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When I'm wrong I'm wrong - number four, number four, number four...
Tomorrow I go apologize to the LBS. At least I didn't make much of a scene about them messing up my flat(s), which is good, because they appear to be innocent of incompetence. Tonight I'm riding home through Astoria, Queens, having passed over (all together now) the 59th Street Bridge. Flat number four for the week. The SECOND today. I suppose the LBS could have screwed it up again, but having read your posts I have to assume that something else is up, and it must be that bridge. This time I didn't curse. I just started laughing. I sat down on the sidewalk, pulled out the tools, and changed the tire, putting in the spare tube. I pulled out two pieces of glass. I didn't even have too much trouble getting the bead back on. I'm getting better at it. Ten minutes total. Then I stopped at Taco Bell, had a few tacos, and patched the hole. All I can think is that someone, likely intentionally, seeded broken glass in the middle of all of that salt on the bridge. As I was riding home (in the dark using my full array of lights) I saw all the shiny reflections of road salt. I just can't tell what is glass and what is salt. I think perhaps I'll walk over that bridge until it gets cleaned. My thanks to all of you for pointing out the likelihood of changing road conditions being the culprit. |
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dude, you are so paranoid....
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Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:12:28 GMT,
, dgk wrote: Tomorrow I go apologize to the LBS. At least I didn't make much of a scene about them messing up my flat(s), which is good, because they appear to be innocent of incompetence. You might recommend to them Andrew Muzi's practice of having the Yellow Jersey's wrenches cello-tape offending foreign objects to the repair tag. That way the client knows the flat was properly repaired. -- zk |
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:18:59 -0800, Zoot Katz
wrote: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:12:28 GMT, , dgk wrote: Tomorrow I go apologize to the LBS. At least I didn't make much of a scene about them messing up my flat(s), which is good, because they appear to be innocent of incompetence. You might recommend to them Andrew Muzi's practice of having the Yellow Jersey's wrenches cello-tape offending foreign objects to the repair tag. That way the client knows the flat was properly repaired. I'm sure they find one object. The question is do they search for more. I found two. |
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dgk writes: On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 23:18:59 -0800, Zoot Katz wrote: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 01:12:28 GMT, , dgk wrote: Tomorrow I go apologize to the LBS. At least I didn't make much of a scene about them messing up my flat(s), which is good, because they appear to be innocent of incompetence. You might recommend to them Andrew Muzi's practice of having the Yellow Jersey's wrenches cello-tape offending foreign objects to the repair tag. That way the client knows the flat was properly repaired. I'm sure they find one object. The question is do they search for more. I found two. Bike shops themselves might be the sources of some of the most hard-to-find, pernicious tube puncturers -- short, almost invisible, little strands of inner cable that somehow migrate from the shop floor to the interiors of your tires. Using a flashlight to lluminate tire insides from various angles sometimes helps for finding the little buggers, along with the usual tactile methods. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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How does one "seed" broken glass onto a road surface?
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Like I said..... PARANOID
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On 22 Jan 2005 03:12:18 -0800, "marco007esq"
wrote: Like I said..... PARANOID Seed was perhaps a bad word. I think they just spread broken glass. The bridge pathway is sort of narrow, really just one tight car lane. So sometimes pedestrians, skaters, and bikers get annoyed with each other. Not often but I have seen a few heated "discussions" about right of way. It wouldn't be the first time that I've ridden on a bike path that seemed to be a magnet for glass. On the other hand, perhaps someone just dropped a beer bottle. But that sort of thing happens more during warm weather. |
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dgk wrote in
: On 22 Jan 2005 03:12:18 -0800, "marco007esq" wrote: Like I said..... PARANOID Seed was perhaps a bad word. I think they just spread broken glass. The bridge pathway is sort of narrow, really just one tight car lane. So sometimes pedestrians, skaters, and bikers get annoyed with each other. Not often but I have seen a few heated "discussions" about right of way. It wouldn't be the first time that I've ridden on a bike path that seemed to be a magnet for glass. On the other hand, perhaps someone just dropped a beer bottle. But that sort of thing happens more during warm weather. Have they started selling a kevlar belt for bike tires? I have seen some options on new bikes (mostly commuter folders) that feature kevlar tires. I am thinking of a lightweight kevlar ring that would go inside bike tires to prevent a sharp piece of glass (from a beer bottle or such) from puncturing the innertube. Maybe that does not exist yet? I have been thinking about upgrading my Giant Cypress with fenders for commuting, but having flat tires is a show stopper for me. Maybe I am a bit paranoid as well. Stan |
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Personally, I would guess liquor bottle. Standing in the middle of a
bridge at night seems like a picturesque place to get drunk. Have you considered "Mr Tuffy" type liners? |
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