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There's a trick to putting on car tires that involves spraying gasoline or starter fluid onto the tire, then lighting it so the pressure difference causes the tire to pop into place. Does that work on bikes?
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May 17, 2021 22:49
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Yes, but don't. A bike tire has a lot less volume than a car tire, and therefore a much smaller tolerance for explosions before it fails. Also it's bad for the tire. edit: also the exploding starter fluid trick is only good for seating beads. It's not going to help pop a bead over the wheel to begin with, which was Groda's (and other people's) issue. Also, it's incompatible with inner tubes. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 22:58 on May 17, 2021 |
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May 17, 2021 22:55
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Safety Dance posted:edit: also the exploding starter fluid trick is only good for seating beads.
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May 17, 2021 23:00
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evil_bunnY posted:This. The 'splodey trick is only good when you've thrown a bead far away from normal infrastructure and you need to reseat the tubeless bead to get off the trail. I only ever heard it being used in endurance rally driving with cars in extreme temperatures where you don’t want to be outside in the sun/cold for long.
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May 17, 2021 23:03
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It's also used in jeeps and trucks with big offroad tires that run at low pressures. If you've lost your bead out in the middle of nowhere, there are usually several ways to get going again. Causing a small explosion might be the fastest sometimes, and depending on what you've got with you, it might be the only option. It's usually not the best option. I'm going to make an official TGO rule: starting a wildfire is a bannable offense. 
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May 17, 2021 23:07
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learnincurve posted:I only ever heard it being used in endurance rally driving with cars in extreme temperatures where you don’t want to be outside in the sun/cold for long.
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May 17, 2021 23:34
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A Marathon Plus will fully gently caress that Wish.com nonsense into the recycle bin.
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May 18, 2021 01:43
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OK so today I learned what a "Dike Hand" is
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May 18, 2021 02:06
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The best is putting Marathons on the Brompton’s 16” wheels.
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May 18, 2021 02:08
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One of the benefits of running 35 and wider, I can roll most tires on with my hands.
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May 18, 2021 02:27
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:There's a trick to putting on car tires that involves spraying gasoline or starter fluid onto the tire, then lighting it so the pressure difference causes the tire to pop into place. Does that work on bikes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGnC21g0hc
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May 18, 2021 02:54
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Anybody got a recommendation for puncture-resistant commuter tires that come in 27x1 1/4 (current tires are 32-630)? I found the Panaracer Paselas but they're not available: https://www.panaracerusa.com/collections/commuter-city/products/paselapro-a?variant=34487894999202
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May 18, 2021 14:30
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Mauser posted:Anybody got a recommendation for puncture-resistant commuter tires that come in 27x1 1/4 (current tires are 32-630)? I found the Panaracer Paselas but they're not available: https://www.panaracerusa.com/collections/commuter-city/products/paselapro-a?variant=34487894999202 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_420 If you can fit 40s the Marathon Plus is also available.
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May 18, 2021 14:41
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Final(?) wave of adjustments to the baby seat bike -- added a lil T-bar handle for the babber to hold onto and hopefully feel safer, instead of touching my butt sometimes when he's jolted.  The bolts rub a bit on my legs, so I'll be trying to get some shorter bolts once I have the position iorned out. Originally, the bar was slanted back more, but I put a dimple on the bar and made it more square to give the babb more space, though it does end up barely touching my butt. That recovered SMP saddle is a bit unpadded for random hop on/off riding, but leaving it for now. Basket and bars:  Wald 1392 and Carver MyTi 30deg sweep bars. The fit was ok, but the stock Trek grips were way too hard, so switched to the Ergon GP1s to see what the fuss was about. Liking them alright, but kinda wish they were lock-on on both ends. The old grips I recycled onto the T-bar above, which had typically foul smelling plastic dealies. The red in the upper corner of the basket is from a dead twisty tie rear light. The rubberization is just to pad against the car while I'm loading the bike parked behind the car in our parking spot. This really ties it together:  Some knockoff of the Velo-Orange defloppinator. Had to use a parts bin long bolt to handle the extra thickness of the bracket at the back of the fork crown. Lucky I had one on hand. The inner tube wrap was there first to guard against the basket struts slamming into the DT as the fork flopped all the way over. But it was pretty much in the right position to mount the base of the defloppinator. Not too much tension -- a full basket will still flop over in the babb is in the back lifting the fork up, but it won't be as bad. Low speed maneuvering is noticeably less twitchy with the centering force provided, though still a bit of a chore given how floppy the stepthrough frame is. kimbo305 fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Jun 3, 2021 |
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Jun 3, 2021 05:18
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You're like the perfect target for a Tern HSD. kimbo305 posted:
Is that kink not making the entire tube way too weak?
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Jun 3, 2021 08:28
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How young is too young for a baby bike seat?
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Jun 3, 2021 15:52
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Most bike seat makers are going to design for 8 months + just because it’s going to be a pain to design for younger than that.
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Jun 3, 2021 16:13
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Safety Dance posted:How young is too young for a baby bike seat?
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Jun 3, 2021 16:24
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evil_bunnY posted:Is that kink not making the entire tube way too weak? I still takes quite a bit of effort for me to bend it a cm, so I don't think the babb would be able to force it much unless I just absolutely slammed on the brakes. It looks pretty crimped from the photo, but there's still like a solid round sector underneath.
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Jun 3, 2021 18:53
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Uh, it's been a long time since I was in here, but just wanted to say thanks for finally having a good thread title
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Jun 3, 2021 21:46
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I had to give up road biking for a couple of days because neck soreness, better to go easy than get a full blown inflammation which isn't fun. rear end pain was pretty much absent but since all my other bikes have platform pedals I got a little sore in the legs from the attached shoes. I think "clipless" is a dumb way to decribe shoes that clip into pedals. Is there a better word?
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Jun 4, 2021 10:13
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learnincurve posted:Most bike seat makers are going to design for 8 months + just because it’s going to be a pain to design for younger than that. We started our kids earlier, but in a front loaded cargo bike, in a car seat with a damping pad underneath. evil_bunnY fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Jun 5, 2021 |
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Jun 4, 2021 13:46
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Invalido posted:I had to give up road biking for a couple of days because neck soreness, better to go easy than get a full blown inflammation which isn't fun. rear end pain was pretty much absent but since all my other bikes have platform pedals I got a little sore in the legs from the attached shoes. I think "clipless" is a dumb way to decribe shoes that clip into pedals. Is there a better word? "Clips" refer to toe clips, the straps that go around your shoe on old timey bike pedals. Clipless pedals retain your foot without clips. Of course, it doesn't help that you clip in to clipless pedals, but this is the world we live in. Inflammable means flammable? What a country! evil_bunnY posted:It's not just that, I'd be very wary of transporting a kid who can't support their head when sitting upright. This makes sense. It looks like the rear-mounted seats generally recommend waiting until about 12 months. Depending on how things out, I might be in a different city and own a front loading cargo bike before any potential child reaches that age. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Jun 4, 2021 |
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Jun 4, 2021 14:06
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Transporting babies under a year is a much bigger logistics puzzle than anything else in my experience. You have to bring something for the kid to sleep in essentially, and that doesn't fit in the bike anyway. Also you have to get lucky if you want to get out between naps in for enough the for the baby not to fall asleep on the bike. I can't remember when we started using the bike seat, but probably around a year. It does help that we have a three wheeled monstrosity with seats in the front for short trips.
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Jun 4, 2021 18:46
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BonHair posted:Transporting babies under a year is a much bigger logistics puzzle than anything else in my experience. You have to bring something for the kid to sleep in essentially, and that doesn't fit in the bike anyway. Also you have to get lucky if you want to get out between naps in for enough the for the baby not to fall asleep on the bike. I can't remember when we started using the bike seat, but probably around a year. It does help that we have a three wheeled monstrosity with seats in the front for short trips.
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Jun 5, 2021 02:41
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evil_bunnY posted:You're like the perfect target for a Tern HSD. The GSD has been in the back of my mind for a while. I skimmed Tern's catalog, and they don't seem to have non-powered variants for either the GSD or HSD, is that right? I wonder if they did their market research and just know compact powered longtail is where they should stick.
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Jun 7, 2021 18:22
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evil_bunnY posted:Yeah when they're tiny a (convertible-to-stroller) trailer's actually easier logistics wise, but I loving hate riding with them. Our solution was a car seat base under the bullitt canopy (but the canopy fabric is a PoS) so I could just click the seat off the base and bring it indoors, or set the kid up indoors and just carry them to the bike already strapped in. Can you post an updated photo of what your Bullitt looks like after...3? years? I haven't kept track, of almost daily use, I'm genuinely curious how these things hold up as a replacement for a family car under actual conditions. Glossy marketing photos aren't very Real
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Jun 8, 2021 00:26
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Hey thread, so this is a kind of random bike commuting question: I self-publish children's picture books (for ages 2-6) and I asked my daughter (she's 4) last night what the next book should be about. She said "riding my bike" because we do a lot of family cycling. It surprised me, but her idea is great, because the default representation of daily transportation modes in kids books is getting into a car and driving places, or train or bus. I've got some ideas already but I would be curious to see what you guys would want to see in a kids' book about bike commuting!
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Jun 8, 2021 13:46
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You gotta include at least one sick jump to make it realistic
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Jun 8, 2021 14:20
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Leng posted:She said "riding my bike" because we do a lot of family cycling. It surprised me, but her idea is great, because the default representation of daily transportation modes in kids books is getting into a car and driving places, or train or bus.
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Jun 8, 2021 14:40
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The child immediately zooming off into the distance while the parents try to catch up, which is 100% a thing. If it’s a modern book how about a page on the journey from bike seat, to bike trailer, to own bike? Working in a tandem or rickshaw to show the different shapes bikes come in would be fun as well
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Jun 8, 2021 14:56
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Leng posted:Hey thread, so this is a kind of random bike commuting question: I self-publish children's picture books (for ages 2-6) and I asked my daughter (she's 4) last night what the next book should be about. She said "riding my bike" because we do a lot of family cycling. It surprised me, but her idea is great, because the default representation of daily transportation modes in kids books is getting into a car and driving places, or train or bus. Stopping on the way home to get flowers for someone special then riding carefully the rest of the way and running into another bike commuting friend and racing each other over a bridge.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:04
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I was thinking something along the lines of different bikes and the people you see using them day-to-day, e.g.: - Middle-aged lawyer wearing lycra on a roadie - Businesswoman on an upright talking on her phone - Parent kids off at school / buying groceries in a cargo bike - turbo nerd on a recumbent Maybe that's a little too low a reading level for your daughter. Fitzy Fitz posted:You gotta include at least one sick jump to make it realistic Mandatory.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:06
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Safety Dance posted:I was thinking something along the lines of different bikes and the people you see using them day-to-day, e.g.: Is this the book of negative stereotypes? Seems weird.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:22
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I think a kid would be interested in all the things you see and experience during a bike ride that you don't during a car ride. Like nodding at another cyclist, stopping for some geese in the path, meeting people at an intersection, hurrying to beat the rain, etc.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:41
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Leng posted:I've got some ideas already but I would be curious to see what you guys would want to see in a kids' book about bike commuting! Some reassurance or guidance about cycling in traffic / feeling more exposed to cars?
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Jun 8, 2021 15:48
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Fitzy Fitz posted:I think a kid would be interested in all the things you see and experience during a bike ride that you don't during a car ride. Like nodding at another cyclist, stopping for some geese in the path, meeting people at an intersection, hurrying to beat the rain, etc. You could add Drama! and realty by having to ride really fast past the hissy geese before they chase you but phew! We were too fast for them.
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Jun 8, 2021 15:57
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Safety Dance posted:I was thinking something along the lines of different bikes and the people you see using them day-to-day, e.g.: If you do this, be sure to include the old lady on the e-bike going 45kmph. Also maybe cover giving signals to others, like hold arm out for turn, up for turn. And looking over your shoulder. Could do some fun accident drawings of a bunch of bikes crashing into the moron in front who forgot to signal. Also remember to put helmets on everyone.
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Jun 8, 2021 16:54
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Yep, sorry, that was a weak attempt at humor mixed with actual ideas and they both fell flat.
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Knowing your co rider idiot types isn't all that bad an idea honestly. Like "guy who drives super slow but still must be in front of the line at a red light". I hate that guy, partly because he goes much slower and gets there as fast as I do. Just be sure to make it about idiot behaviour instead of stereotypes. But don't be afraid to make "guy who must use the left lane at all times" either British or a middle aged man either.
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