bike products that should not exist but do.
09-01-13, 08:11 AM
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"As Seen on TV Music Bullet - Mini Portable Speaker - Walmart"
Horrible! I don't care if someone's playing Schumann or Steely Dan, Blind Melon "Whomever" or the Lennon Sisters, if it's being played at-volume, where *I* can hear it (stopped, or while riding) it's too darn loud, and something's gonna be said about it.
Horrible! I don't care if someone's playing Schumann or Steely Dan, Blind Melon "Whomever" or the Lennon Sisters, if it's being played at-volume, where *I* can hear it (stopped, or while riding) it's too darn loud, and something's gonna be said about it.
09-01-13, 08:31 AM
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Seriously........titanium tire levers. Two are lighter than one plastic one, they are made from hollow tubing.
But, they are so hard they put dents in the aluminum rims on my Ksyriums. Don't use them!
That leads me to think that steel levers would do the same thing.
But, they are so hard they put dents in the aluminum rims on my Ksyriums. Don't use them!
That leads me to think that steel levers would do the same thing.
09-01-13, 08:45 AM
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I suspect user error, or Ksyriums have a soft bead hook.
09-01-13, 09:05 AM
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I don't need tire levers to change tires, but I wanted to try one. I agree the Ksyriums must be soft. That's a good thing for other wheel owners. Maybe this will help other Ksyrium owners before they try it.
09-01-13, 02:35 PM
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09-01-13, 05:59 PM
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09-01-13, 11:05 PM
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Alloy nipples.
I use them on my personal wheel builds, but the weight savings is not worth the hassle or cost for most people.
I use them on my personal wheel builds, but the weight savings is not worth the hassle or cost for most people.
09-02-13, 01:47 PM
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^^^Obviously better than the rest of us.
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09-02-13, 02:40 PM
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Tire levers.
09-02-13, 02:42 PM
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Oh, I agree that they are a hassle and there is very little weight saving, but for the superior cyclist, well. Nothing else will do. Certainly not those common brass nipples. They are so common.
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09-03-13, 09:04 AM
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How about the TurboSpoke? I would think that fits into this category.
09-03-13, 09:28 AM
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09-03-13, 09:42 AM
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