Originally Posted by genejockey

We had a week like that, when I was in college. The week of the Great Blizzard of 1977. -20 for lows for at least 4 days in a row. The Not-Yet-Mrs. GeneJockey convinced me we should walk the mile from campus down to the sporting goods store to buy a pair of longjohns.

This was also when Americans were encouraged to turn down their thermostats etc. Allegheny decided to turn the heat off in classroom buildings overnight, which was problematic in the older buildings with hot water heat. I remember going to a classroom for an 8 O'Clock, taking off my parka and gloves, sitting down, and almost immediately putting them back on. The Prof came in, looked around, said something like "This is stupid!" and canceled class. That was the first and last day for that policy.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

#GenXTough

Originally Posted by bampilot06

I think where I find the trouble deciding is what I have access too and what I realistically will ride. We have a lot of MTB trails in my area, single track stuff some of it really technical but nothing major down hill.

It would be fall if were to get on so I have time to think about it. I would just get a roscoe, but I tried hard tail on one of the trails and it was not enjoyable at all.

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

Hip bursitis.

Originally Posted by Bah Humbug

STers said that was very common when they first came out; guess it hasn't changed.

Originally Posted by ls01

I hope this is not premature but to those of us using tpu tubes. I have been getting the 4 packs and at least 1 of the 4 will leak at the metal valve core /plastic tube interface. Turns out they screw into the plastic tube. A little pipe dope on the core and reinstall problem solved. Hey $5.bux is 5 bux. I'm wondering if maybe blue loctight would be even better.

Originally Posted by ls01

I hope this is not premature but to those of us using tpu tubes. I have been getting the 4 packs and at least 1 of the 4 will leak at the metal valve core /plastic tube interface. Turns out they screw into the plastic tube. A little pipe dope on the core and reinstall problem solved. Hey $5.bux is 5 bux. I'm wondering if maybe blue loctight would be even better.

Originally Posted by datlas

Mrs datlas has asked me to purge my old and unused clothes. She discovered I have a few drawers full of old cycling kit from 10-15 years ago. These items are old and partially worn, but still quite usable. It’s possible I might use some of them in the future, but honestly it’s very unlikely.

Even so, I have a hard time throwing them out.

Advice??

Originally Posted by Trsnrtr

Havent had that with the ones that I’ve been buying which are RideNow from Aliexpress. I’ve got 8 coming this month.

Originally Posted by datlas

Mrs datlas has asked me to purge my old and unused clothes. She discovered I have a few drawers full of old cycling kit from 10-15 years ago. These items are old and partially worn, but still quite usable. It’s possible I might use some of them in the future, but honestly it’s very unlikely.

Even so, I have a hard time throwing them out.

Advice??

Originally Posted by jadmt

a lot more money but i have 4 Schwalbe tpu tubes in use right now and once the cores are screwed into the plastic cores they do not leak. I contacted Schwalbe and they said to make sure the cores were fully tightened into the plastic tube. I was worried the plastic tube would split or the threads strip but that has not happened.

Originally Posted by datlas

Mrs datlas has asked me to purge my old and unused clothes. She discovered I have a few drawers full of old cycling kit from 10-15 years ago. These items are old and partially worn, but still quite usable. It’s possible I might use some of them in the future, but honestly it’s very unlikely.

Even so, I have a hard time throwing them out.

Advice??

Originally Posted by ls01

I don't know how to break this to you. A book on your head even when you add the pizza to it will not hold you down in a Tornado.

Originally Posted by datlas

Mrs datlas has asked me to purge my old and unused clothes. She discovered I have a few drawers full of old cycling kit from 10-15 years ago. These items are old and partially worn, but still quite usable. It’s possible I might use some of them in the future, but honestly it’s very unlikely.

Even so, I have a hard time throwing them out.

Advice??

Originally Posted by Velo Vol

#GenXTough

Originally Posted by jadmt

throw them out.....I mean if you won a KOM jersey or something hang on to that one. but otherwise if they are just old jerseys and shorts they end up not being wearable anyway. Remember they is a reason you haven't worn them for 15 years....

Originally Posted by rjones28

Boomers said similar things about X kids.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

Give them away and make up wildly inflated values for tax purposes.

Originally Posted by ls01

STers? I'm unfamiliar with this term. But yeah 25% is rather a lot of crib death.
Could also be that my Supplier is selling off older tubes. 4 for roughly 20.00 bux. Other sellers were getting 12 bux a tube. So I'm still ahead of the game

Originally Posted by rjones28

Boomers said similar things about X kids.

Originally Posted by MoAlpha

Future LSS and I were in college that winter too, and in the same state but down in datlas country. It was cold as balls and I took a bus to a distant town to buy my first down parka, which I still have. There was heat though, as I remember.