Its a ****ing tubular!!!!!
03-07-07 | 03:09 PM
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Its a ****ing tubular!!!!!
I was riding home, suddenly i feel like the bikes is drilling in to my ass. I get off (cause im like wtf). the Rear tire is totally flat. I pump it up. Its totally busted. NO luck. I take the bus home... take the rear wheel off, oh whats this?! ITS A TUBULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now i need a new wheel build ($$$) great luck with these C&Vs!!!!!!!
ps got me a new seat post
Now i need a new wheel build ($$$) great luck with these C&Vs!!!!!!!
ps got me a new seat post
03-07-07 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Wulfheir
what's tubular? (I know the context only as teenage mutant ninja turtles)
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03-07-07 | 03:41 PM
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Tip: next time read the sidewall before you buy/saddle up.
what's tubular? (I know the context only as teenage mutant ninja turtles)
But hey, at least you have buses with curtains (pink ones at that). Buck up
03-07-07 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by diff_lock2
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whats so special about curtains?
whats so special about curtains?
VW Bus with curtains, yes, but public transportation bus? And Pink Curtains yet?
03-07-07 | 05:38 PM
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Hey man, you need to hook that bike up to the safety harness. Tubular or not, if that bus makes one quick stop, that bike would fly forward and could take out someone's eye. I saw that happen once. The bike took out a baby carriage. They have to put up a blue silhouette sticker at the exact spot every time something like that happens on a bus.
03-07-07 | 07:21 PM
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Get another tubular, stretch it out and glue it on. Then throw some of that fix-a-flat stuff in your flat kit for next time.
BTW, pro racers still use tubies cuz they're lighter than clinchers.
BTW, pro racers still use tubies cuz they're lighter than clinchers.
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03-08-07 | 12:47 AM
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It's easy to tell if it's a tubular or a clincher - just roll the tyre a little on the rim. If it's a clincher, it'll look like.... a clincher. If it's tubular, you'll see the glue etc.
03-08-07 | 01:20 AM
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this thread is like, totally tubular!
thanks for the laugh. sorry to hear you didn't know your bike had tubular tires on it.
thanks for the laugh. sorry to hear you didn't know your bike had tubular tires on it.
03-08-07 | 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by foehn
Special about curtains? On a public bus? I, personally have never seen a public bus with curtains.
VW Bus with curtains, yes, but public transportation bus? And Pink Curtains yet?
VW Bus with curtains, yes, but public transportation bus? And Pink Curtains yet?
Not my pic, but it shows the typical bus curtain found here:
03-08-07 | 03:54 AM
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Hey man, you need to hook that bike up to the safety harness. Tubular or not, if that bus makes one quick stop, that bike would fly forward and could take out someone's eye. I saw that happen once. The bike took out a baby carriage. They have to put up a blue silhouette sticker at the exact spot every time something like that happens on a bus.
It's easy to tell if it's a tubular or a clincher - just roll the tyre a little on the rim. If it's a clincher, it'll look like.... a clincher. If it's tubular, you'll see the glue etc.
Get another tubular, stretch it out and glue it on. Then throw some of that fix-a-flat stuff in your flat kit for next time.
Next time i visit the road bike store, ill ask about tubulars... i have read online about how to put it on, but i need the sticky tape/ glue. Also i need to clean up the rim i have now.
look at it this way: you were riding a tubular that apparently hadn't been glued in ages. you got a flat rather than rolling the tire and crashing catastrophically. that's awesome.
