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with cars need controls & steering on left or right side, not so with bikes.
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Quote from: Doggie 1 on March 02, 2017, 06:27:43Why? Delvene Delaney mostly
Quote from: CraigB on March 02, 2017, 06:35:32Quote from: Doggie 1 on March 02, 2017, 06:27:43Why? Delvene Delaney mostly Wow! Not Strop.
Quote from: Doggie 1 on March 02, 2017, 06:38:19Quote from: CraigB on March 02, 2017, 06:35:32Quote from: Doggie 1 on March 02, 2017, 06:27:43Why? Delvene Delaney mostly Wow! Not Strop.Lucky bastard he was
This unusual item is a bead jack, a thing I had never heard of until after I was stranded at the side of the road out in the sticks on a miserably hot day following a catastrophic tire failure, fruitlessly trying to remove the wrecked tire and replace it with a more serviceable item.It seems that tubeless wheels are a proper pita to remove and fit tires to by reason of their design which is intended to provide an airtight seal at the bead. Accordingly the edge of the rim sits a bit higher and the tire bead locks into a groove on the inside of the rim which presents a second issue, more on this in a moment. These design elements conspire to make the removal and fitment of a tire near impossible for mere mortals - unless you have a bead jack.This wonder of the modern age effortlessly lifts the tire over the rim and does away with the need for bad language as your tire levers launch themselves into space from under the tire while you try and defeat the principles of physics.So having fixed the issue of easily getting the tire on the rim, there remains the second issue, the proper beading of the tire on the rim. Using a track pump, the tire needs to be inflated to above the recommended riding pressure, the tire unleashes a mighty pinging/cracking noise as the beads lock and then the tire can be deflated to a more sensible pressure. You will need the thumbs of Hercules to break the bead however.Even though I carry a high pressure frame pump with me, its unlikely to be able to successfully bead the tires this way and this was the thing that eventually defeated me at the side of the road.So while bulletproof tires have been installed to minimise punctures, and the bead jack acquired to prevent the time consuming wrestling of the tire onto the rim, I have no solution for the pressure required to properly seat the tire at the side of the road.Wiser heads than mine have replaced their fancy tubeless ready carbon rims with H+SON archetypes which does away with all this faffing completely. I may eventually head down that path myself.
Since the issue just before Christmas, the cycling has slowed down a lot. But a few weeks ago on a stupidly hot day I headed for a spin in the hills with the local Audaxers. 5km in the rear tire exploded which then led to a whole bunch of drama owing to having tubeless ready wheels on the bike.This experience led to the discover of "the bead jack". Here's what happened:QuoteThis unusual item is a bead jack, a thing I had never heard of until after I was stranded at the side of the road out in the sticks on a miserably hot day following a catastrophic tire failure, fruitlessly trying to remove the wrecked tire and replace it with a more serviceable item.It seems that tubeless wheels are a proper pita to remove and fit tires to by reason of their design which is intended to provide an airtight seal at the bead. Accordingly the edge of the rim sits a bit higher and the tire bead locks into a groove on the inside of the rim which presents a second issue, more on this in a moment. These design elements conspire to make the removal and fitment of a tire near impossible for mere mortals - unless you have a bead jack.This wonder of the modern age effortlessly lifts the tire over the rim and does away with the need for bad language as your tire levers launch themselves into space from under the tire while you try and defeat the principles of physics.So having fixed the issue of easily getting the tire on the rim, there remains the second issue, the proper beading of the tire on the rim. Using a track pump, the tire needs to be inflated to above the recommended riding pressure, the tire unleashes a mighty pinging/cracking noise as the beads lock and then the tire can be deflated to a more sensible pressure. You will need the thumbs of Hercules to break the bead however.Even though I carry a high pressure frame pump with me, its unlikely to be able to successfully bead the tires this way and this was the thing that eventually defeated me at the side of the road.So while bulletproof tires have been installed to minimise punctures, and the bead jack acquired to prevent the time consuming wrestling of the tire onto the rim, I have no solution for the pressure required to properly seat the tire at the side of the road.Wiser heads than mine have replaced their fancy tubeless ready carbon rims with H+SON archetypes which does away with all this faffing completely. I may eventually head down that path myself.Bead jack. Who knew such a thing existed?Bulletproof tires.
Elena has expressed a desire to ride with me to base tomorrow morning, so we'll both be on our pushies, I to work and she to the gym.