Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Flat this morning around 8 miles out, and I had trouble making my co2 pump work with the wrong size cartridge. I couldn't find the leak and it was only half deflated, and couldn't find anything in the tire which makes me worry that I'm about to punch a hole in my new tube also. Can you get an invisible slow leak pinch flat? The tire is shot and I'm replacing it tonight - I booted an almost worn through spot with vinyl tape and I think it will hold tonight.
Shove that tube into a bucket of water and pump it up a bit. You'll find the leak. I had a monster of a time trying to find a slow leak in a whole slew of tubes from Cutter. I didn't think to dunk the entire tube for about a month. Then we realized the *valve* was leaking. They replaced the whole lot.
Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
I pass some part of the wastewater treatment system on my way to work. It isn't the "treatment" center proper, as that's out on Point Woronzov (and boy howdy does riding by there stink!), but some collector building or something. Whatever it is, it smells like **** most days.
Depending on which way the wind is blowing, the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant underneath Riverbank State Park on the Hudson is a bona fide whiff of honey on my way in. The wind was with me today, thankfully, but we had a weird bout of intense fog. I had to take my glasses off after moisture was building up on them too quickly which was a shame, since I'd just mounted my
Messenger Mirror and was eager to try it out. Fog + near-sightedness = couldn't take full advantage of the tail wind.
I got my first taste of slightly slippery road/leaf conditions. I need to finish my touring build quickly if the roads stay this slick and build up some hefty wheels with really good traction.