The walk of shame
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EugeneNine
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Ahh, the other panhandle.
I'm from Preston county.
Think I should get new tubes and tires for my 1996 Rockhopper?
mc5aw
Member
Exactly why I have a screwdriver kit, knife, rubber mallet, and duct tape in my range bag.
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Prior to any bike tour where I was responsible for the bikes, I had an agreement that I would inspect all the bikes and the owners would pay for any replacement parts. If you told me that the tubes were nearly 19 years old, you'd be getting new ones. If the tires weren't cracked and dry rotted they'd be good to go, if there was any doubt about the tires, you'd be buying new ones.
Funny thing was that of all the bike tours I went on, I was the only one to get a flat. Good thing I had some fresh tubes with me.
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Duct tape, the handyman's secret weapon.
Shorty 45 MK2
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That is a very sweet bike! 
I bet you have some very nice "trails" up there.
I used to put a good 30 miles every weekend on my Gary Fisher Wahoo, not so much anymore.
All stupid stuff I did on that bike and never broke a bone but I tore myself up a few times.
I bet you have some very nice "trails" up there.I used to put a good 30 miles every weekend on my Gary Fisher Wahoo, not so much anymore.
All stupid stuff I did on that bike and never broke a bone but I tore myself up a few times.nawilson
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Hey, uhhh... out of curiousity, would you you define "chooglin" as the act of pushing a bicycle? 
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I used to ride my bike to work twice a week. About a 50 mile round trip.That is a very sweet bike!
I used to put a good 30 miles every weekend on my Gary Fisher Wahoo, not so much anymore.
Gary Fisher Wahoo? That's what my wife rides. I did change the stem, handle bars, brake levers and shifters. Then I installed handle bar ends, ODI lock on grips, a stem riser and a Salsa brake booster brake arch. At that point she stopped me, "Stop changing my bike!"
Sometimes I just can't help myself.
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Yeah, that's it, I was chooglin' down the trail pushin' my bike.Hey, uhhh... out of curiousity, would you you define "chooglin" as the act of pushing a bicycle?
EugeneNine
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I bought the bike used 5-6 years ago to ride to work and back (less than a mile each way). But haven't ridden it in a couple years now. I have a newer hybrid we do most of our riding with. I don't know if the previous owner ever replaced the tires or tubes or not. Its my learner too, the wheels didn't spin very easy when I got it so I bought cone wrenches and took them apart and lost a couple bearings so I learned how to find the correct size and count for new ones, how to grease and adjust the bearings, etc. Maybe in the sping I can get my son to go on the mountain bike trail near us.
That $150 used bike I bet will still outlast a $150 brand new bike from walmart.
those walmart mountain bikes are junk if you take them off the pavement. not worth upgrading a single part on them...
beefy hard tails are pretty popular now days, snubbyfan. they call them "all mountain".
im now riding a steel hardtail with a slackish head angle, 140mm fork with 2.3" tires. brought the fun back to the same old trails.
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Back when I first built Frankenbike, I was told that I was doin' it all wrong. "You can't use that fork on a hardtail, the travel's too long, it'll change the steering geometry every time you hit a bump." I had to adapt the cross country front disc brake for the fork. "Downhill rims on a cross country hardtail?" And on and on.
A couple of years later the major bike companies came out with "East Coast Freeride Hardtails." Long travel forks, front disc brakes, shorty stems, riser bars, etc. Sounded a lot like what I had just got done building.
Yeah, but if ya practice a bit, you can rip off that flat sew-up and get the replacement on in nothing flat.
I did the "haven't ridden it in years" thing a couple of years ago, pumped up the flat sew-ups and both were flat and disintegrating inside of 100yds. Oops.
Decided that since I'm about 100lbs heavier than when I built that bike, it was time for it to move on.
What, no AAA in your neck of the woods!
The idol with feet of clay???
No, the hi-tech bike with tires of dry-rotted rubber!
No, the hi-tech bike with tires of dry-rotted rubber!
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Glad you kept your sense of humor, sir!
Around here, thorns are just part of the landscape. So, all of our bicycle tires have some kind of sealant in them, usually Stan's, but I am trying Orange Seal in my road bike.
My wife and I get lots of punctures but seldom have flats.
And, yes, those little seat bags both have at least two tubes and CO2 cartridges along with tools that I have not yet needed.
Life is good.
Around here, thorns are just part of the landscape. So, all of our bicycle tires have some kind of sealant in them, usually Stan's, but I am trying Orange Seal in my road bike.
My wife and I get lots of punctures but seldom have flats.
And, yes, those little seat bags both have at least two tubes and CO2 cartridges along with tools that I have not yet needed.
Life is good.
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And no cell phone signal.What, no AAA in your neck of the woods!
Actually the tires look ok.
Except that one of them's flat.
It's been over a decade since my last flat. I was thinking of running some kind of sealant when I replace the tubes.Glad you kept your sense of humor, sir!
Around here, thorns are just part of the landscape. So, all of our bicycle tires have some kind of sealant in them, usually Stan's, but I am trying Orange Seal in my road bike.
My wife and I get lots of punctures but seldom have flats.
And, yes, those little seat bags both have at least two tubes and CO2 cartridges along with tools that I have not yet needed.
Life is good.
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Wow! I am jealous.
Walking home only once a decade is genuine success in my book. Nicely done, sir.
Most sealants have their own issues, including clogged presta valves and turning to ugly blobs when they dry out every few months. Trust me, you don't need the hassles.
Just ignore my earlier comments. There is no reason for you to change a thing . . . except the tubes you already plan to replace.
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Didn't walk then, just stuck my spare in and off I went.Wow! I am jealous.
Walking home only once a decade is genuine success in my book. Nicely done, sir.
Most sealants have their own issues, including clogged presta valves and turning to ugly blobs when they dry out every few months. Trust me, you don't need the hassles.
I was thinkin' of drilling out my rims for schrader valves so my wife and I can run the same tubes. I've got 2 spare tubes for her bike.
Just ignore my earlier comments. There is no reason for you to change a thing . . . except the tubes you already plan to replace.
Thanks for the info, you're right I don't need the hassles.
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At the risk of showing my foolishness one more time . . . you could also get those little rubber spacers that allow your wife's bike to use presta valves.
It kind of depends on your druthers, but schrader valves have always been awkward for me with most pumps . . . fine at the gas station or if you have a compressor, admittedly.
Of course, you will probably wait to use up the spares you have . . . could be another decade.
I am going to be quiet now and learn from your experiences.
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