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Nice Very Small Pump
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:21:38 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Friday, April 15, 2016 at 10:59:17 PM UTC-7, John B. wrote: On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:10:49 -0700, sms wrote: On 4/14/2016 5:33 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:23:06 AM UTC-7, Doug Landau wrote: My worst ever was three separate flats on a maybe 30 mile ride. You were lucky. I had three separate flats on a 90 mile ride. In the rain! As Jobst used to point out, water is a great lubricant for glass shards. I can have a small, well lubricated shard wreak havoc on a casing -- and some are tiny and not that easy to find, hiding under the tread and not visible through the underside of the casing -- coming out to play when the tube is inflated. -- Jay Beattie. In my area we have had a lot of Dihydrogen Monoxide put onto the roads lately. It's a widely used industrial lubricant and for some reason someone thinks it's a good idea to put in on the streets. It reduces traction on the roads and it increases the likelihood of punctures. Gee, I thought that stuff was deadly. I read somewhere that exposure to it for some period resulted in 100% fatality. If it's deep and cold enough. Experiments prove that even 1 cup of it can be fatal. Chers |
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On 4/20/2016 5:19 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12:21:38 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Friday, April 15, 2016 at 10:59:17 PM UTC-7, John B. wrote: On Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:10:49 -0700, sms wrote: On 4/14/2016 5:33 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:23:06 AM UTC-7, Doug Landau wrote: My worst ever was three separate flats on a maybe 30 mile ride. You were lucky. I had three separate flats on a 90 mile ride. In the rain! As Jobst used to point out, water is a great lubricant for glass shards. I can have a small, well lubricated shard wreak havoc on a casing -- and some are tiny and not that easy to find, hiding under the tread and not visible through the underside of the casing -- coming out to play when the tube is inflated. -- Jay Beattie. In my area we have had a lot of Dihydrogen Monoxide put onto the roads lately. It's a widely used industrial lubricant and for some reason someone thinks it's a good idea to put in on the streets. It reduces traction on the roads and it increases the likelihood of punctures. Gee, I thought that stuff was deadly. I read somewhere that exposure to it for some period resulted in 100% fatality. If it's deep and cold enough. Experiments prove that even 1 cup of it can be fatal. But drinking it out of a styrofoam cup provides 85% protection! -- - Frank Krygowski |
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