Flat tire on bicycle

WGroleau

Wandering Weirdo aka 伟思礼

Time of past OR future Camino

2015–2018 (partial)

• Aug 29, 2017

• #1

Anyone know of a bicycle shop or. Ferretería close to Olveiros? Or any other option for fixing a flat on a sixteen-inch bike tube?

(Unfortunately, I probably won't see the answer until I find another wifi location!)

 

zakosdad

CaminoWalkers

Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Frances Sept/Oct 2013 CF Sept (2019?)

• Aug 29, 2017

• #2

Best idea is to carry a spare with you in addition to a tire patch kit. My wife use to get so many flats I was able to pull and replace tire in 7 minutes flat

 

jony jony

Active Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances ( 2007) Via de la Plata 2016/2017 . Sept 2018...Via de la Plata...May2019 via de la plata

• Aug 29, 2017

• #3

There are several pilgrim Albergues in Olveiros maybe , just maybe, a pilgrim who passes before you has left a puncture repair kit for others to use , as he/she slowly gets rid of gear for the return home . I have found an innertube , energy powder,all sorts of medication , a multi tool and lots of clothing left in Albergues by people who quit the camino and thought of others . Worth asking at every Albergue in town if you are that stuck .

 

Paladina

old woman of the roads

Time of past OR future Camino

CF, primitivo & del norte (2017); VdlP/Sanabres, ingles etc (2018), Mozarabe etc (2019), tbc (2020)

• Aug 29, 2017

• #4

WGroleau said:

Anyone know of a bicycle shop or. Ferretería close to Olveiros? Or any other option for fixing a flat on a sixteen-inch bike tube?

(Unfortunately, I probably won't see the answer until I find another wifi location!)

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Are you really riding on 16-inch wheels, or is this for a bike trailer? If you're not carrying a repair kit, are unable to fix the flat and/or can't find a bike shop, your best option would surely be to flag down a passing cyclist. No touring cyclist will Leave you stranded, as I hope that by now you will already have discovered. Best of luck!

 

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Solvita P

Guest

• Aug 29, 2017

• #5

Thanks for your post Wgroleau.
I'm off on my cycling camino in 4 days time. I can say - I can replace bicycle tyre on my own (being woman), did last summer.
I'm renting bike from company, I hope my rental company puts extra tube in repair kit on the bike.
Feel ready now for my journey!
Buen camino!
Sol.

 

WGroleau

Wandering Weirdo aka 伟思礼

Time of past OR future Camino

2015–2018 (partial)

• Aug 30, 2017

• #6

zakosdad said:

Best idea is to carry a spare with you in addition to a tire patch kit. My wife use to get so many flats I was able to pull and replace tire in 7 minutes flat

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Good advice, but doesn't help to fix the flat I have now. I've never timed my repairs, but on a regular bike, I didn't need tools. The Brompton, however, has a rather complicated rear end which one must be very careful not to lose tiny parts when disassembling on the road. And then, my hands can remove a tire from a 24-inch wheel, but not from Brompton's 16-inch wheels.