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Old 03-22-14 | 11:57 PM
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From: Should have made a left turn near Albuquerque.

Bikes: 1995 Trek 820, 1994 Trek 930 (project), 1/2 of a 1980s Colin Laing tandem

Originally Posted by 3alarmer
... buy yourself one of these. The tightest of new road tires will be like putty in your hands.



Amazon.com: Kool Stop Tire Bead Jack: Sports & Outdoors

I'm no Sissy Hankshaw, thankfully, but I'm proud I've had thumbs strong enough to get most tires on since January 3, 2013. (Yes, it's one of the life events on my timeline on Facebook.) This also enables me to give a hell of a good backrub.
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