First as I pulled out of the house I almost ran over a pedestrian walking her dog - "It's not as easy as it looks when you see films of India" I said, she just smiled back like I was mad!
The problem was that I had 3 bags of bottles (mostly glass water bottles - not wine - honest).
2 bags on one side and 1 bag on the other - this made the bike steering somewhat unpredictable.
Combined with the fact that the 2 bag side wanted to run on the front wheel.
So I decided it may be safer to use the pavement rather than the road.
I made it unscathed to the bottle bank and jettisoned by baggage - all seemed good.
Until I got home and discovered the puncture - was it the glass at the re-cycling centre?
This means I have to use my Park Tool puncture repair kit and spend some time fixing my own bike!
Lesson learned - take just 2 bags and stay balanced.
Let's hope it goes better next time.
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