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Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-07-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I suspect theatrical makeup latex would bit a bit...

I suspect theatrical makeup latex would bit a bit too thick much like mold makers latex.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-06-24, 10:34 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

The stuff I use is Val-A Tear Mender which is a...

The stuff I use is Val-A Tear Mender which is a light natural latex emulsion much like the Tire Life product.
I also use this to stick the base tape back down after restitching cotton sew-ups. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-04-24, 09:02 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

A dried out casing may indeed give a false...

A dried out casing may indeed give a false indication, but I try to touch up areas like that with latex emulsion because the bare casing is more prone to abrasion damage. In any case, pinching the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Nine years?!?!?!?! You're not riding that nearly...

Nine years?!?!?!?! You're not riding that nearly enough. You should eat a tire in no more than two seasons. ;)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 11:54 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

A small vessel of water and dish soap is even...

A small vessel of water and dish soap is even better I think. You brush it on generously, and where the air escapes, there is a large and obvious bubble.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-01-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Interesting. In four decades on sew-ups both...

Interesting. In four decades on sew-ups both garbage and excellent, I've never seen displaced bubbles if the tire is in good shape. The path of least resistance is through the puncture or at least...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

If it weren't for the distance (CA's a jaunt from...

If it weren't for the distance (CA's a jaunt from MI), I'd get a few sixes for my LBS just as a sew-up joke.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-28-24, 09:02 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I would use some soapy water and try to determine...

I would use some soapy water and try to determine the region of the leak. I would put in an ounce or so of Stan's, blow up the tire and give the wheel a good spin. I suspect that sort of slow leak...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-27-23, 12:30 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

That has not been my experience, but you do you....

That has not been my experience, but you do you. Again, this season, Stan's has saved my bacon on multiple occasions, so I think I will continue the practice. Also, the Veloflex sew-ups I like to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-08-23, 03:26 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Easy solution: ride more. More seriously, Stan's...

Easy solution: ride more. More seriously, Stan's has saved my bacon a number of times this past summer, and while I'll freely admit that it makes patching a tire more painful, it's IMNSHO well worth...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-23, 10:45 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Unless the base glue is so thick and knobby that...

Unless the base glue is so thick and knobby that the base tape won't get good adhesion, just apply your fresh glue over the old. The base glue has to get more than a little nasty before I'll strip a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-10-23, 06:30 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I've had thought of taking a coarse tube and a...

I've had thought of taking a coarse tube and a syringe to remove excess sealant at the end of the season.

One thing I have noticed is if you try to patch a tube with Stan's later on, it's a bit of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-23, 03:13 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

If the sidewalls are that shot, I'd be leery of...

If the sidewalls are that shot, I'd be leery of trusting any of the rubber.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-03-23, 07:28 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

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I wasn't sure whether to post this here or in "Where did you ride...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 08:33 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

All I can say is wow! I think I'm more or less...

All I can say is wow! I think I'm more or less done with this place.

By the bye, we are all riding on less than perfect pavement. That's the damn point.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 06:37 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

In that link I sent you (I suspect Silca knows a...

In that link I sent you (I suspect Silca knows a thing about race tires and pressures), there are some graphs plotting power against tire pressure for various road surfaces. The short of it is that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 05:58 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Even crit corners with tires jacked that hard...

Even crit corners with tires jacked that hard seem sketchy. /me hates crashteriums.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 05:48 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

An outing on track?

An outing on track?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 05:36 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Then why did you talk about inflating to 130 and...

Then why did you talk about inflating to 130 and 140 psi as though this was desirable? I run 100 in the front and 110 in the rear with 23mm tires, and I've given some thought to dropping ten psi in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-04-23, 12:44 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

And that would be too bad. I am getting the...

And that would be too bad. I am getting the strong feeling that it's getting to be just about squeezing as much money out of a gullible public as possible. Keeping existing bikes on the road in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-03-23, 09:09 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Why are you running that high a pressure? Road...

Why are you running that high a pressure? Road buzz is not speed.

Please see: https://web.archive.org/web/20200813201100/https://blog.silca.cc/part-4b-rolling-resistance-and-impedance
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-29-23, 12:33 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

My answer is usually to struggle to get a section...

My answer is usually to struggle to get a section tire between two spokes of the rim, and then I stick a tool (a screwdriver or maybe a quick release skewer when on the road) into that space and use...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Just wow! I think this needs more than a little...

Just wow! I think this needs more than a little explanation. I've have decades of good experience with Conti for aluminum rims. Clement red hardens into a varnish, and I don't remember any residual...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-28-23, 02:44 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I looked up the price of that stuff, and it seems...

I looked up the price of that stuff, and it seems to me an dubiously expensive solution to the problem. That tape costs more than the twelve tubes of Conti Aluminum cement I purchased not that long...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-27-23, 08:31 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

The trouble with that is needing an engine thirty...

The trouble with that is needing an engine thirty years younger.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-26-23, 04:48 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

What are these, patients awaiting surgury?

What are these, patients awaiting surgury?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-23, 07:08 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Isn't that going to remove some material from the...

Isn't that going to remove some material from the bed of the rim over time? Outside of an initial roughing-up and braking, I'd like to remove as little metal from the rim as possible.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-23, 09:31 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

:twitchy: :eek: Keep far away from my tires if...

:twitchy: :eek: Keep far away from my tires if you please.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-23, 09:28 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Conti used that stitch with their Triathlon and...

Conti used that stitch with their Triathlon and Sprinter tires back when I rode them.

BTW: that's not too hard with a stitching awl if you go very carefully which you should be doing
regardless...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-23, 06:56 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Out of curiosity, what's the too permanent...

Out of curiosity, what's the too permanent product? My trials with E6000 were motivated by it being both stretchy and strong. For the boots I've glued with it, the hole was small, and the idea was to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-12-23, 03:51 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

The keyword you use is securely. I would avoid...

The keyword you use is securely. I would avoid cement not intended specifically for gluing sew-ups to rims. You really have no clear picture of the effect of the outgassing solvents upon the base...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 02:58 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I do think that not nailing the original stitch...

I do think that not nailing the original stitch locations can result in an unnecessarily lumpy tire though. Those are never fun.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 09:00 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I wasn't sure those gel pens would work, but they...

I wasn't sure those gel pens would work, but they do and very well. For my last real repair, I used a black rollerball and a red fine point Sharpie, but I found that felt tip pen had pretty much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-11-23, 07:37 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I know this might not be exciting to some, but I...

I know this might not be exciting to some, but I quite like the new additions to my repair kit, here demonstrated on a piece of scrap carcass. Absent good marking, I find it way too easy to wind up...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-23, 02:15 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Those center pulls have huge clearance though. ...

Those center pulls have huge clearance though. My bikes are from 2000 and 2002 with Record and Chorus of that era. I can fit a 28mm only if I'm willing to risk anything stuck to the tire bashing...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-10-23, 12:16 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Lucky guy! I think 25mm are about as big as will...

Lucky guy! I think 25mm are about as big as will fit cleanly in my Peter Mooneys.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-09-23, 12:19 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Nice Stan's factoid. A couple of days ago...

Nice Stan's factoid. A couple of days ago (8/7/23), my front with a Stan's plugged slow leak finally sprayed out a good bit of its tire spooge. It still got me home and held at 70PSI from 100PSI. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-29-23, 01:07 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Today grabbing a bike, I found my rear fully flat...

Today grabbing a bike, I found my rear fully flat though it was fully inflated the previous day and didn't feel mushy during any of the ride. When I pumped it back up, there were no tell-tale air...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-23, 05:31 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I've used TruFlate universal rubber cement from...

I've used TruFlate universal rubber cement from my local auto parts store. Before that, I wash the patch to get rid of talc, and prep both surfaces with naphtha. (Zippo fluid)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-26-23, 05:04 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

My most recent repair used a boot made of duck...

My most recent repair used a boot made of duck cloth glued to the interior of the casing with E6000 cement. So far it seems to hold up well. I've never done this with a major sidewall cut though. I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-18-23, 12:35 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

If I believe the old can of Conti glue I have,...

If I believe the old can of Conti glue I have, cyclohexane (along with petroleum benzine) was the solvent for their glue. I'm hesitant to try other things though. Thinning the glue between the rim...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-23, 05:25 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

It sounds like things are going better in...

It sounds like things are going better in Thailand than when I bought a few Vitt CX tires. I remember the tires occasionally rather lumpy, and the Vitt tubes actually being thinner and smaller, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-11-23, 10:02 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I think you drew the wrong conclusion from my...

I think you drew the wrong conclusion from my sermon. This was indeed the worst situation I've had with sew-ups in decades of riding them. It really boils down to doing a sloppy repair and paying a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-23, 03:49 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Tire with the duck cloth boot and patch survived...

Tire with the duck cloth boot and patch survived 67Km today. Yes... a bit lumpy, but it did better than I expected. Examination of the exterior suggests the boot didn't protrude at all, and that...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-01-23, 09:27 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

I can understand, but it gets to a point where...

I can understand, but it gets to a point where the base is quite visibly thick and has picked up junk from the times the rim has been tire-less. At our age, I think criterium corners are wisely a...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-30-23, 03:46 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Dumb question time: at what point do you strip...

Dumb question time: at what point do you strip the old glue from your rims?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-23, 01:39 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Got the beast (Veloflex Crit) sewn back together...

Got the beast (Veloflex Crit) sewn back together and glued on; it seems like it's not lumpy. No idea whether the tire gremlins will smile on the effort or not.

Edit the next day: sadly, the tire...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-28-23, 02:46 AM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Agree. That's why I have the patient open and...

Agree. That's why I have the patient open and patched and awaiting the needle. Stan's might get me home without needing a roadside change if I get that sort of puncture, but it won't hold the 6.9bar...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-27-23, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Indeed. I may find myself taking advantage of...

Indeed. I may find myself taking advantage of this. I am having a spate of horrid luck. Yesterday, I plugged a slow leak in my front with Stans, and today I was resigned to twenty miles of gusty...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-18-23, 07:28 PM
Replies: 3,245
Views: 416,708
Posted By MooneyBloke

Ummm... Based on a quick google, I don't think...

Ummm... Based on a quick google, I don't think those are tubs. Nice text in some ads like "The ride of a handmade tubular with the convenience of a clincher." That doesn't sound like a sew-up to me....
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