It's a learning curve. Hey, in the old days, there weren't instructions for lots of things and you had to learn from other people. Now there's so much more STUFF though!
I've learned the two thingies that have to get switched between Presta and Schrader valves 'cause I have both. This is good 'cause my floor pump isn't working -- I put the head on the valve and the tire pushes back and throws the handle up in the air... and I don't have the strength to push it back down. Gonna try it on another tire, I suppose, but it means maybe my airhorn isn't busted after all...
Wednesday I rode by a guy walking his flatted bike (chatted a bit; he didn't have a spare tube or the stuff to fix things), then passed another guy in town riding on an almost flat tire... and then two miles later heard & felt something on my tire and stopped and rolled it slowly to see what was stuck... oh... a nail head. Still had air, though, so I rode *fast* for two miles but did have to walk it the last half mile. I *like* big thick touring tires. (They're also easy to get on and off the wheel, and don't take that super-high pressure so it *is* easy to fill it up wtih the frame pump.)
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08-21-2009, 08:31 AM #7
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