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Old 02-16-10, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AraJudge
sealant as in the SLiME ???
Nope...slime is old'skool. He means Stans. It's like wearing a double-wrap-double-strength Trojan, yet half the weight and resistance for less fatigue and more recreational pleasure keeping an ear-to-ear smile on your face the whole ride.

At least...I think that's what he meant.
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When riding DH, I just bring along someone who has a hydration pack/backpack with all of the necessary supplies so I don't have to carry anything.
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Originally Posted by never
When riding DH, I just bring along someone who has a hydration pack/backpack with all of the necessary supplies so I don't have to carry anything.
I do that as much as possible, although it can be a pita when they don't have the water coolers by the lifts or the free energy drinks on the shuttle bus. A heck of a ride, that is - the proverbial short bus hauling a trailer up a curvy mountain road with a driver who knows what he's doing and 20 filthy wired lunatics wearing body armor in the back.
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Wind-proof lighter.
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With Stans it sounds like part of the process is going tubeless... does that really make a difference? Read some reviews and it got a lot of thumbs up, anyone here use it?
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If you came near me with duct tape or superglue for first aid purposes, unless I was bleeding to death and it was the last option I wouldn't let you near me.

A couple of simple triangular bandages are smaller, lighter, and have many more uses. If your going to carry so much stuff I can't see why you wouldn't carry those.
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I bring everything I need to keep the bike moving (pump, tube, tire levers, patch kit, chain tool, spare links, multi tool, pliers, tweezers) and to keep me moving (water, snack, first aid kit with bandages and a triangular, latex gloves, swabs, ointment, bug repellant, foil blanket, advil, various stomach remedies, and asthma puffer). To keep me from getting lost, I also have a Garmin305 (GPS). Except for the water and GPS, it's all on the bike, all the time, very convenient. I'm the kind of person Cryptid and Never must like to ride with!

I've used everything at some point except for the foil blanket and lighter... which I hope I never will need to use.

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Originally Posted by cryptid01
I do that as much as possible, although it can be a pita when they don't have the water coolers by the lifts or the free energy drinks on the shuttle bus. A heck of a ride, that is - the proverbial short bus hauling a trailer up a curvy mountain road with a driver who knows what he's doing and 20 filthy wired lunatics wearing body armor in the back.
Up until I got rid of the big diesel, I was the shuttle driver as well. That's no fun though because you don't get any down time in between runs during the retrievals.

And if you're going to rely on someone else, make sure you're in front of at least one person with a pack - otherwise you'll be stranded anyway.

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Originally Posted by AraJudge
With Stans it sounds like part of the process is going tubeless... does that really make a difference? Read some reviews and it got a lot of thumbs up, anyone here use it?
I want to go tubeless but I change out my tires Regularly depending on the location I'm riding and dealing with the tubeless mess doesn't seem worth it to me.
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Originally Posted by Dheorl
If you came near me with duct tape or superglue for first aid purposes, unless I was bleeding to death and it was the last option I wouldn't let you near me.

A couple of simple triangular bandages are smaller, lighter, and have many more uses. If your going to carry so much stuff I can't see why you wouldn't carry those.

ive used super glue and ductape on several occasions. Whether I be in the woods, in the garage, or even at work (Lifeguard/safety instructor at a pool) I use to to cover wounds. Bandages at work are not water proof... odly enough, (to discourage people from swimming right after we fix them) so i use ducttape and guaze for a solid bandage, and super glue seals it nicely... and adds a wonderful burning sensation.
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Old 02-17-10, 09:05 PM
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Bug Spray In The Warm Weather - in addition to what's already been listed. If I have to stop and fix a flat during skeeter season I want to be protected. Especially right at dusk next to a body of water and some thick vegetation. Don't they have skeeters where you all live?
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Condoms until I see some reason not to. On the bike I carry what I need to to cover what I might be getting myself into (so I carry pretty much everything). Going without at least a tube and patch kit and pump is just stupid. Depends on what gives you flats as to how you might prepare against getting them...
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Depends on where I"m riding, how long I'm planning to ride, and how far I'd have to walk out if I had a problem. I'll occassionally go for a ride without any tools, pump, or patch kit...but the farthest I'd have to walk out at those places would be a few miles.

On anything else, patch kit, spare tube, mini pump, multi tool (with chain tool...gotta have a chain tool).
 
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I keep one or two small Lightload Towels in my pack. They have been much appreciated by me and by fellow riders on several occasions.
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Camelbak Lobo for spring/summer. Mule for fall/winter. 80/100 oz bladder.
REI small first aid kit
Spare tube
Park glueless patch kit
Old Gerber Cool Tool
Full frame pump (fits on all my bikes)
Clif Bars. Clif shot gels (to help out others).
Chain lube(Finish line wet) when it's snowy like now or in the summer when we get the afternoon thunderstorms. Just in case/never know.
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Old 02-22-10, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The liners will cause more flats than they will prevent. Between the liner and slime, I'd put the sealant in the tubes.
To OP I disagree with Dannihilator: I have had a liner in my front tire for years. I had 2-3 flats in a row many years ago. I bought the liner years ago. I have looked at my tire and pulled thorns and even a thumb tack out of my tire and have kept riding with NO flats.
I know it seems weird that I don't have it in the rear, but I put the one in the front and must have moved but never found a need for a second one.
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For her pleasure, tell her where you're going and when you'll be back... that way emergency services will have a starting point in case you really get stuck.
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Old 02-23-10, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by RidingMatthew
To OP I disagree with Dannihilator: I have had a liner in my front tire for years. I had 2-3 flats in a row many years ago. I bought the liner years ago. I have looked at my tire and pulled thorns and even a thumb tack out of my tire and have kept riding with NO flats.
I know it seems weird that I don't have it in the rear, but I put the one in the front and must have moved but never found a need for a second one.
I really wanted to get out and ride because me and a friend had the same day off! (miracle because we are co-workers) so i went with what wouldn't take as much time and i figured if it ends up bad ill know from my own experience but i put it in carefully and haven't had a problem yet, BUT, i definitely carry a spare tire now just in case something weird happens.

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For her pleasure, tell her where you're going and when you'll be back... that way emergency services will have a starting point in case you really get stuck.
I don't have a her that cares about were I'm going and were i have been, so that doesn't really hold weight... although we make it a point to tell someone were we are going just in case the unthinkable happens
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Originally Posted by RidingMatthew
To OP I disagree with Dannihilator: I have had a liner in my front tire for years. I had 2-3 flats in a row many years ago. I bought the liner years ago. I have looked at my tire and pulled thorns and even a thumb tack out of my tire and have kept riding with NO flats.
I know it seems weird that I don't have it in the rear, but I put the one in the front and must have moved but never found a need for a second one.
You've been lucky then. Seen a rash of "mystery" flats come into the shop, no thorns in the tires, not a pinch flat, and the valve cores were fine. A few of them were because of weak spots in the tube and few were cut where the tube protectors began and ended.
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From what I've seen over the years the tire liners are not terribly reliable, more depend on a great match with your rim/tube/tire setup than not. The little I've ridden in cactus territory I found slimed tubes to work fine, but fortunately not an issue where I like to/usually ride.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The liners will cause more flats than they will prevent. .
Uhh. why?
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Originally Posted by varminter
Uhh. why?
The edges are sharp enough to cut a tube.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
You've been lucky then. Seen a rash of "mystery" flats come into the shop, no thorns in the tires, not a pinch flat, and the valve cores were fine. A few of them were because of weak spots in the tube and few were cut where the tube protectors began and ended.
Oh eye see now. You can always put a smooth gradual taper the ends of the liners, helps a lot
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The edges are sharp enough to cut a tube.
Yeah, I know . But like I say you can put a long gradual taper on the liner ends, it will prevent that.
Sorry about that, I didn't see before I posted my first response..
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
The edges are sharp enough to cut a tube.
The ends cut down real fast with a Dremel or Die Grinder.
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