Tell us about your worst puncture this #mycyclingweekend

It's happened to all of us. We've all had punctures at the worst possible time; here at road.cc we've had them and over at Cycle Surgery they've had them too. 

Do you remember psyching yourself up for a great #mycyclingweekend only to have your day scuppered by a puncture half way up a climb, or experiencing a particularly hairy moment mid-descent?

Maybe you took a photo, maybe you didn't, but if you've got a memory, you can take part in this weekend's #mycyclingweekend competition. 

All you've got to do is try and capture the spirit of that moment, or actual footage of a similar moment this #mycyclingweekend in order to win a Cycle Surgery-provided Continental Grand Prix 4000S II tyre. A tyre which we gave a 9/10 to when we reviewed it and retails at £50.

Remember, to enter you must include both the #mycyclingweekend hashtag AND the #CycleSurgery hashtag in your posts to Instagram and Twitter!

- Read more: road.cc's Continental Grand Prix 4000S II Tyre review

Here it is in all its glory:

 

The handmade choice of professionals, the @continental_tire GP 4000sII is this weeks #mycyclingweekend prize. @road.cc

A photo posted by Cycle Surgery (@cyclesurgery) on May 25, 2016 at 6:50am PDT

Obviously we hope none of you puncture this weekend.

There are things you can do to avoid it, especially if the road conditions look like they might contribute to the likelihood of you puncturing.

Just ask Lee Walton and his friends:

 

19 of us carrying our bikes after some hedge trimming left the road a puncture-fest! #hornseapeloton #cycling #mycyclingweekend

A photo posted by Lee Walton (@leewalton69) on Aug 30, 2015 at 3:33am PDT

If you need some more technical advice on how not to puncture, why not check out our very own guide on how to prevent punctures. New inner tubes and puncture resistant tyres are only two of the many pieces of advice hidden away in the article below:

- Read more: road.cc's guide on how to avoid punctures

Punctures might seem like a small-time problem, but should they occur at the wrong time, you might end up like the guys below.

Granted their crashes weren't puncture-caused, and the only reason they sent them to us this week was because we spent last #mycyclingweekend discussing your worst crashes and your recoveries, but our point still stands.

Hope you're on the road to recovery Guy and Mathias!

 

#mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery

A photo posted by Guy Hallam (@guyhallam) on May 23, 2016 at 8:23am PDT

@roadcc #mycylingweekend #cyclesurgery & then 2 mo later, rabbit thru front wheel! 3 vertebrae, 2 ribs, clavicle pic.twitter.com/2kekaGnu6Z

— Mathias Disney (@mathiasdisney) May 21, 2016

Of course, we've seen plenty of punctures throughout our time here on the road.cc #mycyclingweekend, and we expect to see many more.

Remember, to share your story with us and enter the competition this #mycyclingweekend, pop your photo onto the internet on Instagram or Twitter, remembering to include the #mycyclingweekend and #CycleSurgery hashtags in the caption.

You won't win if you don't include both.

Safe riding.

Here are some more puncture shots:

 

Mucky road #verulamcc ride to #highcross with 3 punchers. Bob picked up 2 flats and Rich went tinting for hedgehogs. #caughtintheact #cyclist #mycyclingweekend #puncture #cycling #outsideisfree #rideitdirty #mud #hertfordshire #lycra #highcrosscake #sundayride #feeltheburn #rapides #stalbans

A photo posted by Dayle (@dayleguy) on Jan 24, 2016 at 7:02am PST

Last puncture of winter/first of summer?! #mycyclingweekend #cyclesurgery #Bianchi #veloflex #lezyne #castelli pic.twitter.com/X6ROQjl0hQ

— Patrick Davey (@PatrickDavey01) May 1, 2016