Ear protection when pumping tires
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Ye of little faith:
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See in the picture where it says on the sidewall "7/10 Bar?" I know y'all will focus on the "7." I choose to focus on the "10." And unless my handy-dandy Internet conversion calculator is off, 10 Bar = 145.03773773 psi.
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This bike is trued up and race worthy. I don't have room in my saddlebag (stole it from the tiny bike) for tools, I keep a bubbler, bag of weed, and a lighter. Might be able to fit a patch kit if I get a smaller bubbler but I don't like having to jam stuff in the bag. In the event of a flat atleast I have something to smoke on/offer to a helpful stranger in return for a tube.
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Uh, no. If the other riders aren't contesting it, a "drop" is just cyclists going different speeds.
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I think one thing that everyone will agree on, is that your consideration of earplugs is not the reason everyone thinks you’re crazy.
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Like I said--you guys are so skittish!!
Ye of little faith:
Veloflex Master 23
See in the picture where it says on the sidewall "7/10 Bar?" I know y'all will focus on the "7." I choose to focus on the "10." And unless my handy-dandy Internet conversion calculator is off, 10 Bar = 145.03773773 psi.
Ye of little faith:
Veloflex Master 23
See in the picture where it says on the sidewall "7/10 Bar?" I know y'all will focus on the "7." I choose to focus on the "10." And unless my handy-dandy Internet conversion calculator is off, 10 Bar = 145.03773773 psi.
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Actually, I've seen it happen. Yes, the manufacturers put a little buffer in there, but you're running right at that limit, and piling on more weight is going to increase that (what do you think happens to a tire's pressure when you put more weight onto it?). The cases I have seen claimed pressures between 130 and 150, and most of the time they heard the BANG! (hope you have your ear protection on while riding) and rolled to a stop and change their tube (those usually have huge tears over an inch long, BTW). One of them, on the other hand, was rounding a curve and ended up hitting the guardrail and woke up in the hospital later that day.
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Anyway, I love Larry threads, though the formula is somewhat predictable.
Larry: I'm doing something totally dangerous and stupid, here's a tangential question.
Everyone: What? No, don't do that at all.
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Then there's 8 pages of arguing, with a few interesting points thrown in.
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Actually, I've seen it happen. Yes, the manufacturers put a little buffer in there, but you're running right at that limit, and piling on more weight is going to increase that (what do you think happens to a tire's pressure when you put more weight onto it?). The cases I have seen claimed pressures between 130 and 150, and most of the time they heard the BANG! (hope you have your ear protection on while riding) and rolled to a stop and change their tube (those usually have huge tears over an inch long, BTW). One of them, on the other hand, was rounding a curve and ended up hitting the guardrail and woke up in the hospital later that day.
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I'm not sure who made you the authority on exactly how much of a safety net all these tires built in, but I have seen (actually, heard) tires blow off before and always stuck around to hear the story. They all claimed 130-150. I don't know how much they stretched the truth, but I'll err on the safe side and not be the next guinea pig.
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We all lose sometimes and I lost to heavy hitters. Heck after the ride yesterday I rode home with this gal Linda Jackson (cyclist) - Wikipedia. I mean sure she is lowkey old and washed up now but still, if she trained a bit shed probably smoke us on any race over 100 miles. Nothing wrong with losing to faster people. It makes you stronger
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You have to give them The Look, then drope the hamer and dial it up to 400W (Any BF phrases I missed?)
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The guy who thinks it's a "race" will feel pretty stupid when he looks back and sees the guy he thought he "dropped" has turned a corner and disappeared, totally unaware there was a race going on.
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