I'm a novice cyclist, but an experienced engineer.
When suffering from regular punctures I always managed to deal with them. However, when dealing with a puncture I always ended up with my hands in a greasy mess. Even worse when dealing with a snapped chain. Always have a couple of pairs of throw away latex gloves in your saddle bag. You don't want to get to the office looking for the Swarfega. You can turn the gloves inside out to the clean side when youve used them and dispose later. That's my top tip of the week, maybe my last one but you never know.
I havnt had a puncture since changing to puncture resistant tyres, using Slime and increasing the tyre pressures. I'm riding Schwalbe Marathon GT 365 Road Tyre - DualGuards on my Cross Pro 29er Ebike. The gloves are also usefull for picking up the dog shite from your favourite trail.
When suffering from regular punctures I always managed to deal with them. However, when dealing with a puncture I always ended up with my hands in a greasy mess. Even worse when dealing with a snapped chain. Always have a couple of pairs of throw away latex gloves in your saddle bag. You don't want to get to the office looking for the Swarfega. You can turn the gloves inside out to the clean side when youve used them and dispose later. That's my top tip of the week, maybe my last one but you never know.
I havnt had a puncture since changing to puncture resistant tyres, using Slime and increasing the tyre pressures. I'm riding Schwalbe Marathon GT 365 Road Tyre - DualGuards on my Cross Pro 29er Ebike. The gloves are also usefull for picking up the dog shite from your favourite trail.
