I thought I needed a little pumping up before embarking on this last few weeks of school.
My rear tire was pretty flat after I lazily left my bicycle parked outside for a week or so. Cycling on a flat tire is neither efficient nor enjoyable.
It is not efficient because I'd need to put in a huge amount of effort pedaling as compared . Steering also became much stiffer and less predictable(power steering... NOT!)
Somehow, knowing that I would not enjoy the ride, I made a couple of short distance commute on my flat tires. My saddle was absorbing much of the impact from the rear wheel and that just meant a sore rear end(sorrier end indeed!) for me. I could literally feel each and every tiny bump on the road. There wasn't really a point to avoid the uneven parts because it just hurts as bad to steer away.
Finally, on a commute to church one day, I decided to take a detour and visit the local petrol station. For cyclists who have not noticed, you are able to pump up your flats at this kiosk usually located near the exits/entrance of a petrol station. I being clueless previously, tried to use my hand pump for my tubes which has a rating of 100PSI. Obviously, that poor thing was too weak to generate that high a pressure and I was left with an even flatter tire.
I took some time to learn how to work the thingmajig (simply because I have no other name for it. The label just simply read: "AIR")
I could not remember a smoother and more enjoyable ride after the tires were done. (I did not dare to go to 100PSI cos the tires were already rock-hard at 90!)
As with all things, there's always an implication or food for thought.
Right now I thought I'll just get started with this and leave the rest for later. At least I won't make the mistake of being too lazy to pump up the tires.
My rear tire was pretty flat after I lazily left my bicycle parked outside for a week or so. Cycling on a flat tire is neither efficient nor enjoyable.
It is not efficient because I'd need to put in a huge amount of effort pedaling as compared . Steering also became much stiffer and less predictable(power steering... NOT!)
Somehow, knowing that I would not enjoy the ride, I made a couple of short distance commute on my flat tires. My saddle was absorbing much of the impact from the rear wheel and that just meant a sore rear end(sorrier end indeed!) for me. I could literally feel each and every tiny bump on the road. There wasn't really a point to avoid the uneven parts because it just hurts as bad to steer away.
Finally, on a commute to church one day, I decided to take a detour and visit the local petrol station. For cyclists who have not noticed, you are able to pump up your flats at this kiosk usually located near the exits/entrance of a petrol station. I being clueless previously, tried to use my hand pump for my tubes which has a rating of 100PSI. Obviously, that poor thing was too weak to generate that high a pressure and I was left with an even flatter tire.
I took some time to learn how to work the thingmajig (simply because I have no other name for it. The label just simply read: "AIR")
I could not remember a smoother and more enjoyable ride after the tires were done. (I did not dare to go to 100PSI cos the tires were already rock-hard at 90!)
As with all things, there's always an implication or food for thought.
Right now I thought I'll just get started with this and leave the rest for later. At least I won't make the mistake of being too lazy to pump up the tires.
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