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Same. I am coming to the point of not bothering. This morning I pumped two recently patched tubes and they both failed. The third one held.
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I only recently put my saddle bag back on. For close to 6 months or longer I didn’t bring anything with me. Sometimes if I knew the ride was going to be longer I would get the stuff out but then I would forget anyway. Only reason I put it back on the bike, was because Lily started riding. I don’t want to ruin the one day a week she gets to ride by getting a flat.
I have close to 6000 miles on the cervelo and have had only two flats. Both were back to back, and both were because my tire was past it’s life and I didn’t catch it.
Naturally I will get a flat on Sunday when I get home.
I have close to 6000 miles on the cervelo and have had only two flats. Both were back to back, and both were because my tire was past it’s life and I didn’t catch it.
Naturally I will get a flat on Sunday when I get home.
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Speaking of trips, we've got our first VA trip in over a year quickly approaching. We'd waited until my mother in law was vaccinated, at the very least, and then we wrestled with the question of whether or not we were being foolish and significantly increasing our risk of contracting and spreading.
As far as we can think of, we figure that we'll have roughly the same risk, there and back, as we will staying at home. We'll be driving, as usual, so no airports, airplanes, public transit or taxis. My mother-in-law will be vaccinated and she and my brother-in-law are socially isolated - they don't go out, they don't physically interact with anyone (which is sad, but good in terms of transmission), they wear masks when they go out for walks. As usual, the majority of meals will either be prepared at the house (I'll do the grocery shopping [and cooking ] as usual) or we'll do take-out. We're hearing that many establishments have gotten outdoor seating set up, so we'll check that out and maybe indulge in a dinner out (and I personally plan on some mid-ride pizza outdoors at a Richmond taproom during a century). We're not planning on any indoor activities this time around, so none of the museums that the kids usually visit. With the kids, we know that there will be a handful of necessary public bathroom breaks, but other than that, we think that our activity profile will be pretty close to what it is right now.
Oh, and we'll all get tested before and after the trip, too.
Fingers crossed.
As far as we can think of, we figure that we'll have roughly the same risk, there and back, as we will staying at home. We'll be driving, as usual, so no airports, airplanes, public transit or taxis. My mother-in-law will be vaccinated and she and my brother-in-law are socially isolated - they don't go out, they don't physically interact with anyone (which is sad, but good in terms of transmission), they wear masks when they go out for walks. As usual, the majority of meals will either be prepared at the house (I'll do the grocery shopping [and cooking ] as usual) or we'll do take-out. We're hearing that many establishments have gotten outdoor seating set up, so we'll check that out and maybe indulge in a dinner out (and I personally plan on some mid-ride pizza outdoors at a Richmond taproom during a century). We're not planning on any indoor activities this time around, so none of the museums that the kids usually visit. With the kids, we know that there will be a handful of necessary public bathroom breaks, but other than that, we think that our activity profile will be pretty close to what it is right now.
Oh, and we'll all get tested before and after the trip, too.
Fingers crossed.
Most have out door seating set up, but indoor seating at some isn’t bad either. Sals by Victor is huge and has the space to spread people out.
BTW it’s snowing this morning in Willyburg. WTF.
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Oh, and tell that snow and cold to stop - I don't want to bring the tights or the knickers.
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It's interesting that some of you have had trouble with patches. I haven't patched many (any?) tubes in the last four years, but I patched plenty before that (hence the move to tubeless) and I can't recall that I've ever had a patch fail.
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I'm suffering from a severe case of FOMO by just learning that since I work in manufacturing I've actually been eligible to get vaccinated since January
There was something posted on our HR portal about how to register as well as some text implying that manufacturing workers would be eligible, but I guess I was looking for an announcement a little more like "since you are an employee of this company you are now eligible to receive a vaccine".
There was something posted on our HR portal about how to register as well as some text implying that manufacturing workers would be eligible, but I guess I was looking for an announcement a little more like "since you are an employee of this company you are now eligible to receive a vaccine".
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All of my bikes have patched tubes, my car has patched tires.
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Mom-in-law mentioned that to my wife and we were talking about it last night and having a chuckle - outside of the colony area, it's a town that's so a car-centric in design, that we couldn't help but imagine sitting in a parking lot, overlooking a busy street.
Oh, and tell that snow and cold to stop - I don't want to bring the tights or the knickers.
Oh, and tell that snow and cold to stop - I don't want to bring the tights or the knickers.
What pizza place do you usually hit up in Richmond?
Our favorite is Pupatella but it’s not that close to the Cap trail.
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I was going to give a blow-by-blow account of the dismantling of the Circuit, but suffice to say that it came apart easily, and the closer I look the happier I am with the purchase. It's really a "Barn Find", not been altered, all original bits still there. Sadly, the original seatpost, stem, and bars are just too short. The seller had the seatpost at max extension, with a tall or thick saddle, and I think the saddle height was 76cm vs the 77.8 I use. Same height, shorter legs. And I point my toes. The stem is a 90mm, which is just silly. And the bars are 40cm. But I'll keep them in reserve, in case I decide to sell it and want to restore its original state.
There were some rust spots on the chrome forks and stays, but 30 seconds on Google and I learned the Aluminum Foil Trick. Now all shiny again! Removing the FD showed me how shiny the paint USED TO be, so I think I have a bit of polishing ahead of me! The frame is now down to the pedals and cranks. The pedals resisted my best efforts with the 8" long pedal wrench I have. But I did remove the chainrings, which are Biopace, first generation, and really oddly shaped! Curious to see how they feel riding, but I watched a couple videos and I'll probably end up mounting them one arm clockwise a Jack Tone mentioned above, which would put the largest angle at the most powerful point, like all the oval rings nowadays.
I just put in a big order for tools. Longer pedal wrench, crank extractor, pin spanner and lockring tool, a second chain whip, and a better headset wrench. The second chain whip is because the freehub is Uniglide, so there's no lock ring. Instead, the smallest cog threads onto the outside of the freehub, and you need two chain whips to get it off.
There were some rust spots on the chrome forks and stays, but 30 seconds on Google and I learned the Aluminum Foil Trick. Now all shiny again! Removing the FD showed me how shiny the paint USED TO be, so I think I have a bit of polishing ahead of me! The frame is now down to the pedals and cranks. The pedals resisted my best efforts with the 8" long pedal wrench I have. But I did remove the chainrings, which are Biopace, first generation, and really oddly shaped! Curious to see how they feel riding, but I watched a couple videos and I'll probably end up mounting them one arm clockwise a Jack Tone mentioned above, which would put the largest angle at the most powerful point, like all the oval rings nowadays.
I just put in a big order for tools. Longer pedal wrench, crank extractor, pin spanner and lockring tool, a second chain whip, and a better headset wrench. The second chain whip is because the freehub is Uniglide, so there's no lock ring. Instead, the smallest cog threads onto the outside of the freehub, and you need two chain whips to get it off.
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Oh, also - I've decided to be thorough and not cut corners on the Circuit restoration. This is constantly at odds with my manic desire to get it built up and RIDE IT!!!! But I bought it as a project bike, and, like my watches, a lot of the fun will be knowing I did the work myself, and didn't cut corners. I gotta say, though, after cleaning the waxy goo that once was the grease on the seatpost, I'm not looking forward to cleaning out the bottom bracket.
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I just put in a big order for tools. Longer pedal wrench, crank extractor, pin spanner and lockring tool, a second chain whip, and a better headset wrench. The second chain whip is because the freehub is Uniglide, so there's no lock ring. Instead, the smallest cog threads onto the outside of the freehub, and you need two chain whips to get it off.
I've still got a 7s Uniglide cassette kicking around even though the 600EX hub it came on got ruined on a long rainy ride a few years back. I keep thinking maybe I'll track down the parts and tools to rebuild the thing someday - it's the quietest freehub I've ever (not) heard.
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I noticed that too, and have started to leave the cellophane on after patch application.
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For those having patch failures, are you letting the contact cement have plenty of time to dry before applying the patch? They need a good 5+ minutes.
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edit: tool is a stitcher
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I do. I use rema fluid and rema patches, allow a good 5-10 minutes for "cement" fluid to dry. I have discovered that if I use the tool (I forget its name) to push patch on and leave cellophane tape on, my success rate is about 80-85%. However if I don't use the tool and peel back the cellophane we are looking at 50%.
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