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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Stupid E-bike games?.Trials racing is like that. Tough off-road course, longest time gets the most points, any foot touch costs points. I spent 30 days with...
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SSlow races are fun. You make some lanes a few feet wide. Last one to the finish line wins. If you put your foot down, you're DQ...
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SWith my new seat angle, I may not use any motor during an hour's ride. With the controller idle except to power the display, the battery...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy..I'm tempted. For 55 years or so I've been using steel tire irons that came with BMW motorcycles. I don't remember what I used for...
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Sspokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy. with
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hard to patch tubes in the rain or at night and in the rain. I have screwed up tubs I have had new tubes leak. But even running... -
Sspokewrench reacted to charlieboom-boom's post in the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy. with Like.
There is a product or rather a device called a Tyre Glider. I can tell you that it really makes getting the wire bead back on the rim a...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Electric Bike vs. Regular Bike.In 1950 I saw a 3-speed come by. I didn't know it had gears but loved the rider's geometry. Unlike other bikes I'd seen, it reminded me...
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SRespect for the patching skills! That is definitely a lost art. For me, carrying a spare is mostly about speed—I just want to swap it...
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SThose fine thin piece of wire flats can be the most frustrating kind to find the wire. I use the Schwalbe pickup tires on the rear...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy..Why carry tubes? Sixty to seventy years ago, it took me minutes to patch a tube by the road, and patches were reliable. I resumed...
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Syou hit the nail on the head. On a regular road bike, the tubes are tiny—you can just stuff one in your pocket. But these e-bike fat...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy..I've been using a $27 rechargeable for 22 months. I bought a longer hose and a clip-on ball chuck so I wouldn't lose significant air...
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Sspokewrench reacted to fooferdoggie's post in the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy. with Like.
I finally broke down and dumped the C02. it was always a hassle and sometimes something would go wrong like not getting the cartridge on...
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Sspokewrench reacted to Admin's post in the thread EBR on the fritz: Very slow responses, glitchy posting, no search with Like.
We'll look at this right now - sorry we missed this message somehow!
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Sspokewrench reacted to charlieboom-boom's post in the thread Inner tubes. Our friend AND enemy. with Like.
I have been using Sunlite HD thorn resistant tubes in my recumbent tadpole e-trikes sizes 20x2.0-2.25 and 20-2.30-2.40 for 5 years with...