R-Pod 171. Two Trojan T-105s. Meltwater managed to make its way under the battery box cover. Copper crimp-on connectors and attached wire highlighted by red "circles" had been corroded to nothing. I chipped the ice off, replaced the blue wire and connectors, and hooked up my NOCO Genius G7200 battery charger this afternoon. and the batteries seem to be taking a charge.
29x2.6, the tube is massive. A brass tubeless valve in the emergency kit will have to do.Always carry a tube!
It actually worked out, she entered the park the wrong way with the car and got told off by both the couple next door to us (they happened to be taking a stroll in the park just at the right time in the rightplace) and unknown strangers, she was so flustered that she completely forgot to complain having to come and rescue me. Needless to say I was very supportive
. To be honest I could have walked, I just did not feel like a 3 miles walk of shame.
What happens when you cut the sidewall?It actually worked out, she entered the park the wrong way with the car and got told off by both the couple next door to us (they happened to be taking a stroll in the park just at the right time in the rightplace) and unknown strangers, she was so flustered that she completely forgot to complain having to come and rescue me. Needless to say I was very supportive
Bad idea, I've done that back in the day when I was super safe and carried 3-yes-3-you read correctly-3 tubes every single time. Unfortunately they were the wrong size...too small a tube causes the tube to break at the valve, I broke 3 tubes in 15 minutes at my first JORBAFest just like that, my first (and only other) walk of shame (ironically it would have been the same route). I believe there isn't enough friction to prevent the tube from sliding inside the tire, and since the rim is sleek because of the tape the tube sticks to the tire and shears the valve off the tube. Works like a charm, if you're into shearing valves off inner tubes.
I don't buy schwalbe tires anymore, I'm good.
Need to overfill it. Then go into limp mode.It actually worked out, she entered the park the wrong way with the car and got told off by both the couple next door to us (they happened to be taking a stroll in the park just at the right time in the rightplace) and unknown strangers, she was so flustered that she completely forgot to complain having to come and rescue me. Needless to say I was very supportive
Bad idea, I've done that back in the day when I was super safe and carried 3-yes-3-you read correctly-3 tubes every single time. Unfortunately they were the wrong size...too small a tube causes the tube to break at the valve, I broke 3 tubes in 15 minutes at my first JORBAFest just like that, my first (and only other) walk of shame (ironically it would have been the same route). I believe there isn't enough friction to prevent the tube from sliding inside the tire, and since the rim is sleek because of the tape the tube sticks to the tire and shears the valve off the tube. Works like a charm, if you're into shearing valves off inner tubes.
What does this do for a flat?
Replace a broken valve.
I normally ride n limp mode, should it be limp^2 mode?
Nice wife.... if it was my wife... I would have ended up as bear food
She is nice, when she wants to. She's trying to get me to agree to get a dog, so that helps...
Even if I carried a spare tube I would rather change just the valve, a lot easier and faster as it doesn’t require to pop one side of the tire out and then back into the rim, which can be a PITA.
