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04-03-23, 01:39 PM
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Here's a new one, never imagined cross chaining could be contentious?
04-03-23, 02:11 PM
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Here's a new one, never imagined cross chaining could be contentious?
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04-03-23, 02:19 PM
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Alternatively, the lockrings get in the way when you put the valvestem through the rim, so you have to take them off. Then they do nothing useful, so why bother putting them back on? Similarly, you have to take the valve cap off before you can pump up the tube. Then they do nothing useful, so why bother putting THEM back on?
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04-03-23, 02:22 PM
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Or do what I do - find the colorful logo decal on the rim, and look 180 degrees away.
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04-03-23, 02:22 PM
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How about if they're cross-chaining AND failed to lube their chain?
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04-03-23, 02:29 PM
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I knew I was getting old the day we were on tour, and as we started riding, my daughter asked, "Daddy, why is your chain making that racket?" I replied, "What noise? I don't hear anything unusual!" By the end of the day, I heard it and knew I was starting to lose my hearing. 
04-03-23, 03:55 PM
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04-03-23, 04:13 PM
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Alternatively, the lockrings get in the way when you put the valvestem through the rim, so you have to take them off. Then they do nothing useful, so why bother putting them back on? Similarly, you have to take the valve cap off before you can pump up the tube. Then they do nothing useful, so why bother putting THEM back on?
When I hear people talk about how much trouble it is to use lockrings and valve caps, it makes me realize that some people change a LOT more tubes than I do. And I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to save the 2 seconds that it takes.
04-04-23, 08:28 AM
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It’s not the weight, it’s the drag. All those knurls create little vortices …..
Well, with the caps it is weight … and since they are on the rim they drastically increase Moment of Inertia.
Well, with the caps it is weight … and since they are on the rim they drastically increase Moment of Inertia.
04-04-23, 08:46 AM
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I suppose if I changed a lot of tubes, and if I knew that I'd be changing those tubes in situations where every second mattered, I could see leaving them off. Otherwise, the lockrings secure the stem and make it much easier to attach the pump, and also keep the valve straight. And the cap keeps the valve clean.
When I hear people talk about how much trouble it is to use lockrings and valve caps, it makes me realize that some people change a LOT more tubes than I do. And I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to save the 2 seconds that it takes.
When I hear people talk about how much trouble it is to use lockrings and valve caps, it makes me realize that some people change a LOT more tubes than I do. And I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to save the 2 seconds that it takes.
Take a hint.
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I suppose if I changed a lot of tubes, and if I knew that I'd be changing those tubes in situations where every second mattered, I could see leaving them off. Otherwise, the lockrings secure the stem and make it much easier to attach the pump, and also keep the valve straight. And the cap keeps the valve clean.
When I hear people talk about how much trouble it is to use lockrings and valve caps, it makes me realize that some people change a LOT more tubes than I do. And I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to save the 2 seconds that it takes.
When I hear people talk about how much trouble it is to use lockrings and valve caps, it makes me realize that some people change a LOT more tubes than I do. And I'm never in that much of a hurry that I need to save the 2 seconds that it takes.
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Never had this happen. The less air in the tire the more play at the valve. I pump up my tires, tighten down the lock rings, and ride ….. as the tube loses air it shrinks and the lock ring is no longer held taut. I could pull up slightly on the stem but I have never needed to
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Never had this happen. The less air in the tire the more play at the valve. I pump up my tires, tighten down the lock rings, and ride ….. as the tube loses air it shrinks and the lock ring is no longer held taut. I could pull up slightly on the stem but I have never needed to
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04-04-23, 04:20 PM
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Never ever had a valve stem nut stuck where is was hard to remove.
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I have. However, it was with a tubeless tire, and sealant had gunked things up to the point where it wouldn't budge and I was stuck on the side of the road. I had to make the call of shame to Uber. I pay more attention to the cleanliness and proper operation of my nuts now.
With a tubed tire, I leave the nuts and caps off because the reduced rotating weight allows me to fly up hills way fasterer...but mostly because I find them to be completely unnecessary once the tube is installed.
With a tubed tire, I leave the nuts and caps off because the reduced rotating weight allows me to fly up hills way fasterer...but mostly because I find them to be completely unnecessary once the tube is installed.
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I knew I was getting old the day we were on tour, and as we started riding, my daughter asked, "Daddy, why is your chain making that racket?" I replied, "What noise? I don't hear anything unusual!" By the end of the day, I heard it and knew I was starting to lose my hearing.
If I'm too hard of hearing to notice and I ride mostly solo, is it really rattling?
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