Landslide
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Tynan said:
Mark? Yes. Useful? No.
Biro works pretty well as long as your tube isn't wet.
Inner tubes - to talc or not to talc?
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Mark? Yes. Useful? No.
Biro works pretty well as long as your tube isn't wet.
aqaleigh
New Member
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- ascot berkshire
I always do it now
before doing it i used to get my fair share of pinch punctures but not anymore
before doing it i used to get my fair share of pinch punctures but not anymore
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NickM
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I thought you were supposed to use it to write "Bugger!" on the roadTynan said:
Fiona N
Veteran
I usually talc the inside of new tyres to make the tubes easier to get out. Recumbents, especially the trike, don't seem to get as many ***s as uprights, so it's often years between removal of inner tubes by which time they are semi-bonded to the inside of the tyre.
Not that I'm complaining about lack of ***s, of course
Not that I'm complaining about lack of ***s, of course
mickle
innit
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I/we always talc. The list of reasons for doing so in a fleet of 400 bikes, trikes and quadricycles is as long as my arm. It's best practice. And who the fcuk is Hobst Brandt when he's at home?
A traditional cycle polo bike has a single fixed gear of 1:1 ratio, usually 20 x 20.
The manouvering, stopping and accelerating involved ripped tubes apart if they were not glued in
The rear wheel was a 40 spoke to cope with the torque from standing on the rear pedal immediately after riding forward as fast as possible.
The rider's centre of gravity was much more rearward than usual - the seat tube was curved round the rear wheel and the seat pin had a 6" rearward extension. This was to allow the rider to do a '180' wheelstand turn, emulating a 'J' turn in a motorcar.
The roughest treatment I have given a rear tyre recently was attempting to climb Saintbury on a recce for the Mad March Hare.
I try to avoid anything that would effect adhesion between tube and tyre.
When it comes to severe climbing, I dare say a dose of spray adhesive wouldn't go amiss.
Yes, when I get a p******re, I peel the tube out.
The manouvering, stopping and accelerating involved ripped tubes apart if they were not glued in
The rear wheel was a 40 spoke to cope with the torque from standing on the rear pedal immediately after riding forward as fast as possible.
The rider's centre of gravity was much more rearward than usual - the seat tube was curved round the rear wheel and the seat pin had a 6" rearward extension. This was to allow the rider to do a '180' wheelstand turn, emulating a 'J' turn in a motorcar.
The roughest treatment I have given a rear tyre recently was attempting to climb Saintbury on a recce for the Mad March Hare.
I try to avoid anything that would effect adhesion between tube and tyre.
When it comes to severe climbing, I dare say a dose of spray adhesive wouldn't go amiss.
Yes, when I get a p******re, I peel the tube out.
Jobst Brandt is a guy who spent his life writing a definitive book on how the bicycle wheel is built.
I got all I needed to know from the kind people at Dawes Cycles.
Jobst is probably at home right now - in Palo Alto, California. Probably fast asleep at this precise instant
I got all I needed to know from the kind people at Dawes Cycles.
Jobst is probably at home right now - in Palo Alto, California. Probably fast asleep at this precise instant
mickle
innit
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- 53.933606, -1.076131
jimboalee said:A traditional cycle polo bike has a single fixed gear of 1:1 ratio, usually 20 x 20.
The manouvering, stopping and accelerating involved ripped tubes apart if they were not glued in
The rear wheel was a 40 spoke to cope with the torque from standing on the rear pedal immediately after riding forward as fast as possible.
The rider's centre of gravity was much more rearward than usual - the seat tube was curved round the rear wheel and the seat pin had a 6" rearward extension. This was to allow the rider to do a '180' wheelstand turn, emulating a 'J' turn in a motorcar.
The roughest treatment I have given a rear tyre recently was attempting to climb Saintbury on a recce for the Mad March Hare.
I try to avoid anything that would effect adhesion between tube and tyre.
When it comes to severe climbing, I dare say a dose of spray adhesive wouldn't go amiss.
Yes, when I get a p******re, I peel the tube out.
Great.
mickle
innit
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- 53.933606, -1.076131
jimboalee said:I think it should be in the London Olympics
Darn right it should. Along with Cycle Speedway!
barq
Senior Member
- Location
- Birmingham, UK
jimboalee said:
A bit off topic but... I've found Jobst Brandt quite generous with his time over in rec.bicycles.tech.
Mickle, could you share some of your (400+
) reasons for talcing? I'm kinda agnostic, but interested.
zzpza
Well-Known Member
jimboalee said:
i've never used talc on a tube either. my current tyre (vittoria open corsa evo) seems to be designed to stick itself to the tube. i believe this is due to vittoria billing it as an 'open tub' tyre. so when i have a puncture i have to peel the tube off the tyre too. it's quite surprising how hard you have to pull!
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NickM
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Ooooh, I think we have a controversy, ladies and gentlemen!barq said:Mickle, could you share some of your (400+) reasons for talcing? I'm kinda agnostic, but interested.
This could run and run, just like the "Do you grease square taper bottom bracket axles?" one
