old_coyote_pedaller
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Are ye sure it wasn't a lemming and well, meant it?
Are ye sure it wasn't a lemming and well, meant it?
And today I did......
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Could have been, don't they jump off cliffs though? Not under bicycle wheels?
I mean FFS, it was a 33c cx tyre, what's the chances it'd run in front at exactly the same time as I was cycling past? :roll:
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Could have been, don't they jump off cliffs though? Not under bicycle wheels?
I mean FFS, it was a 33c cx tyre, what's the chances it'd run in front at exactly the same time as I was cycling past? :roll:
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I get what you're saying but what are the chances of a tree falling over the precise moment some poor sod passes by in their car? Happens all the feckin' time, several times already this winter. Lucky white heather.......
The vole jist ran oot of luck.
I get what you're saying but what are the chances of a tree falling over the precise moment some poor sod passes by in their car? Happens all the feckin' time, several times already this winter. Lucky white heather.......
The vole jist ran oot of luck.
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Aye, but only because you were going so slow the toad had time to mature from tadpole to adult, and then waddle out of your path before your tractor tyres arrived on the scene
clubby":3ehah9ia said:Just shows a lack of riding skill Jimo. I on the other hand easily managed to miss a suicudal toad at Tentsmuir, last time out AND that was with a 2.8 on the front
Aye, but only because you were going so slow the toad had time to mature from tadpole to adult, and then waddle out of your path before your tractor tyres arrived on the scene
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jimo746":p7x5famq said:clubby":p7x5famq said:Just shows a lack of riding skill Jimo. I on the other hand easily managed to miss a suicudal toad at Tentsmuir, last time out AND that was with a 2.8 on the front
Aye, but only because you were going so slow the toad had time to mature from tadpole to adult, and then waddle out of your path before your tractor tyres arrived on the scene
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Lovely day down here with very light winds for once. Nice long lie, then cooked Sharron breakfast before riding out to Monifieth while she fed the wean. Met up with them and went for a wee walk before riding home. Not the most miles, but nice to get the legs spinning.
Given me a few ideas for the next edition of Clubbytrails as well.
Given me a few ideas for the next edition of Clubbytrails as well.
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Being a cyclist you often dream of a puncture free utopia which in the world of pneumatic tyres never truly exists. So what about solid tyres says I, well they're rubbish also says I because I have had one before on my recumbent and in the wet it was.......interesting !
However a month or so ago I took the plunge and went down this road again but this time I tried a slightly different approach, I have a conventional tyred bike with a solid inner tube by a company called stop-a-flat. Wee bit of a bugger to fit but done successfully fitted to the rear of my hybrid. Now I expected it to be a very firm ride which it is but I never thought I'd actually like it. The wheels rotational mass increases but I have plenty gears and literally you can stab the wheel with nails. thorns, broken glass etc and it just keeps rolling as no air is involved.
So why is this in the "Today I Did" section ? Because today I bought another solid tube for the front wheel. My semi modern recumbent has gone a long way back in time to the pre pneumatic age. I have retro retrofitted my bike.
Further in perhaps a moment of madness I have also bought a cheapo chinese set of 700c x 23 Airless tyres for an old skinny tyred road bike I have. This may very well be much less satisfactory but a suspension stem and seatpost should isolate me a wee bit from the expected harshness. Here is hoping for dry weather as airless tyres tend not to be too good from a grip perspective in the wet.
I will report my findings for both sets later
Being a cyclist you often dream of a puncture free utopia which in the world of pneumatic tyres never truly exists. So what about solid tyres says I, well they're rubbish also says I because I have had one before on my recumbent and in the wet it was.......interesting !
However a month or so ago I took the plunge and went down this road again but this time I tried a slightly different approach, I have a conventional tyred bike with a solid inner tube by a company called stop-a-flat. Wee bit of a bugger to fit but done successfully fitted to the rear of my hybrid. Now I expected it to be a very firm ride which it is but I never thought I'd actually like it. The wheels rotational mass increases but I have plenty gears and literally you can stab the wheel with nails. thorns, broken glass etc and it just keeps rolling as no air is involved.
So why is this in the "Today I Did" section ? Because today I bought another solid tube for the front wheel. My semi modern recumbent has gone a long way back in time to the pre pneumatic age. I have retro retrofitted my bike.
Further in perhaps a moment of madness I have also bought a cheapo chinese set of 700c x 23 Airless tyres for an old skinny tyred road bike I have. This may very well be much less satisfactory but a suspension stem and seatpost should isolate me a wee bit from the expected harshness. Here is hoping for dry weather as airless tyres tend not to be too good from a grip perspective in the wet.
I will report my findings for both sets later
Do you come across thorns, nails and broken glass normally on a commuting recumbent ?.
Are they not just implying a problem that doesnt usually exist unless a bizarre set of circumstances are in place. You can carry or fit a wider range if we keep thinking something must happen.
Any puncture is going to be down to not checking tyres or a rare instance of an object in the roadway. And for this rare occurrence is it worth the down sides of a solid tyre. Especially given tyres are designed to run at a certain pressure in certain conditions. Something solid, does that not negate that design :?
Are they not just implying a problem that doesnt usually exist unless a bizarre set of circumstances are in place. You can carry or fit a wider range if we keep thinking something must happen.
Any puncture is going to be down to not checking tyres or a rare instance of an object in the roadway. And for this rare occurrence is it worth the down sides of a solid tyre. Especially given tyres are designed to run at a certain pressure in certain conditions. Something solid, does that not negate that design :?
