Uses for Old Inner Tubes
11-07-11, 03:00 PM
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Are hub gears prone to this problem? One reason people buy them is because they think IGHs are less likely to freeze, compared to conventional derailleurs.
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11-07-11, 05:34 PM
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You can make shoe laces out of them. https://www.instructables.com/id/Make...h-inner-tubes/ I've done this recently. It works pretty well.
11-07-11, 06:14 PM
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You can make shoe laces out of them. https://www.instructables.com/id/Make...h-inner-tubes/ I've done this recently. It works pretty well.
They stretch out to put your foot in, and stretch back tight.
11-07-11, 06:18 PM
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You can make shoe laces out of them. https://www.instructables.com/id/Make...h-inner-tubes/ I've done this recently. It works pretty well.
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If anyone could post a photo or two showing how they lash things onto their bike with old inner tubes, I'd be grateful.
11-09-11, 07:00 PM
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FWIW in the part of the south I currently live in 10w30 or ATF works year round, advantage of the warmer climate.Aaron
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Don't forget the Dutch: binnenband and buitenband (innertube and outertube)
11-10-11, 12:59 PM
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I've seen Mark Martin of the Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets just use a plain tube and tie a knot. You don't need clips.
Here's a link on how to make and use a rather fancy one.
And here are where to get clips https://www.it-clips.com/
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I thought the long drawn-out video of how to make a flashlight mount was awesome. We just changed to daylight savings so I don't need another light at the moment, but for a while I was worried because I have a to-be-seen light, and the roads were very dark. A flashlight aimed at the ground would be perfect!
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That roll of duck tape really belongs in the drawer and those jeans should go straight in the laundry bin.
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Check out this video in the With My Own Two Wheels Thread. One of the people featured in the video uses an inner tube to strap a medical kit to his bike.
I've seen Mark Martin of the Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets just use a plain tube and tie a knot. You don't need clips.
Here's a link on how to make and use a rather fancy one.
And here are where to get clips https://www.it-clips.com/
I've seen Mark Martin of the Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets just use a plain tube and tie a knot. You don't need clips.
Here's a link on how to make and use a rather fancy one.
And here are where to get clips https://www.it-clips.com/
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Here:
Doormat:
Earrings:
Wristband:
Mask:
Snowflakes:
Wall hanging:
Lights:
A little something for you and the your honey:
Doormat:
Earrings:
Wristband:
Mask:
Snowflakes:
Wall hanging:
Lights:
A little something for you and the your honey:
11-10-11, 08:43 PM
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Here's a link on how to make and use a rather fancy one.
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11-13-11, 09:14 AM
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I would try to also lash that bag to the seatpost. Fast turns could be interesting.
Panniers might work better...
Panniers might work better...
11-13-11, 02:21 PM
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I spent probably a whole year of carting food on makeshift devices... cotton groceries bags lashed to the rack. One day, I lost a few spokes as a result of my groceries getting loose. Then I happily made the switch to a solid pannier. (Although I did manufacture it myself...our of a daypack and some framing corners.)
11-13-11, 02:25 PM
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I forgot this. I have a steel water bottle (couldnt handle the taste of plastic anymore) and a steel water bottle cage. Of course this means major rattling, especially when the bottle is empty. Again, I cut up some nice length of tube and wrapped it around the outside of the cage.
No more rattles.
Although my drink now tastes like inner tube ... (no just kidding...)
No more rattles.
Although my drink now tastes like inner tube ... (no just kidding...
)
11-13-11, 02:40 PM
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People make various bags, wallets, etc from car and truck tire inner tubes and sell them on - they even have a presence in the high fashion market.. Bike inner tubes are smaller, but still very useful..
In San Francisco, a company called "Used Rubber" up until not so long ago, had a store where they sold very attractive, very solidly made bags, wallets, a great many items, all made from inner tubes. They had bike messenger bags.. made from car inner tubes.
In San Francisco, a company called "Used Rubber" up until not so long ago, had a store where they sold very attractive, very solidly made bags, wallets, a great many items, all made from inner tubes. They had bike messenger bags.. made from car inner tubes.
11-13-11, 07:57 PM
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I forgot this. I have a steel water bottle (couldnt handle the taste of plastic anymore) and a steel water bottle cage. Of course this means major rattling, especially when the bottle is empty. Again, I cut up some nice length of tube and wrapped it around the outside of the cage.
No more rattles.
Although my drink now tastes like inner tube ... (no just kidding...)
No more rattles.
Although my drink now tastes like inner tube ... (no just kidding...
)JK
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