I didn't see the pothole. I was concentrating on cars coming around blind bends on the single track Montenegran mountain road. But I certainly felt it. And my front wheel developed a distortion which increased through the day. Close inspection later revealed a small split in the braking surface of the rim.
What to do? The nearest town was 25km away and I have experienced exploding rims before which sound like gunfire and rip the tube to shreds. We set off early in the morning with deflated tyre and reduced weight. After 5km, while stopping to photograph frogs, an empty van pulled up and we accepted the offer of the ride to Bileca, crossing into Bosnia on the way.
No bike shop in town but after many enquiries we found a man with a van full off stuff who was quickly on his mobile and first a back and eventually a front wheel arrived. With free fitting and a spanner thrown in I am now the proud owner of a heavyweight Bosnian front wheel which should survive the Balkan road system. And we were off cycling again by 10.30...
What to do? The nearest town was 25km away and I have experienced exploding rims before which sound like gunfire and rip the tube to shreds. We set off early in the morning with deflated tyre and reduced weight. After 5km, while stopping to photograph frogs, an empty van pulled up and we accepted the offer of the ride to Bileca, crossing into Bosnia on the way.
No bike shop in town but after many enquiries we found a man with a van full off stuff who was quickly on his mobile and first a back and eventually a front wheel arrived. With free fitting and a spanner thrown in I am now the proud owner of a heavyweight Bosnian front wheel which should survive the Balkan road system. And we were off cycling again by 10.30...
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