I absolutely hated the stock tires on the Clem (Kenda Kwik Nines at the time). Maybe the worst feeling tire I’ve ever experienced. I can’t imagine six years on those things!
Eric On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Jim Bronson <jim.bron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well after 6 years of owning my Clem and riding it at least 1x weekly, > usually 4-5x weekly, I got a flat. > > I was doing my normal 3 mode commute, by car to the train station, by > train into town and by bike from the train station to the office. Well I > rode my bike from the car to the train and was goofing off a bit and I > thought it was a seamless transition from the grass to the sidewalk in the > pre dawn light, well, it was actually a large sharp edge that was about > 4-5" higher than the grass. Thankfully didn't go down, the front wheel > rolled over it but I'm guessing I either got a pinch or just exploded the > tube internally. > > I hung the bike up on the train and got out my laptop and did normal work > laptop stuff while riding the 40 minutes down to the office. Well when I > stood up to unrack my Clem the front tire was flat. Well I've never had a > flat on Clem before and although I had a spare tube, I did not have a pump > or other method of inflation. So I hike a bike'd the 2.5 miles to the > office. > > I was able to buy a Schwalbe tube at the e-Bike store across the street, > albeit for a princely $18 for a SV19. It's been holding air ever since, so > hopefully it will be another 6 years before I have another flat. > > Gratuitous bike pic: Clem on the train on a different day. > > Jim > ATX > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEYHGYzp1by%3DGunss%2BCJSLEAS0xViK3Ndb6% > 2Bwk110m2LxQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEYHGYzp1by%3DGunss%2BCJSLEAS0xViK3Ndb6%2Bwk110m2LxQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5Cb-T%3D5-WVQhfvvurVM4Mqk0Me1icx%3DUqDeNjQMJKhCyA%40mail.gmail.com.
