DIY SOS

Three simple trailside hacks to get you home

You can’t carry enough tools and spares to cover every eventuality that might befall you out on the trail, and sometimes you’ve just got to think outside of the box to avoid being stranded. These trailside hacks need only limited mechanical skills and provide basic solutions to common breakdowns that should mean you can at least make it back home to carry out proper repairs. Emergency puncture repair It happens to us all eventually – the day when the puncture demons unleash their full fury and you end up getting one too many flats and you’ve run out of spares, or maybe a hole in the tyre is simply too big to fix with conventional methods. But don’t despair, this fix is really easy and surprisingly effective. Method If you have an inner tube,…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2020

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