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11-14-20, 03:25 PM
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11-14-20, 04:06 PM
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any of the tubeless plug kits except the Stans version would work to fix that probably. Probably need more sealant though.
11-14-20, 05:32 PM
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thats a Spit isnt it in the garage? I see the very odd one around here, and last summer I spotted and chatted with a guy in pristine TR8, hadnt seen one of those in decades and decades. Grew up across the street from a British car garage, so being a car nut, got to see and know all about you name it, TR2s, 3s, XK120, 140, bugeyed sprites, etc etc etc. Ran by a friendly British guy.
Its is a Triumph, but it’s a TR6, not a Spitfire.
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thats a Spit isnt it in the garage? I see the very odd one around here, and last summer I spotted and chatted with a guy in pristine TR8, hadnt seen one of those in decades and decades. Grew up across the street from a British car garage, so being a car nut, got to see and know all about you name it, TR2s, 3s, XK120, 140, bugeyed sprites, etc etc etc. Ran by a friendly British guy.
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11-14-20, 06:27 PM
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[QUOTE=tkamd73;21790607]geez, I blew that one. Would have known if the nose was exposed more. Always loved the delicious sound of that six. Mind you, a jag or Aston Martin straight six of the late50s and 60s gives me goosebumps also. Ever watched any of the Goodwood Revival? Proper, no hanging about door to door racing in the tourist trophy races and engine music to give you a...err..a rising.
the spits and tr6's always have so much rear camber, always remember that.
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the spits and tr6's always have so much rear camber, always remember that.
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11-15-20, 09:42 PM
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Just a little update. I slit the membrane down the middle and inverted the tire. Trimming the rest of it out past that point was a breeze, it's sort of a rubberized fabric and cut easily and cleanly. I cleaned up what I could which wasn't much and put a tube in it. It held fine for my 65k ride yesterday so mission accomplised.
11-15-20, 09:46 PM
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11-15-20, 09:48 PM
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As a side note I got my new tires today. The tires that I found that I liked, and weren't at an insanely inflated price, and were available within less than a week were Continental Speed Rides. So I'm going to tubes, neither here nor there for me. Just for fun I pulled out the scale. The one good Giant tire weighed 922g, the Conti is 588g. That's nearly 700g of rotating mass I eliminated which sounds significant to me. I'm looking forward to riding it and seeing how it feels!
11-15-20, 09:58 PM
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Its one of the downsides I see to tubeless, the tires are just heavy. Went to Rocket Rons on the mountain bike and shaved over half a lb even with the tubes. I'm already slow on some of the climbs, don't need to haul an extra half lb up every one of them. Oddly I've also had less flats too.
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As a side note I got my new tires today. The tires that I found that I liked, and weren't at an insanely inflated price, and were available within less than a week were Continental Speed Rides. So I'm going to tubes, neither here nor there for me. Just for fun I pulled out the scale. The one good Giant tire weighed 922g, the Conti is 588g. That's nearly 700g of rotating mass I eliminated which sounds significant to me. I'm looking forward to riding it and seeing how it feels!
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Right. Women shouldn't be left freely roaming in public without a man's supervision. Who knows what temptations she wouldn't be able to control herself from.... wait what decade is it? Actually I think her response did a better job than mine:
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
11-16-20, 06:38 AM
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The Speed Rides are great tires at a great price. They're relatively light (though they should weigh 440g for the foldable ones and 500g for the wire beads, per Conti's website!), foldable (if you get the non-reflex version), versatile, comfortable, quick, and inexpensive. I suspect you'll feel a big difference in them compared with the old Crosscuts you had.
11-16-20, 08:07 AM
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Just a little update. I slit the membrane down the middle and inverted the tire. Trimming the rest of it out past that point was a breeze, it's sort of a rubberized fabric and cut easily and cleanly. I cleaned up what I could which wasn't much and put a tube in it. It held fine for my 65k ride yesterday so mission accomplised.
11-16-20, 08:20 AM
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Right. Women shouldn't be left freely roaming in public without a man's supervision. Who knows what temptations she wouldn't be able to control herself from.... wait what decade is it? Actually I think her response did a better job than mine:
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
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11-16-20, 09:03 AM
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Right. Women shouldn't be left freely roaming in public without a man's supervision. Who knows what temptations she wouldn't be able to control herself from.... wait what decade is it? Actually I think her response did a better job than mine:
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
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11-16-20, 09:39 AM
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Right. Women shouldn't be left freely roaming in public without a man's supervision. Who knows what temptations she wouldn't be able to control herself from.... wait what decade is it? Actually I think her response did a better job than mine:
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
"You should tell him that hes totally correct and that it was a mistake to leave your poor helpless woman unattended...but that maybe its ok because my family hasn't yet given you the goat dowry to purchase me with...also that you're reconsidering anyway because your other 2 wives are much more obedient..."
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11-16-20, 11:05 AM
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The Speed Rides are great tires at a great price. They're relatively light (though they should weigh 440g for the foldable ones and 500g for the wire beads, per Conti's website!), foldable (if you get the non-reflex version), versatile, comfortable, quick, and inexpensive. I suspect you'll feel a big difference in them compared with the old Crosscuts you had.
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11-16-20, 02:40 PM
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I guess your bike should have come with the kit Giant describes in this video?
Giant Bicycles: How to fix a flat on an ERT tire
Giant Bicycles: How to fix a flat on an ERT tire
11-16-20, 04:29 PM
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I understood your comment to say that you feel it was irresponsible to leave my GF alone while I went to get my truck, not sure if there's any other way to interpret that really. But you say that's not what you meant so please clarify.
I did mention she was my GF so that would imply we're not married - but good catch! Also not sure what my marital or parental status has to do with any of this.
I did mention she was my GF so that would imply we're not married - but good catch! Also not sure what my marital or parental status has to do with any of this.
11-16-20, 06:09 PM
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I understood your comment to say that you feel it was irresponsible to leave my GF alone while I went to get my truck, not sure if there's any other way to interpret that really. But you say that's not what you meant so please clarify.
I did mention she was my GF so that would imply we're not married - but good catch! Also not sure what my marital or parental status has to do with any of this.
I did mention she was my GF so that would imply we're not married - but good catch! Also not sure what my marital or parental status has to do with any of this.
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Dynaplug also makes a kit specific to tubeless bicycle tires. They came at it from the motorcycle side of hobby-dom
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11-17-20, 05:17 AM
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I guess your bike should have come with the kit Giant describes in this video?
Giant Bicycles: How to fix a flat on an ERT tire
Giant Bicycles: How to fix a flat on an ERT tire
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The one where my chauffeur steps out of the Rolls and replaces the wheel so that two minutes later I can continue to enjoy my ride?
