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Originally Posted by moxfyre
(Post 5125390)
Hey, my slingshot was quite far from deadly I must admit :)
Originally Posted by moxfyre
(Post 5125390)
I also use them as shims, they are invaluable for that. I haven't tried an inner tube grip. That sounds rather comfortable actually. How does it feel to you?
Only one thing I'd like to mention: tubes have, internally, some really tiny kind of talk/powder, to prevent the walls from sticking. This powder will greatly facilitate pulling the tubes on the handlebars (or the taped part of the handlebars), but then, if you want them to stick tight, definitely remove it, by rolling up the ends of the tube as if they were socks, and then rubbing them with an old but clean rag dipped in alcohol. Clean the handlebar from any grease while you're at it. Depending on the width of the tube you used, you'll end up with an almost un-removable layer of rubber. |
Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops
(Post 5124984)
Both of those work just fine in a 700c rim/tire.
The chinese tubes are just fine. I've never had a problem with one. |
Originally Posted by I_bRAD
(Post 5125663)
If you can fit a 27 X 1 1/4 Schreader into a 700X23 presta all the power to you!
The chinese tubes are just fine. I've never had a problem with one. But I strongly disagree on the chinese tubes - they're junk. They often rip on the seams even when used in the correct rim/tire size, after a while. ALL my flats this spring and summer came from the same reason - chinese tube develops a tiny rip at a seam. This has been going on since the chinese tubes made a bigger appearance on the finnish market. My friends confirm my findings. Maybe the chinese tubes YOU are getting, there in the USA, are better quality, but I tend to doubt that. |
I'm in Canada actually... but who knows! I've had a few valves tear after several re-uses but that's to be expected.
Ah Schrader looks much better! I knew something looked fishy! |
Dang, i shouldn't have thrown away that last tube.
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Originally Posted by moxfyre
(Post 5125002)
Yes, I did read it! By "throwing away", I simply meant that you're giving up the use of the tube and not deriving any more value from it yourself.
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Originally Posted by wroomwroomoops
(Post 5125128)
Yeah, it's less than ideal - but still, it works! Eccept if they are chinese-made. Those will die, if put in a 700C rim/tire and inflated, and used for a while. The chinese tubes are Teh Krap. And by chinese I don't mean Taiwanese.
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. . .or you could make a belt out of the tube and a sprocket!
http://www.instructables.com/id/E89U54ZF52STO6K/ |
Originally Posted by moxfyre
(Post 5116544)
I always reuse 'em! Most last practically forever, so reusing them is not only cheap and less wasteful, I don't have to make the effort of removing and replacing the tube.
On the other hand, I do occasionally have patches refuse to stick. I basically have a "three strikes and you're out rule". If I fail to patch a leak twice, I throw it out on the third time! There's no point worrying about these occasional recalcitrant leaks, but I save money, time, and waste by reusing most tubes. I use real patches (not the glueless kind), and I always buff the tube with sandpaper. I typically wait only about 1 minute for the glue to dry, and I blow on it gently to speed it up. I like the Performance Bike patch kits the best. |
I feel bad. :(
For a long time I've just replaced a flat tube with a new one and thrown away the old (although I always keep a couple old ones hanging from the rafters to make rubber washers and other assorted rubber doohickeys.) I think it was from bad experiences with patched tubes, which was caused by poor gluing - not enough area and not waiting long enough for it to dry. This summer I replaced a tube on my Bob trailer and reused it because I wasn't going to be able to buy a new one for several days, due to my remote location. I was careful and methodical and it worked great - held air as well as the new tube. Now when I think about all the wasting I did by not recycling, I feel bad. I'm a recycling crusader, and yet I wasn't recycling my tubes! I'll try to do better. |
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