Weird mojo

[Jess from VA]

So I picked up a small nail in my car tar about 9 days ago.  It was hard backing out of my shed, and when I looked, she was low (20lbs).  So I found the nail (center tread), aired it back up, rode to my local shop (1 mile) and my main guy put the stringy plug and glue in and she was tight as a drum.

As an aside, I probably plugged 300 tires at my first job in HS, but that was a long time ago.  Even though I have all the materials, I feel much better taking it to my guy whose probably done thousands of them.

I rode it twice afterwards, once all day, and it held pressure fine.

So today, after yard cleanup and 2 mile walk, I decide to go for a short ride, and I can't get the bike to budge backing out.  I look, and it's dead flat (worse than last week).  Crap, the plug from last week must have failed.  But NO, it's a new big ass nail, and closer to the edge (but still in tread).  I get it aired up, but she is leaking full time now, good thing the shop is only a mile.  My guy fixes it but says this is not a good tire anymore.  No crap Sherlock.  So I've ordered a 2d Michelin Cross Climate 2 in 205 60 16, and having it delivered to my shop, an hour plus away.

Who gets two nails in the same tire in 10 days?   Me #$%^!!  

I do not ride in construction zones and lumber yards.   Weird mojo.

[Moonshot_1]

Years ago I had a young up and coming contractor that lived a couple houses down on the other side of the alley.

Had frequent flats. Plugged them myself. At one point it happened so often I had the rear tire on my red tourer I had 5 plugs in it.  Got a new tire. Got home, insta-flat.

He has since moved.

So maybe you have a new contractor living in the neighborhood, new construction in the neighborhood, or it is just bad voodoo magic.

[Jess from VA]

I live in a huge old neighborhood, but other than the occasional home improvement or new roof, the roads are not full of nails and screws.  And I don't ride here, other than out and in.  

I must admit that the first small nail may have been my own, but the big old rusty one wasn't.

The other part of the story I left out (above) was that lack of attention and being upset about today's big nail, led me to lay my bike down in my driveway.  I had not done that in a long time.  Lifting it up was harder than I remember, the driveway angle was working against me, and it took three tries.  I had to remember proper technique.  Being 70 didn't help.  

The new tire is already shipped.  

[csj]

It might be worth using the rolling magnet.



Your local rent-a-tool place will have one.

I've picked up hundreds of nails here with the rolling magnet.

Do the whole property. Who knows what leaf rakes and lawn mowers throw around,
and into your bike's path.

[Avanti]

Not two nails! But does a nail and a quarter inch bolt directly across from each other count. Tire repaired to go home and then go away as trash.
Small inexpensive objects can be very expensive.

[da prez]

    O2S here. Couple years ago leaving SoMo caging it to visit Bro and S I L so just before Bloomington Il. durned old nail found it's way into 1 of my round rubbery air containers!  And as I wuz already in the wally wurld parking lot I checked BUT wally wurld no do tire repair!  BUT wally wurld be proud to sell me a PAIR of new tires!  Near bouts $325.00 later wally wurld pats me on da butt and sends me on my way!  Originally, I WUZ gonna order a complete set of 4 when I got back to SoMo and those 4 would have come in at $450.00 or so with mounting!  Best laid plans etc etc etc!  Wanna make GOD laugh? Tell him yer plans. RIDE SAFE.

[0leman]

Many years ago, when still working in the woods, I had a flat tire.  Not a big deal, just slapped on the spare and headed for home.  Got within 15 miles of the office and had another flat tire (sitting on I-80 and it was the middle of summer).  So, Call the office to get another tire.  Because there fire that just popped up it would be an hour or so before anyone could get to me.   Finally, a young one got me a tire, wrong wheel, so 40 minutes later the correct tire/wheel arrived.  Brand new tire.  Put it on and head to the office.  Got within a mile of it when the new tire went flat.  The had pinched the inner tube when mounting it.  So, a half hour later got to office.  Long day.