MTB low pressure and pinch flats
http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system
Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. -- JS |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to
pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On Wed, 17 May 2017 16:36:18 +1000, James
wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. No I read it :-) And, yes it looks like insulation lagging used on air-con systems. Maybe it is :-) They have made an anti flat foam for years that you can inject into tires and I always thought that might be a way to avoid flats, if that worried one. They also make some sort of stuff I believe that they call "slime" that you inject into the inner tube that is supposed to plug leaks. (or just carry spare tubes :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote:
I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. -- - Frank Krygowski |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. -- Cheers, John B. |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On 5/18/2017 1:14 AM, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. Not surprising, given the lower pressure and greater volume. -- - Frank Krygowski |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:14:41 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. -- Cheers, John B. I've converted a number of older rigid frame/forks MTB to drop bar and bar end shifteres. They make fantastic touring bikes and tires for them can be bought almost anywhere. A lot of people like them for riding on dirt roads or roads with big cracks and potholed pavement. With brifters a drop bar MTB is the cat's meow. Cheers |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On 5/18/2017 12:02 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:14:41 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. I've converted a number of older rigid frame/forks MTB to drop bar and bar end shifteres. They make fantastic touring bikes and tires for them can be bought almost anywhere. A lot of people like them for riding on dirt roads or roads with big cracks and potholed pavement. With brifters a drop bar MTB is the cat's meow. http://www.yellowjersey.org/3rmt.jpg -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On Thu, 18 May 2017 10:02:20 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:14:41 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. -- Cheers, John B. I've converted a number of older rigid frame/forks MTB to drop bar and bar end shifteres. They make fantastic touring bikes and tires for them can be bought almost anywhere. A lot of people like them for riding on dirt roads or roads with big cracks and potholed pavement. With brifters a drop bar MTB is the cat's meow. Cheers I wonder, after you changed the original telescoping front fork to solid and add drop bars and brifters, can it still be called a "MTB" :-? An aside. The utility bile is all aluminum, frame and forks, and still weighs more then my all steel road bike :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
MTB low pressure and pinch flats
On 5/18/2017 11:22 PM, John B. wrote:
On Thu, 18 May 2017 10:02:20 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:14:41 AM UTC-4, John B. wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2017 12:13:05 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 5/17/2017 2:36 AM, James wrote: I thought this might be interesting to some people, enough for them to pass comment. Perhaps not, or it got lost in the noise about 14 year old record and Shimano Headsets? On 15/05/17 13:19, James wrote: http://www.mtbiking.com.au/news/banger-anti-flat-system Looks like the black foam lagging a plumber might use when installing hot water pipes. It didn't seem different enough from a dozen similar attempts over the years. It looks like yet another example of bicycle-related re-invention. Plus I rarely ride the mountain bike these days. I've got a mountain bike frame that I use as a utility bike. I removed the front forks and replaced them with a solid fork and added drop bars as I find them more comfortable. The most noticeable difference is that the 1.5 inch tires don't seem to lose pressure as quickly as a road bile with 23mm tires. -- Cheers, John B. I've converted a number of older rigid frame/forks MTB to drop bar and bar end shifteres. They make fantastic touring bikes and tires for them can be bought almost anywhere. A lot of people like them for riding on dirt roads or roads with big cracks and potholed pavement. With brifters a drop bar MTB is the cat's meow. Cheers I wonder, after you changed the original telescoping front fork to solid and add drop bars and brifters, can it still be called a "MTB" :-? An aside. The utility bile is all aluminum, frame and forks, and still weighs more then my all steel road bike :-) A further aside: One friend of mine left town for employment with a bike touring company. His job became riding with coast-to-coast or other long distance riders on his company's tours. He was soon spending most of his life on the bike. When one tour came through our area, I was among those who rode out to meet him again. He was on a very different bike than the standard road bike he used to use. He was now on a fully suspended mountain bike frame, but with aero 26" wheels, smooth tires, and swoopy aero road bars with forearm or elbow resting pads. Supposedly the frame was extremely expensive, so probably fairly light. (I don't remember the frame material.) -- - Frank Krygowski |
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