wire removal

Swiss army knife with pliers in it.

Leatherman Squirt PS4. Needlenose pliers and other useful tools. 60grams 60mm PH

Leatherman Wave now in Portland for repair of can opener tip
Nbar multi hex key tool


For commuting/training on the road?!?!?

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 8:18:12 AM UTC-8, JoeRiel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

--
Joe Riel

An Altoids tin will hold the patch kit, spoke wrench, 3-4-5-6mm hex keys, a power link, a swiss army classic, a plastic razor head, a mini chaintool OR single-use lube, and a fresh-scented towlette.

On 12/28/2015 5:22 PM, Peter Howard wrote:
On 29/12/2015 2:18 AM, Joe Riel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

Leatherman Squirt PS4. Needlenose pliers and other useful tools. 60grams
60mm

+1 on the Leatherman. One's always in my pocket.

--
- Frank Krygowski

On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:22:59 -0800 (PST), Doug Landau
wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 8:18:12 AM UTC-8, JoeRiel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

--
Joe Riel

An Altoids tin will hold the patch kit, spoke wrench, 3-4-5-6mm hex keys, a power link, a swiss army classic, a plastic razor head, a mini chaintool OR single-use lube, and a fresh-scented towlette.

What do you do with the razor?
--
cheers,

John B.

On 29/12/2015 01:03, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:22:59 -0800 (PST), Doug Landau
wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 8:18:12 AM UTC-8, JoeRiel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

--
Joe Riel

An Altoids tin will hold the patch kit, spoke wrench, 3-4-5-6mm hex keys, a power link, a swiss army classic, a plastic razor head, a mini chaintool OR single-use lube, and a fresh-scented towlette.

What do you do with the razor?

Two choices :

Emergency leg-shaving if you're feeling a little hairy before the final
sprint.

Taking the flappy bit of rubber off an inner tube seam before patching
it. Personally I use an old-fashioned safety razor blade for this, but
I'm guessing the razor head will do the same.

Frank Krygowski writes:

On 12/28/2015 5:22 PM, Peter Howard wrote:
On 29/12/2015 2:18 AM, Joe Riel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

Leatherman Squirt PS4. Needlenose pliers and other useful tools. 60grams
60mm

+1 on the Leatherman. One's always in my pocket.

I had one, but forgot about until it in a carry bag. It was spotted
in an x-ray while being screened for jury duty. Had to get rid of it
on the spot.

--
Joe Riel

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:03:38 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:22:59 -0800 (PST), Doug Landau wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 8:18:12 AM UTC-8, JoeRiel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

--
Joe Riel

An Altoids tin will hold the patch kit, spoke wrench, 3-4-5-6mm hex keys, a power link, a swiss army classic, a plastic razor head, a mini chaintool OR single-use lube, and a fresh-scented towlette.

What do you do with the razor?
--
cheers,

John B.

As Clive said. Actually, I learned from Chalo that that's what the sandpaper is actually for. I had assumed it was for roughing up the surface so the glue would stick better but i guess not. I guess this means that the razor head is really only for tweak-snob value.

riding outback...

Yawl buy tube with seams ?

ditto Frank.... estimating possible delusions of perpetual motion ...

On 29/12/2015 01:12, Clive George wrote:
Taking the flappy bit of rubber off an inner tube seam before patching
it. Personally I use an old-fashioned safety razor blade for this, but
I'm guessing the razor head will do the same.

Flashing. I knew there was a better name than "flappy bit of rubber".

(and "tube flashing" on google gave me a whole lot of results I'm glad
people didn't get to see...)

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:46:51 PM UTC-8, Doug Landau wrote:
On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 5:03:38 PM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:22:59 -0800 (PST), Doug Landau wrote:

On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 8:18:12 AM UTC-8, JoeRiel wrote:
Flatted yesterday. Wasted fifteen minutes extracting the tiny wire from
the tire for lack of a proper tool. Will probably add tweezers to the
miniscule toolkit. Any better suggestions?

--
Joe Riel

An Altoids tin will hold the patch kit, spoke wrench, 3-4-5-6mm hex keys, a power link, a swiss army classic, a plastic razor head, a mini chaintool OR single-use lube, and a fresh-scented towlette.

What do you do with the razor?
--
cheers,

John B.

As Clive said. Actually, I learned from Chalo that that's what the sandpaper is actually for. I had assumed it was for roughing up the surface so the glue would stick better but i guess not. I guess this means that the razor head is really only for tweak-snob value.

You need to sand to remove mould/mold release -- and incidentally remove contaminants and flashing. Some brands won't hold a patch without serious sanding. I had some old-school Michelin tubes that I had to sand the hell out of before they would hold a patch -- even in areas with no ridges.

-- Jay Beattie.