10-11-2021, 02:16 PM
Coming back from Wrexham in the dark last Friday, I had the misfortune to have a puncture in the near side rear tyre. The car began to feel 'funny', but I was not able to pull up immediately, but managed to find somewhere to stop safely underneath the last streetlight in Trevor. Changing a wheel by lamplight brigs back memories.......
Anyway, this morning, it being a nice bright day, I took the Seven down to my tyrefitter friend in Bont Newydd, about 9 miles form home towards Dolgellau, taking, as a precaution, a new inner tube with me just in case. This indeed proved to be a wise move, as not only was the tube punctured, but the several yards that the tyre had been driven flat had torn the valve from the tube itself. I can't complain too much, as the tube was a Dunlop Airstop and must be about 40 years old.
Photos of the trip:
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Bala Lake was millpond smooth this morning
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Couldn't resist taking this picture of the gorgeous colours of the trees at Llanycil
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The Seven at the tyre depot
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The Penaran forest on the A494 on the way back.
Anyway, this morning, it being a nice bright day, I took the Seven down to my tyrefitter friend in Bont Newydd, about 9 miles form home towards Dolgellau, taking, as a precaution, a new inner tube with me just in case. This indeed proved to be a wise move, as not only was the tube punctured, but the several yards that the tyre had been driven flat had torn the valve from the tube itself. I can't complain too much, as the tube was a Dunlop Airstop and must be about 40 years old.
Photos of the trip:
S01DI001.JPG (Size: 83.68 KB / Downloads: 464)
Bala Lake was millpond smooth this morning
S01DI002.JPG (Size: 118.24 KB / Downloads: 464)
Couldn't resist taking this picture of the gorgeous colours of the trees at Llanycil
S01DI003.JPG (Size: 145.76 KB / Downloads: 463)
The Seven at the tyre depot
S01DI004.JPG (Size: 128.29 KB / Downloads: 464)
The Penaran forest on the A494 on the way back.