, exept today.
under any circumstance i take of the tyre and look for the puncture , but i had bought the sealant kit some time ago and it was burning a hole in my back pocket. i just had to try it ( i never tried one before) so i decided it was the perfect opportunity to give it a go.
semi slow leak , not rapid pressure los but in about a minute i noticed a slight wobble on the wheel and decided t stop and feel up the tire to confirm my suspicion
Corsa cx, had em on for about 1000km and must say they are nice(25mm are flush around the wider 808fc), my tyre flatted while semi offroading in a street under heavy construction , lot of junk /pebbels / shards lying around
@Belgian Cobblestones
Is this a product for clincher tubes or tubular tires?
@Nate bought it for tubolars , used it on clinchers that might explain why they deflated so fast again , thanks for asking the question as my penny just dropped
@Belgian Cobblestones
I mean the Lezyne product not the Vittoria Pit Stop.
DIdn't score the hinted at floor pump over Christmas so just went & picked up one of the Lezyne Classic Floor Drives at 25% care of the LBS's post Christmas sale. Having it sit there all sexy like in the office just in my peripheral vision actually has me keen to get home just to inflate the tires...despite the fact that a broken pedal won't let me take the bike anywhere.
Looks like our favourite air & tool suppliers are stepping in to the gps game.
http://www.lezyne.com/products-gps.php#gpsdevices