Recent content by Tars Tarkas

The thing about sealants is that they can prevent flats. Who knows what percentage of the time, but many times you'll have a puncture and not know it because FlatOut, or whatever, seals the leak. You never even know. The serious punctures you're talking about, that need human intercession...

Maybe just anecdotal, but I've found that having broken a tough bead once, it's a lot easier to break the next time. TT

It can happen, but it's not common. Gravity usually directs the stuff elsewhere. And if a valve does get clogged, it will often just blow out. Worst case, remove the valve core and wash it or replace it. TT

I can't speak to some of your specifics, and I use Slime, but FlatOut seems to be a great product. I don't see why high pressures would be a problem and I don't see anything on FlatOut's website that says it only works below X PSI. I would certainly use it, or another tire sealant, regardless...

You might need to adjust the circumference of your tires in your controller. Or, it may be that your bike is only calculating moving time, not overall time. As you say, it's probably not a big enough deal to worry about a lot. If either of my ideas apply you will probably not ever get a...

You don't want to have the brakes and the motor working a cross-purposes, so pulling the brake levers will cut off the motor. I think Jeremy is cautioning you not to ride the brakes. TT

About this size?

I drove about 200 miles to see it, watching the clouds all the way. It was totally overcast off and on, so I was worried, but when I got to the centerline of the eclipse in Illinois there were nothing but high thin wisps that didn't interfere with the show at all. This was my second, and it...

Yeah, well, I understand what you're saying, but from what's visible in the pics I've seen there was nothing, or very close to nothing, between the Dali and the bridge. Nothing is going to be 100%, but in hind sight, it sure seems like some massive rock islands, or something along those lines...

The way the Dali is loaded, does anyone know how much clearance it was going to have if it had successfully made it under the bridge? Tugs seem like a good idea, but better armor, so to speak, on the bridge approaches would probably be less expensive in the long run. There are a lot of factors...

I have no help other than to suggest you edit the subject line, or at least explain what OTET means. that might explain why no one else has replied. Google maps let's you choose bikes as your transportation mode. that might be a starting point. TT

Nice, but I might have edited it a little differently. :rolleyes:

Good thoughts, but I'm not sure how many people interpret a "ding" as "get the hell outa my way!". I imagine some people do.... but I think a simple ding is mostly taken as a polite and good-natured, "on your left". As far as getting the job done, I think any old bell, including the very...

Huh? What's going to leak and make the tire go flat with a tubed tire? The tube. Will Stan's seal the tube from the outside? I'm very skeptical. And I suppose there's a way to get the Stan's between the tire and the tube, but so far my imagination is only showing me an incredibly messy...

With a big enough hammer and maybe an anvil, I can fix the crap out of anything in the world.