My project for the next 2 weeks
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@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
What’s that on top of the valves? Dice?
Yep.
But they serve a function. Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm, for example, they aren't going to roll away or get lost in the grass.Looks pretty nice. Why would anyone consider Dura Ace particularly cool?
Dura Ace is all that is cool to a lot of roadies. Which is whatever, but that's what they say. "Why didn't you go with Dura Ace on your ________?" Stupid.
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 13:04 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Dura Ace is all that is cool to a lot of roadies. Which is whatever, but that's what they say. "Why didn't you go with Dura Ace on your ________?" Stupid.
Stupid, indeed. But I for one haven't met a roadie like that yet. Dura Ace buys you less weight, but for a lot of money. Quality-wise it isn't better than 105 or Ultegra.
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@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
What’s that on top of the valves? Dice?
Yep.
But they serve a function. Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm, for example, they aren't going to roll away or get lost in the grass.Looks pretty nice. Why would anyone consider Dura Ace particularly cool?
Dura Ace is all that is cool to a lot of roadies. Which is whatever, but that's what they say. "Why didn't you go with Dura Ace on your ________?" Stupid.
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 13:06 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm
I must admit that I leave off the caps. Too much work to keep track of them.
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@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm
I must admit that I leave off the caps. Too much work to keep track of them.
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 14:37 last edited by@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm
I must admit that I leave off the caps. Too much work to keep track of them.
I keep the valve converter caps on only because I might find myself in need of gas station air, which only has shrader valves.
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wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 15:36 last edited by
Took it out this morning on a 12-mile tooling around. Everything's working fine. Brakes now have a ton more stopping power. It's weird, though. The new coaster cog is LOUD when coasting. When I pedal, though, no noise whatsoever.
Fixie lockring is bent somehow. Gotta get a new one but not in a rush, still works fine.
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@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Unscrewing them in the dark in a rainstorm
I must admit that I leave off the caps. Too much work to keep track of them.
I keep the valve converter caps on only because I might find myself in need of gas station air, which only has shrader valves.
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 16:09 last edited by@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
valve converter caps
I didn't even know those exist.
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@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
valve converter caps
I didn't even know those exist.
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 16:16 last edited by@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
@aqua-letifer said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
valve converter caps
I didn't even know those exist.
Really? Here, they're in jars beside every bike shop's till, they're ubiquitous.
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wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 16:20 last edited by
Well, I do know that valve converters exist, but I've never seen them in the form of a cap.
Also, I'm not sure about the situation when such a converter would be useful on the road. The compressed air at gas stations usually has a too low pressure for road bike tires. I also always carry a minipump (that said, it's a PITA to get a tire up to 8 bar or so with a mini pump).
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wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 17:32 last edited by
Very cool @Aqua-Letifer ! I wish I understood 99% of what you did but I am glad you finished!
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Very cool @Aqua-Letifer ! I wish I understood 99% of what you did but I am glad you finished!
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 17:43 last edited by@89th said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Very cool @Aqua-Letifer ! I wish I understood 99% of what you did but I am glad you finished!
Meh, took things off, put newer things on.
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Well, I do know that valve converters exist, but I've never seen them in the form of a cap.
Also, I'm not sure about the situation when such a converter would be useful on the road. The compressed air at gas stations usually has a too low pressure for road bike tires. I also always carry a minipump (that said, it's a PITA to get a tire up to 8 bar or so with a mini pump).
wrote on 21 Jul 2021, 23:30 last edited by Aqua Letifer@klaus said in My project for the next 2 weeks:
Well, I do know that valve converters exist, but I've never seen them in the form of a cap.
Also, I'm not sure about the situation when such a converter would be useful on the road. The compressed air at gas stations usually has a too low pressure for road bike tires.
That's true of modern gas stations here I think, too, but at older ones, they don't throttle your pressure. And I've been stranded while way out there before, it sucks.
I use CO2 because I'm edgy like that. I've gotten good at not freezing my hand off!