Originally Posted by
HIDDY
Over the years I've had many long trips in the UK and several other countries on a touring bike loaded with four panniers and other bits and pieces tied on
Ah. The cycling equivalent of the caravanner. Bet you have a beard, wear sandals, and have an unsated curiosity about naturism.
Originally Posted by
johnny5a
The only time I need CO2 inflating would be in a competition race
Were I to flat in a race, it's get-me-home from then on. The race is over.
Originally Posted by
NickB
I would have thought that there would be no need to get some mailed. Your average bike shop should stock some.
You could use pagesjaunes.fr to find a local bike shop ('vélociste' in French) on your route. near GVA, you can also get some in Decathlon in Annemasse (€6.90 for 3 or €8.90 for 5) but a 9am opening time is perhaps a tad late for you?
My timings don't allow for shopping while I'm there, and so it comes down to a risk assessment. I don't want to find myself stuck on the roadside thinking "It's crazy that there weren't any shops in the village selling CO2" if I can forestall the whole sitting by the roadside thing through planning.
Originally Posted by
CT-UK
I find the best way to not get them is to sit on the turbo infront of the TV
I used to use a brand of tyre that would shred itself on a turbo. Little flecks of black rubber would be stuck all over the wall behind the turbo, until the tyre ran down to the canvass.