Lots of good info so far - metaphorically I can identify with the change of underpants - it really was quite scary.
Maverick - when you say the wrong size tube was in, do you mean the wrong diameter (e.g a 17 inch in an 18 inch tyre) or a 3.00 x 18 in a 4.00 x 18 tyre? I can understand the former being a big problem - it'd be a struggle to fit it in the first place.
Thinking back to the incident, I do recall experience taking over and avoiding braking, to help prevent transfer of weight to the front. I also recall lurching from side to side, mentally preparing myself for the pain which thankfully never happened. It was rather like trying to get out of trouble in a trials section (I'm a trials rider in my other motorcycling life), except you can't foot above a certain speed.
Still wondering if there's any definitive technique.
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