Hooray for talc

[Andy_R]

Well, after a couple of months of ignoring it, I finally decided to replace the rear inner tube that kept on deflating every week. I ignored it because, quite frankly, my back tyre is a b*tch to get off and back on. After struggling and swearing for 15 minutes, I thought to myself, "didn't I see a thread about talc and tyres?" So I checked online and lo, Mr M of this parish had started a thread about said subject. "Hmm" I thought. (I do that a lot; not thinking, but just going "Hmm").

Having broken the seemingly inseparable bond betwixt rim and bead I gave everything a dusting of finest quality talc rummaged out of my dive bag.

Well f*ck me sideways! Off it slipped like a....slippery thing on a slippery floor. Tube out, new one in, deep breath and begin the traumatic exercise that is known in our house as 25 minutes of dad swearing, hitting things, muttering "why can't they make ones that fit...." etc. I'm sure we've all been there at some point or other. Well, perhaps not all of us. Just the inept like myself.

Except this time it wasn't traumatic.

That slippery thing on a slippery floor that I mentioned before - it slipped back on just like one of those slippery jobbies. 15 seconds - count them, 15. Thats how long it took to get the tyre back on. I had to check a few times to make sure it was on properly, because quite frankly I was amazed that some one as "challenged" as I am when it comes to tyres had taken such a short time to do it.

So hooray for Mr M and his thread about talc!

(oh, and yes, I did talc the inside of the tyre as well, lets how many nanoseconds faster that makes me on the commute!)

 

[Sara_H]

Well, after a couple of months of ignoring it, I finally decided to replace the rear inner tube that kept on deflating every week. I ignored it because, quite frankly, my back tyre is a b*tch to get off and back on. After struggling and swearing for 15 minutes, I thought to myself, "didn't I see a thread about talc and tyres?" So I checked online and lo, Mr M of this parish had started a thread about said subject. "Hmm" I thought. (I do that a lot; not thinking, but just going "Hmm").

Having broken the seemingly inseparable bond betwixt rim and bead I gave everything a dusting of finest quality talc rummaged out of my dive bag.

Well f*ck me sideways! Off it slipped like a....slippery thing on a slippery floor. Tube out, new one in, deep breath and begin the traumatic exercise that is known in our house as 25 minutes of dad swearing, hitting things, muttering "why can't they make ones that fit...." etc. I'm sure we've all been there at some point or other. Well, perhaps not all of us. Just the inept like myself.

Except this time it wasn't traumatic.

That slippery thing on a slippery floor that I mentioned before - it slipped back on just like one of those slippery jobbies. 15 seconds - count them, 15. Thats how long it took to get the tyre back on. I had to check a few times to make sure it was on properly, because quite frankly I was amazed that some one as "challenged" as I am when it comes to tyres had taken such a short time to do it.

So hooray for Mr M and his thread about talc!

(oh, and yes, I did talc the inside of the tyre as well, lets how many nanoseconds faster that makes me on the commute!)

Wowzers!

Where precisely do you put the tacl?

I only ask because OH purposefully taught me how to cange an inner tube a few weeks ago, as I'd never done it before - It did literally end in tears!

 

[Andy_R]

Wowzers!

Where precisely do you put the tacl?

I only ask because OH purposefully taught me how to cange an inner tube a few weeks ago, as I'd never done it before - It did literally end in tears!

I dusted both inside and outside of the rim and the outside of the bead when getting the tyre off, and then the inside of the bead before putting it back on. Basically, there was talc everywhere, but by God it worked!

 

[Garz]

Talc + water = paste

Then I can image it getting very messy.

 

[BluesDave]

Talc + water = paste

Then I can image it getting very messy.

I was going to say it'll be fine until it turns to pastry in the rain. You beat me to it.
Tip worth bearing in mind though.

 

[Tyke]

We all did it that way 30 years ago why did things change?

 

[bobg]

We all did it that way 30 years ago why did things change?

It's like re riveting your own brake shoes on the car and wiping a potato over the windscreen to stop it misting up and nailing new soles on your shoes when everybody shared a last and following the milkmans horse up the road with a bucket for manure for the roses and even just repairing punctures... Dads dont seem to hand this stuff down anymore

 

[Rebel Ian]

"begin the traumatic exercise that is known in our house as 25 minutes of dad swearing, hitting things, muttering "why can't they make ones that fit...." etc. I'm sure we've all been there at some point or other."

Ha! That made me laugh. Allow me to go off topic for a second. A few weeks ago I bought a new office swivel chair for the study. It came in a box of bits to assemble and I got it on the lounge floor, opened the box and tipped out all of the parts ready to do battle with allen key and screwdriver in hand.

At that point Scarlett (8) says to Alfie (5)...."let's go and play in the garden so you don't hear of any Dad's inappropriate language"

 

[HLaB]

Talc + water = paste

Then I can image it getting very messy.

I thought that but touch wood, I've been pleasantly surprised when I've had to take the tyre off and it certainly seems to go off and on easier.

 

[Globalti]

Talc + water = paste

Then I can image it getting very messy.

Just goes to show that you've never tried it. You don't need to cover everything; talc is naturally slippery and you only need to bit on your hands as you run them around the bead. It leaves a shiny sheen on the rubber and prevents it from grabbing the rim. And don't go and post "ooh I bet that makes the tyres slippery" because it doesn't, it rubs off as easily as it goes on.

*shakes head* I've been posting on here for years advising people to use talc for fitting tight tyres. Mrs Gti and I even looked at packing talc in 100gm sprinkles and flogging it as Tyre Talc.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Talc + water = paste

Then I can image it getting very messy.

It's not flour! It is hydrated Magnesium Silicate. If you find you are using a lot of it try a potter's materials supplier where you will be able to purchase large quantities - unperfumed too! - e.g talc

 

[mickle]

 

[Fiona N]

It's not flour! It is hydrated Magnesium Silicate. ...

Just don't get magnesium carbonate - it's climber talc - made for gripping slippery rock

 

[Mad at urage]

Well, after a couple of months of ignoring it, I finally decided to replace the rear inner tube that kept on deflating every week. I ignored it because, quite frankly, my back tyre is a b*tch to get off and back on. After struggling and swearing for 15 minutes, I thought to myself, "didn't I see a thread about talc and tyres?" So I checked online and lo, Mr M of this parish had started a thread about said subject. "Hmm" I thought. (I do that a lot; not thinking, but just going "Hmm").

Having broken the seemingly inseparable bond betwixt rim and bead I gave everything a dusting of finest quality talc rummaged out of my dive bag.

Well f*ck me sideways! Off it slipped like a....slippery thing on a slippery floor. Tube out, new one in, deep breath and begin the traumatic exercise that is known in our house as 25 minutes of dad swearing, hitting things, muttering "why can't they make ones that fit...." etc. I'm sure we've all been there at some point or other. Well, perhaps not all of us. Just the inept like myself.

Except this time it wasn't traumatic.

That slippery thing on a slippery floor that I mentioned before - it slipped back on just like one of those slippery jobbies. 15 seconds - count them, 15. Thats how long it took to get the tyre back on. I had to check a few times to make sure it was on properly, because quite frankly I was amazed that some one as "challenged" as I am when it comes to tyres had taken such a short time to do it.

So hooray for Mr M and his thread about talc!

(oh, and yes, I did talc the inside of the tyre as well, lets how many nanoseconds faster that makes me on the commute!)

Is it just me or did anyone else see that and think: "You have a dive bag = a rubber suit, which you talc to stop it sticking when you put it on and you didn't make the connection to tyres ?" .

Sorry Andy, that is just extra . No offence

Edit: Which neatly counters those who think it will react badly when wet .

 

[fossyant]

I've always talc'ed the inside of the tyre and the tube - stops the buggers sticking.