My First Flat

"Question: Why do some people have asterisks at weird places in certain
words? Is it some kind of censor function of the site they post from or
their newsreader app? IE, why "fl*t" and "p*nct*re"? OR, is this some kind
of "knock on wood" defecne against flats (err, fl*ts)? "

Exactly!!! To talk about it is to invite a string of them. They do seem to
run in clusters.

In my own case, when I have a ****, I just go home and shoot two more tires
to get the obigatory three out of the way. Sometimes it doesn't work.
--
Miles of Smiles,

Tom Blum
Winter Haven, Florida
Homebuilts: SWB
Tour Easy Clone
Speed Machine Clone
High Racer Clone
www.gate.net/~teblum

"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
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Sticker Jim wrote:

Question: Why do some people have asterisks at weird places in certain
words? Is it some kind of censor function of the site they post from or
their newsreader app? IE, why "fl*t" and "p*nct*re"? OR, is this some
kind
of "knock on wood" defecne against flats (err, fl*ts)?

W* h*v* * sh*rt*g* *f v*wv*ls.

T*m Sh*rm*n - N**r th* c*nfl**nc* *f th* M*ss*ss*pp* *nd R*ck R*v*rs

V*r* cl*v*r.

That I can understand, but in words like "flat" and "puncture"? (I've seen
other common, everyday, non-vulgar words with similar asterisk substitutions
in this NG too)

"Lewis Campbell" wrote in message
om...
Its probably so that they can say words like ' ph*ck ' and not offend
anybody. :-)

Lewis.

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"Sticker Jim" wrote in message
. cable.rogers.com...
Question: Why do some people have asterisks at weird places in certain
words? Is it some kind of censor function of the site they post from or
their newsreader app? IE, why "fl*t" and "p*nct*re"? OR, is this some
kind
of "knock on wood" defecne against flats (err, fl*ts)?

Thanks

"harv" wrote in message
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Single tool is possible Crank Brother Speed Lever, which generally
works
well. Since I changed to Stelvios, I added 3 regular strong plastic
tire
levers to my kit. The speed lever just won't do it with very tight
tires.

It is good to practice taking the wheel and tire off and replacing
them in
the comfort and safety of home. Just figuring out how to lay the bike
in a
stable position and pulling back the derailleur to release and insert
the
wheel is just as important as how to replace or patch a tube. A tip:
take
your new spare tubes and put them in a grocery sack with some talcum
powder
and shake and bake the tubes. The talc is a good lubricant. Put the
powder
covered tubes in a plastic zippy bag for your road kit.

Since we are both at geezer age taking along the trifocals in your kit
if
you normally wear single vision is a good idea. Tough to fix a flat if
you
can't see it.

Pumping up a tire with a bike frame pump can be tough. I can't hold
the
tire/valve/pump head with one hand while pumping with the other to get
up
to
riding pressure. I have to lay the wheel on the ground and put a
spacer
under the pump head -so it doesn't rip the valve off- so I can get
enough
muscle behind the pump to get 120 psi.

A Tour Easy isn't a wallyworld bike. Don't be afraid to go back to
your
LBS
and have them demonstrate the whole procedure for you. It's a lot
easier
to
do it after seeing a demonstration.

Also, most flats seem to be on back tires. Learn how to reach behind
the
seat and use the palm of your riding glove to brush crap off of the
tire
before glass can work its way through the tire.

Good luck, and once you learn how fix a fl*t, I hope you never have to
apply
the skill.

snip
Taking the tire off usually requires just one tire tool, don't know
the
name
of it. After getting the tire off, be SURE to check for thorns,
glass,
steel, etc. inside the tire. I simply rub my finger around the
inside of
it.
I'm sure someday I'll get cut doing this as someone is surely to
note.
If
you don't, you are going to get a flat down the road again.

snip

"Sticker Jim" wrote in
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"Tom Sherman" wrote in message
...

Sticker Jim wrote:

Question: Why do some people have asterisks at weird places in
certain words? Is it some kind of censor function of the site they
post from or their newsreader app? IE, why "fl*t" and "p*nct*re"?
OR, is this some
kind
of "knock on wood" defecne against flats (err, fl*ts)?

W* h*v* * sh*rt*g* *f v*wv*ls.

T*m Sh*rm*n - N**r th* c*nfl**nc* *f th* M*ss*ss*pp* *nd R*ck R*v*rs

V*r* cl*v*r.



I'd like to buy a vowel...

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May they be joyous and live in safety.
All living beings, whether weak or strong,
in high or middle or low realms of existence,
small or great, visible or invisible,
near or far, born or to be born,
Let no one deceive another, nor despise any being in any state;
Let none by anger or hatred wish harm to another.
Even as a mother at the risk of her life watches over
and protects her only child,
so with a boundless mind should one cherish all living things,

Sticker Jim wrote:

That I can understand, but in words like "flat" and "puncture"? (I've seen
other common, everyday, non-vulgar words with similar asterisk substitutions
in this NG too)

In the world of bicycling Usenet newsgroups h*lm*t is considered a word
to avoid, as it leads to interminable discussions with the same people
posting the same arguments over and over again (especially if the thread
is cross-posted).

Tom Sherman - Near the confluence of the Mississippi and Rock Rivers

"Tom Sherman" skrev

In the world of bicycling Usenet newsgroups h*lm*t is considered a word
to avoid, as it leads to interminable discussions with the same people
posting the same arguments over and over again (especially if the thread
is cross-posted).

And if you write "helmut" that german guy complains.

M.