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.
And no cell phone signal.What, no AAA in your neck of the woods!
Actually the tires look ok.
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.
Wow! I am jealous.
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.
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.
Enabling my wife's bike to use presta valves is actually a good idea. I can just keep one kind of tube in stock.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.
I'm a black belt in Google-Fu, however my wife just reminded me that I'm not allowed to change anything else on her bike.
I am confident in your Google skills.
Yeah, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
I'm happy to say that as many time as I've been over the handle bars I've never face planted. I always managed to put a shoulder down and roll with it.
