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[ailbhe]

I took the tyre and inner tube off the trike, put the rim tape on, and found it was over 18" short. Jeebus. Then I put the tube and tyre back on and started pumping, put the cap back on the valve, realised I needed to pump some more, and couldn't get the ruddy cap back off.

We came in and I washed the girls' feet.

I need to get the tyre done so that we can go to the dentist and maybe ERAPA later on. And I need to get more rim tape. Gah. I hope the inner tube survives the trip to the bike shop. I wonder if gaffa tape would help?

And I'm in acute discomfort, also.

Ho hum. Need to put on a load of laundry, load the dishwasher, pack a nappy bag and a packed lunch, and get the girls into the trike. Joy.

Comments

[ailbhe]

O god I am losing the will to live trikewise. This would be SO MUCH EASIER if Rob had done it but Rob had never repaired a puncture or replaced an inner tube before so he couldn't do it all without close supervision and instruction. Waaaaaah.

I'm also annoyed at the bike shop for selling him a roll of tape without enough to cover the rim of the wheel, when they also sold him the INNER TUBE with the SIZE on it. Duh.

[sam-t.livejournal.com]

Sounds very frustrating - sorry! Maybe you could ring the bike shop to tell them off and also get suggestions for temporary solutions - their opinion is probably worth more than mine, and yes, they should have sold you the right amount of tape.

Have you got a local bike recycling project or something that would teach basic bike repair skills? A recycling project might give instruction in return for a bit of labour.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

YES totally brilliant idea. It was their fuckup, they get to fix it.