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Still a non-issue for me.
So you know, the current version of the VAR jack was slightly redesigned and is much easier to use on wider rims and tires than the previous one. |
Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
(Post 16167857)
You need one of these. It's tiny and isn't as clumsy as the Kool Stop jack.
Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
(Post 16168041)
That works well too - if you like ruining your new tubes before even riding on them.
You'd have to be a complete moron to pinch a tube using the VAR jack. When you work in a shop and change multiple tubes per day, wasting time fiddling around using your thumbs on stubborn tires can be a pretty big hindrance. |
Originally Posted by Leukybear
(Post 16168435)
:twitchy:
You should've asked in the "Should I:" thread first. :) |
i use the var jack on my cr18 rims that have 32c wire bead pasela tgs
no problem |
I can state that I just used a VAR jack to install new, extremely tight Veloflex Masters and it worked fine. However, it is longer and takes more room in my seatbag than the basic tire levers which always served their purpose that I was using previously.
That is all... |
Today the little lady sent this pic. She's just starting to ride and made it down to get some greasy Mexican.
This is just a saddle/seatpost and pedals from being the pimpest ever Magna. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/1...22994736_o.jpg |
Today I was laying in my girlfriends bed, which is on the second story of her house, and saw a truck outside moving slowly with a dog in front of it. It had stopped, I said, so the dog would be fine. The driver was literally at a stop, it'd be hard to mess that up.
A couple seconds after looking away I heard crying. I looked out and the dog was on the ground, crying and bleeding. The girlfriend and I run over, and the guy is a PG&E worker, who doesn't seem to know how it happened. What I do know, though, was that he was standing by his truck, a good 20 ft away, trying to reach his supervisor. He wasn't going to call the police (who could call animal control - something we ended up doing shortly after), nor was he trying to comfort the dog, or even call the number on its tag. So we try and call the number on the tag, but to no avail, which is when we get animal control to come. In the mean time, we leave the dog with a girl walking by and jog to the owners house, where no one's home. As we are walking back a truck pulls up, and a woman asks if we've seen her dog. It was hard to tell her he'd been hit by a car. She gets there, and we're fallowing closely behind, and I can't say it looks good for the dog. The truck didn't roll over it, as visible by looking at the skid mark made of blood and hair. But his right leg was probably broken, and there was definitely internal injuries, not to mention he was likely missing a sizable amount of skin on his right hind-leg. The whole time the owner is relatively calm, and she tells us that she and her husband had just started talking about when to put the poor thing down. He was up there in years and I got the impression he had been having a pretty hard time. At this point it's time to load the dog into the owners truck so it can be taken to a veterinarian. She had to back up pretty close, which scared the dog and I had to hold him down as he desperately tried to get up and get out of the way. I think the sound of the engine terrified him. We finally lifted him into the truck, and off he went. The PG&E guy went right back to his job immediately afterwards. I went to go wash off the blood from my hands, feet, and sandals. That was sad :( |
Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
(Post 16168527)
True, but wider tires are typically easier to install without using a tool.
Today I have made my choice for a replacement for the 930. |
that sucks man, i hate when animals get screwed cuz of our dumb world
today im going through sex withdrawls. |
Originally Posted by Sherblock
(Post 16170207)
Today I was laying in my girlfriends bed, which is on the second story of her house, and saw a truck outside moving slowly with a dog in front of it. It had stopped, I said, so the dog would be fine. The driver was literally at a stop, it'd be hard to mess that up.
A couple seconds after looking away I heard crying. I looked out and the dog was on the ground, crying and bleeding. The girlfriend and I run over, and the guy is a PG&E worker, who doesn't seem to know how it happened. What I do know, though, was that he was standing by his truck, a good 20 ft away, trying to reach his supervisor. He wasn't going to call the police (who could call animal control - something we ended up doing shortly after), nor was he trying to comfort the dog, or even call the number on its tag. So we try and call the number on the tag, but to no avail, which is when we get animal control to come. In the mean time, we leave the dog with a girl walking by and jog to the owners house, where no one's home. As we are walking back a truck pulls up, and a woman asks if we've seen her dog. It was hard to tell her he'd been hit by a car. She gets there, and we're fallowing closely behind, and I can't say it looks good for the dog. The truck didn't roll over it, as visible by looking at the skid mark made of blood and hair. But his right leg was probably broken, and there was definitely internal injuries, not to mention he was likely missing a sizable amount of skin on his right hind-leg. The whole time the owner is relatively calm, and she tells us that she and her husband had just started talking about when to put the poor thing down. He was up there in years and I got the impression he had been having a pretty hard time. At this point it's time to load the dog into the owners truck so it can be taken to a veterinarian. She had to back up pretty close, which scared the dog and I had to hold him down as he desperately tried to get up and get out of the way. I think the sound of the engine terrified him. We finally lifted him into the truck, and off he went. The PG&E guy went right back to his job immediately afterwards. I went to go wash off the blood from my hands, feet, and sandals. That was sad :( |
Originally Posted by Mumonkan
(Post 16170257)
today im going through sex withdrawls.
Instead of riding today, I got drunk and ate free pizza. No regrets. Also, **** that guy who hit the dog. |
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Finally realized a much easier way to carry my U lock rather than having to put it into my backpack every time I rode from class. Found out I can put it between my belt and pants; it doesn't slip or anything. I was definitely paranoid that I might drop it as I rode.
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Originally Posted by kite991
(Post 16170427)
Finally realized a much easier way to carry my U lock rather than having to put it into my backpack every time I rode from class. Found out I can put it between my belt and pants; it doesn't slip or anything. I was definitely paranoid that I might drop it as I rode.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
(Post 16168041)
That works well too - if you like ruining your new tubes before even riding on them.
You'd have to be a complete moron to pinch a tube using the VAR jack. When you work in a shop and change multiple tubes per day, wasting time fiddling around using your thumbs on stubborn tires can be a pretty big hindrance. |
im another member of the thumb club because i don't do it that often relative to a bike shop employee.
some rim/tire combos can be a *****, but i've never encountered any that I couldn't do /thumbpower |
thumbs of steel
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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 16171354)
im another member of the thumb club.
some rim/tire combos can be a *****, but i've never encountered any that I couldn't do /thumbpower |
Tools are stupid!
Like I've already said - do it for a living and we'll see how your manly thumbs are feeling. |
Originally Posted by kite991
(Post 16170427)
Finally realized a much easier way to carry my U lock rather than having to put it into my backpack every time I rode from class. Found out I can put it between my belt and pants; it doesn't slip or anything. I was definitely paranoid that I might drop it as I rode.
(member of the thumb club) |
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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 16171354)
im another member of the thumb club because i don't do it that often relative to a bike shop employee.
some rim/tire combos can be a *****, but i've never encountered any that I couldn't do /thumbpower |
ill pass. i have wire bead gatorskins on my steel roadie and they're kinda tough on open pros but not rly
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
(Post 16171437)
Tools are stupid!
Like I've already said - do it for a living and we'll see how your manly thumbs are feeling. |
im just lazy.
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