Kell
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Yeah - it's gonna be tough to get off I think.
Which tyre should I get for a Brompton?
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New bike then Kell 😉
Kell
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It's the only answer.
12boy
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A Dremel can work too. You are very lucky you were not going down your 40 mph hill and having the brake pad cut through the sidewall.
mitchibob
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How does that happen? Seriously unfortunate! Hope you find resolution
Kell
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The one and only time I got a ‘puncture’ with my marathons was similar and on that hill.
Front brake was loose and rocked forward under heavy braking.
Went through the side wall. Luckily, as I mentioned earlier the sidewalls of marathons are very stiff and it held up enough for me to brake and slow from 30mph.
Was wobbly, but I got away with it.
Having put these tyres on, there’s no structural integrity to them. If the same happened with these then I’m sure they’d come off the rim and i’d be in trouble.
Kell
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I think I must have rounded it off when setting it last time.
All sorted now. I filed a straight bit in to two of the sides to give some mole grips something to grab and managed to get it off.
However, when doing so, I've just noticed that the wear indicator is showing, so I'm not going to ride it till I get another rim.
Good to hear you got it off ok. Will you lace it yourself?
Kell
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Absolutely not. I can just about re-true something that's gone a bit off but starting from scratch...
I think it's beyond me.
I think it's beyond me.
berlinonaut
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That's suboptimal. If your wheels are beyond you typically you've fallen off your bike. Possibly you should make use of the strategy you applied to your brake pad on building your wheels?
until:
However, certain aspects are NOT recommended for building a wheel...
mitchibob
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With way sealant tech for road tyres has recently improved, I do wonder about a proper tubeless option for brommies. Apart from anything else, can get your valves more on colour-scheme ;-) I have to make up for that at the moment by at least having Welsh flags on my dust-caps! Tubolitos would clash terribly.
Kell
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What I can say about the new contis...
Initial impressions are that they are faster. I'd say a good 1-2mph faster.
But they also seem less stable. On my 40mph downhill the bike does not feel as planted.
Unfortunately, I've changed several things at once (including seat post) so it's possible it's my position on the bike that's changed and therefore affecting things... will have to wait and see.
Initial impressions are that they are faster. I'd say a good 1-2mph faster.
But they also seem less stable. On my 40mph downhill the bike does not feel as planted.
Unfortunately, I've changed several things at once (including seat post) so it's possible it's my position on the bike that's changed and therefore affecting things... will have to wait and see.
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Kell
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Ok.
So I know this doesn’t constitute ‘proof’
But for the first time in a long time this morning I did a longer ride from Wembley to work.
Got my fastest time for the complete journey by about four minutes.
Of course, no two journeys are alike etc. but I think it feels like the bike is a little easier to pedal at most times.
PS - it's only a KOM because it's a private segment
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Kell
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Two other things:
Ignore the power figure - it’s estimated, but I don’t know what on. When I change the bike to my mountain bike (even on this route) it doubles.
Also, it’s dropped my average speed from the captured speed for the whole journey - even though this segment is the whole journey.
Ignore the power figure - it’s estimated, but I don’t know what on. When I change the bike to my mountain bike (even on this route) it doubles.
Also, it’s dropped my average speed from the captured speed for the whole journey - even though this segment is the whole journey.
T4tomo
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that's because a whole ride average speed uses moving time, so excludes stopped time (at junctions etc) but a segment uses the full time, so people cant "cheat" by having a rest halfway up a hill and then pressing on to steal a KOM
