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General Category => Freewheeling => Topic started by: quixoticgeek on 26 February, 2019, 02:42:21 pm

Title: A lesson learned
Post by: quixoticgeek on 26 February, 2019, 02:42:21 pm

Had my first flat of the year today. I stopped at the side of the road to put a new tube in, having got the wheel off, and the old tube out, I lent the wheel against the fence, while I tried to work out what the cause of the flat was on the tube (failure by the valve). Fault found I pick up the wheel, and discover what kind of Fence I had lent the wheel against. Somewhat shocked by this discovery, I drop the wheel, which starts down the side of the dijk towards the water. Fortunately, it landed on dry land.

I suppose this was a lesson I needed to learn at some point... Ow.

J

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: T42 on 26 February, 2019, 03:08:43 pm

At least you didn't have a quick slash before fixing it.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Ben T on 26 February, 2019, 04:10:43 pm

It's an issue which is current - hope you made it ohm to amp-sterdam ok.  :)

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Phil W on 26 February, 2019, 04:16:19 pm

I bet it made you volt over the wire which could cause a potential difference.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Canardly on 26 February, 2019, 05:22:20 pm

Was this a one off ride or a circuit?

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Paul on 26 February, 2019, 06:05:15 pm

Bright spark.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 26 February, 2019, 06:14:39 pm

It is also a learning experience when you shoulder your bike and try to step over a similar fence before noticing the insulators...

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Ham on 26 February, 2019, 06:19:12 pm

At least you didn't break it, you could have found yourself on a charge.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: quixoticgeek on 26 February, 2019, 06:35:31 pm

Watt have I started? I see you've all charged in with suitable responses. I don't know how far we can go before the Coulomb-ative weight is too much. I am glad you are all enjoying my education, it siemens that some of you are enjoying it too much. Have you no idea how much these things hertz?

I shall try to resist continuing further, I know my capacitance for word play in situations like this are almost limitless...

J

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: mattc on 26 February, 2019, 06:44:19 pm

Lacking in puns, I shall slip this in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I

Probably the canonical example.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Kim on 26 February, 2019, 06:48:27 pm

Quote from: mattc on 26 February, 2019, 06:44:19 pm

Lacking in puns, I shall slip this in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUL56vrK75I

Probably the canonical example.

Shockingly, those guys don't appear to be on YACF.  Which is a shame, as they'd fit right in without any need for induction.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: ElyDave on 26 February, 2019, 06:54:12 pm

Not those two maybe (video wont play for me) but I did post something along those lines previously - 4 old duffers and a fence. I was frankly shocked at their ineptitude.

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: mattc on 26 February, 2019, 07:14:03 pm

I have the canonical example of that pun, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy1FiOk5FPY

Title: Re: A lesson learned
Post by: Phil W on 26 February, 2019, 07:51:46 pm

Resistance is futile, a battery of puns will keep recharging with no terminal in sight.