And today I did......
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gmac123":2v14pv2m said:
Boys, boys, I once said that and....no, no, let's not go there...
What's 'normal' then, I run that all the time....?? And loose cones too, as I just discovered today :facepalm:
LikeClockwork":17yljbhq said:
Depends on your girth.
Narrow old skool treads needed those kind of pressures but bigger modern tyres feel much better at lower pressures.
You'll get all the old roadies ( hi gmac ) going on about rolling resistance, but you'd be amazed at how fast and smooth, big tyres roll at less than 30psi when they conform over bumps and roots instead of pinging off them.
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Did ye get them tae hiv a look at yer bike as well?
And before Keith or Aaron mention it, I need to give my bike a guid going over too because I lost a rear caliper mounting bolt on the last bit of descent before ye cross the swamp. Heard a rattle fae the back as I crossed the decking up and over, checked and found the front bolt and spacer was missing, rear one was loose. Lucky because if it had been the rear bolt missing not the front, the caliper would have been pushed up and forward moving pads off disc and then, aaargh Ah've nae brakes. Or intae the spokes and nae feckin wheel tae. :shock:
RobMac":1bliyran said:Today I was a guest of the NHS (Victoria Hosp) for most of the day and you've gotta give credit where credits due what a service we have, the staff are brilliant
Did ye get them tae hiv a look at yer bike as well?
And before Keith or Aaron mention it, I need to give my bike a guid going over too because I lost a rear caliper mounting bolt on the last bit of descent before ye cross the swamp. Heard a rattle fae the back as I crossed the decking up and over, checked and found the front bolt and spacer was missing, rear one was loose. Lucky because if it had been the rear bolt missing not the front, the caliper would have been pushed up and forward moving pads off disc and then, aaargh Ah've nae brakes. Or intae the spokes and nae feckin wheel tae. :shock:
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Good luck Rob. I'm sure they will have the incontinence and nervous twitch under control very soon for you, they are indeed marvels in their field of medicine.
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All joking aside mate, hope all is well with you. Keep on rocking. Or alternatively, just keep on riding at 3 bar inflation.
Whhhiiiiizzzzzzz......there he goes.........
RobMac":1vob13hf said:Today I was a guest of the NHS (Victoria Hosp) for most of the day and you've gotta give credit where credits due what a service we have, the staff are brilliant
Good luck Rob. I'm sure they will have the incontinence and nervous twitch under control very soon for you, they are indeed marvels in their field of medicine.
:mrgreen:
All joking aside mate, hope all is well with you. Keep on rocking. Or alternatively, just keep on riding at 3 bar inflation.
Whhhiiiiizzzzzzz......there he goes.........
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I set off one morn over to the west end going the kinning park route. Bit of a nightmare junction under I think the m74 :?
Its at the foot of a good long hill ,then sweeps left about 40-40 yrds and onto a roundabout , that's all been rejigged buy the council leaving cyclists really exposed to traffic turning thorough it from 3 directions.
Anyway, I sweep around as speed, ive discs only I havent. :shock:
I'd forgotten to replace the safety wires on the pad retention pins and they had vibrated out front and rear, taking the pads with them.
Came into that spaghetti junction of traffic at speed and no pads.
Totally fked the pistons I stopped, I had no choice.
THAT is my No1 pre leaving the house check.
If youre wondering what that sounds like. rotor on piston sounds like phuta phuta phuta
old_coyote_pedaller":3avpvhdd said:
I set off one morn over to the west end going the kinning park route. Bit of a nightmare junction under I think the m74 :?
Its at the foot of a good long hill ,then sweeps left about 40-40 yrds and onto a roundabout , that's all been rejigged buy the council leaving cyclists really exposed to traffic turning thorough it from 3 directions.
Anyway, I sweep around as speed, ive discs
only I havent. :shock:I'd forgotten to replace the safety wires on the pad retention pins and they had vibrated out front and rear, taking the pads with them.
Came into that spaghetti junction of traffic at speed and no pads.
Totally fked the pistons
I stopped, I had no choice.THAT is my No1 pre leaving the house check.
If youre wondering what that sounds like. rotor on piston sounds like phuta phuta phuta
