The rules for this should have required at least a token check of the inner surface of the tire. Unless you know you got snakebit (puncture caused by hitting a curb with underinflated tires), changing a flat without inspecting the inner surface is a waste of time and tubes.

There should also be a patch kit time trial. I can do it in under 10 mins in real conditions, and I'm sure others can do it in under 5.>> ^Tojja:

- 30 seconds spent identifying/removing source of puncture (glass/wire/thorn) saves many minutes of rework when you get another puncture a minute later from the bastard wire strand you didnt look hard enough for

In 45 seconds he did what would normally cause me to go back inside and watch another episode of Downton Abbey.>> ^artician:

>> ^lucky760:
What'd he inflate with?

Small, pressurized cannister.
This is nuts. In 45 seconds he did what takes me a half a day.

lol that really takes you half a day?

>> ^artician:

>> ^lucky760:
What'd he inflate with?

Small, pressurized cannister.
This is nuts. In 45 seconds he did what takes me a half a day.

>> ^lucky760:

What'd he inflate with?


Small, pressurized cannister.

This is nuts. In 45 seconds he did what takes me a half a day.