Time for a new tire. I got the opportunity to use my spare tube, an Emergen-C packet and a couple of CO2s today to extricate myself from the trail. It was another easy ride in support of my friend that has been having back issues since a recent fall. I can ride the technical trails next to the road that she stays on to protect her injury.
It is getting really green, finally.
Don't ask me why these trees are down this far (300 m) from the creek.
Guyot still has some snow.
Purdy flowers.
I was getting on the first techie trail to ride back when I tagged a rock with my sidewall.
This was my first trail repair that a bacon strip wouldn't deal with. Fortunately I had what I needed. I popped one bead off, put in a tube, put in the empty Emergen-C packet over the hole betwee the sidewall and the tube and the inflated. I got to 11 lbs when my CO2 inflator broke. That was enough to slow ride down to a parking lot where I borrowed a floor pump to boost myself up to about 20 lbs. I didn't want to stress the tire nor did I want to damage the rim.
This fellow was a pleasant distraction during the repair process.
The finished patch.
I made it home without any further trouble. I pumped the tire up to 26 lbs (3 more than I usually ride the rear at) to see how well the sidewall and patch would hold. Time for a new tire. Let's just say I won't be getting another Maxxis Argent. The lugs were pretty small to start and I never was impressed by their grip under hard climbing conditions.
