I just went for a quick ride on my Dahon Espresso, after a rebuild to test out the gears, brakes and new BPM hub. I only went a few hundred yards along the road, before coming back to readjust the brakes. Back at home, I put the bike on the work stand and made the adjustments. Out of the corner of my eye, a little brown mark on the tyre attracted my attention. It turned out it was not a brown mark, but the head of a nail sticking out of the tyre!
It just goes to show how quickly you can pick up a potential problem. Fortunately I was lucky, as I had not gone far enough for the nail to get through to the inner tube. But I’m sure if I had gone much farther it would have punctured, this unprotected front tyre. I have a Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour tyre on the rear wheel.
The BPM motor really pulls well, and I will be writing a quick overview of the rebuild later, including few pictures of the new set up.
Chris
It just goes to show how quickly you can pick up a potential problem. Fortunately I was lucky, as I had not gone far enough for the nail to get through to the inner tube. But I’m sure if I had gone much farther it would have punctured, this unprotected front tyre. I have a Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour tyre on the rear wheel.
The BPM motor really pulls well, and I will be writing a quick overview of the rebuild later, including few pictures of the new set up.
Chris