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  • in reply to: Need tire/tube advice #80236
    I’ll keep sayin’ it until people listen… 😆

    Does the goo stick to anything in the rim or tire when they are puntured?

    I’ll get one to keep around for my next flat. So far so good with the last tube I put in.

    Stephen

    in reply to: Need tire/tube advice #80231

    I was thinking the same thing but I haven’t found anything. No burs in the aluminum and the the tire liner is laid down flat with nothing rough on it.

    The first 2 tubes came from the lbs Avenir I think. The one I just put on was a Bell from Wal mart.

    in reply to: Need tire/tube advice #80230

    Well the patched tube did not hold up, another small pin hole leak. Just took the tire off again and put yet another new tube in. Once again me and an accomplished auto mechanic went over the tire inside and out and could not find anything to poke a hole in the tubes. I will see how this one holds up. I guess my only other option if this one does not hold up would be a new tire.

    Any suggestions?

    in reply to: Need tire/tube advice #80224

    Well after 2 tubes I finally got the tire to hold air. I put one in and pumped it up to find a small pin hole in it. Put another on and it had a crack in the seem that started to leak as soon as I put air in it. Finally I put one of those slimez patches on one of the tubes and it appears to be holding. I checked the tire thouroughly for anything sharp (even ran a pair of nylons through it to see if they hung anything and I found nothing). What is the posibility of 2 bad tubes?3

    Bad part about it I didnt get finished until about 9:30, so no ride yesterday. Bummer.

    in reply to: Need tire/tube advice #80221

    Where are you riding 10-12 foot drops? Dang, I’d be worried more about a broken wrist or ankle than a flat tire. 😃[/quote

    That would be 10-12 inch drops. My riding abilities are far from being able to measure drops in feet. Thats funny as crap though.

    in reply to: Mountain Bike for Kids #78191

    I just bought a Trek Jet 20 for my boy who just turned 7. He was on a 16" wally world special before this bike. Night and day difference in his riding ability. I would highly recomend a good quality bike for younger riders. The light weight is very impresive.

    Stephen

    in reply to: Another newcomer looking for advice #79001

    [quote="thescout"]I think I’m going with the Marlin. It definitely fits me best. Plus the LBS brought the price of it down to $679 😀.

    Hi Scout. Is that a Marlin disc for $679? I have been looking at a lot of the same bikes you have on the internet. I live about 60 miles from the closest LBS so I am trying to do as much research and price comparing as possible before I visit.

    Thanks,
    Stephen

    in reply to: Newbie from NC (Wionston-Salem) area #74600

    Welcome Ryan. I too am new to mountain biking and just as Jeremy said it is quite addictive. I am in a very similar situation to yours, 36 years old, 2 kids, and married for 9 years to a wife I could not live without. Taking my 6 year old boy to football practice kind of gave me some motivation to get in better shape. He is fit as a fiddle and I was 200# at 5’8" tall.

    I started back riding my bike around the ATV trails on my farm and on the road. When I first started back riding (about 3 or 4 weeks ago) I would ride about 20 minutes and be completely exhausted. After riding almost every day since then I have increased my time to 50 minutes and I am not exhausted at all. I can’t get enough of it, just don’t have much more time than that to ride.

    Also I have shed 11 pounds since I started, down to 189 now.

    Stephen

    in reply to: Back in the saddle #74514

    Fork travel is 2.5" at least what i measured is. I’m pretty sure I got it right. Think for now I’ll just keep cranking on this bike for a few more months and make a trip to a couple of bike shops in Richmond later. By then I can check out a few of their bikes and determine if I need to upgrade. I hope to increase the intensity of my riding. The trails are the most fun for me especially the down hill part when I feel like one screw up will send me flying through the trees. Thanks to everyone for being so helpful.

    Stephen

    in reply to: Back in the saddle #74511

    Are your curent brakes disc or lever???[/quote]

    My brakes are not disc. So they must be lever? Each brake pad is mounted to a metal piece (caliper maybe?) that has a pivot point and each has a separate cable (i think) and they form a V and become 1 cable.

    Thanks Mongoose. I’ll try to get that fork measurement this afternoon.

    Stephen

    in reply to: Back in the saddle #74509

    Thanks spaz. Not sure how to measure the fork travel unless all you have to do is measure the compression under full load. I can do that. I am ignorant when it comes to bikes. Sorry. What are the different types of forks? I am 195 lbs. and 5’8" tall. A little heavy that is why I am back on the bike.

    Stephen

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