thursday beyond the silver vortex

sungod

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

https://bikeboxalan.com/product-category/bike-boxes-and-bags

hurtling down a volcano, best be on something you can trust

Wheelspinner

orraloon said:

^ Jings crivvens et al WS. That's a big boy. What size of logs are you splitting? I have a much smaller bench mount hydraulic splitter, fine for stove type firewood.

We get a bit of pretty chunky old hardwood, various species, and some of it knotty. Borrowed one like this last time we had a few tonne delivered and it was awesome 😎

There’s a few dead eucalypts in the paddock around here, so we can tow this down near them, and pretend to be lumberjacks… LOL

pinno

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

You have CO2 cartridges and a mini pump?

Wheelspinner

tlw1 said:

I like the manual route, it’s the only upper body work out I do!

I used to quite like that too, but just can’t do it any more. I have trouble using a plain old hammer. 😐

Stevo_666

Wheelspinner said:

Stevo_666 said:

Wheelspinner said:

Stopped off to buy a whizzo log splitter. Neither of us fancies swinging an axe any more, so have splashed out on a GBFO hydraulic jobbie which will make short work of it all.

Piccy please WS.

Got the cheaper one in the end... this one, delivered next week sometime. There was a better one with a hydraulic lifting platform as well, but a lot dearer...

Nice one - looks like the V8 version

beansnikpoh

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

You have CO2 cartridges and a mini pump?

I've never used CO2. It'll fit in the saddle bag in case I forget my mini pump, or if it's really miserable/cold.

Wheelspinner

beansnikpoh said:

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

You have CO2 cartridges and a mini pump?

I've never used CO2. It'll fit in the saddle bag in case I forget my mini pump, or if it's really miserable/cold.

Can you carry CO2 cartridges on plane luggage?

beansnikpoh

Wheelspinner said:

beansnikpoh said:

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

You have CO2 cartridges and a mini pump?

I've never used CO2. It'll fit in the saddle bag in case I forget my mini pump, or if it's really miserable/cold.

Can you carry CO2 cartridges on plane luggage?

It's mainly for the glass strewn roads here. I'll take the inflator and a pump to Tenerife. Pick up some cartridges there.

pinno

beansnikpoh said:

pinno said:

beansnikpoh said:

Boring wiggle order made.

A tyre, some tubes, new track pump, new mini pump without a hose, CO2, multi tool, valve core tool.

I had a flat last night, used my last tube, my mini pump kept unscrewing the valve core, the tyre is cut up pretty badly and the wear indicator has disappeared. My multi tool has also disappeared. Maybe nicked.

Bike hire in Tenerife is more than I thought at EUR29 per day. The hire car is cheaper.

You have CO2 cartridges and a mini pump?

I've never used CO2. It'll fit in the saddle bag in case I forget my mini pump, or if it's really miserable/cold.

Have a few practice runs with the CO2 inflator then it's bye bye mini pump.
Have you got the variable 'tap' adapter?

Stevo_666

Reminds me I have some CO2 cartridges from years back still in the garage.

pinno

oxoman said:

Co2 is great till you run out. I still use a pump 1st unless the tyres unseated then a blast of Co2. Some people don't realise there mainly single use and do stick to hand in use if not wearing gloves or a cartridge sleeve.

But you run tubeless no?

I have an adapter with a control tap and use 16g cartridges which will inflate 2 tyres. The remaining CO2 will stay in the cartridge indefinitely.

pinno

oxoman said:

pinno said:

oxoman said:

Co2 is great till you run out. I still use a pump 1st unless the tyres unseated then a blast of Co2. Some people don't realise there mainly single use and do stick to hand in use if not wearing gloves or a cartridge sleeve.

But you run tubeless no?

I have an adapter with a control tap and use 16g cartridges which will inflate 2 tyres. The remaining CO2 will stay in the cartridge indefinitely.

Yes i run tubeless but never had an issue just topping up with standard pocket rocket or similar. Never managed to find a C02 inflator that holds the left over gas after using whats required. Weldtite, Ebay / PX specials etc, so just use as a 1 shot thing when / IF i get one unseated when out or replacing tyres at home.

This:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285054215634?hash=item425e8e25d2:g:zkcAAOSw691jg3-Q&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAoHOvu6vDVLyMaL1mz7vFFg7XHBHqToBmK1IKHA9jdVa8reQnxkLk4eOzdiHxTgL0YcxhVW0Ai555Mtx3iU9qddbie8wjsDX4z9cNcLdaHB8ZHU5CZ06uHca4d7ESWFpLMU3XaIz6nfGmeTSyoucHUA0Yk2mhv+yQxCTxej8ahtb/wH97tnPKKvXyyoh57IuJfgcG/Gj0XK7AXgOmNsDd+Xw=|tkp:Bk9SR6Lhza7QYQ

pinno

oxoman said:

That's about 4 times what mine usually cost. Suspect I'll still with mini pump as that doesn't suffer from empty or forgotten cartridge syndrome.

My second water bottle cage has a tool bottle in it, identical to this. I never forget.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195191423207?hash=item2d7250c0e7:g:BSsAAOSw-t9iwxS0&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAsNfT44UdtzFF9MFmsxOWSmGlar6/af3jGjx9u3Ts+nAXF5vFbcPYBuiOGoJJefFAln1iZVypyAM0UJKJi1+lAb5H5ir8WZN8pJeFIK85ReS8qA4VlYn6QVRTHsAwWiC66eoQ77woZyuPbcVLKaDHZ04tCHIHNnkqWH/0efGIqNU5F+5gERIFjGRDfTOyB6rPeVlAKEpdYPAFpDSuQeXbZPo09mzduv01FCFEj4vkxlaJ|tkp:Bk9SR4C3utbQYQ

seanoconn

pinno said:

oxoman said:

That's about 4 times what mine usually cost. Suspect I'll still with mini pump as that doesn't suffer from empty or forgotten cartridge syndrome.

My second water bottle cage has a tool bottle in it, identical to this. I never forget.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195191423207?hash=item2d7250c0e7:g:BSsAAOSw-t9iwxS0&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAsNfT44UdtzFF9MFmsxOWSmGlar6/af3jGjx9u3Ts+nAXF5vFbcPYBuiOGoJJefFAln1iZVypyAM0UJKJi1+lAb5H5ir8WZN8pJeFIK85ReS8qA4VlYn6QVRTHsAwWiC66eoQ77woZyuPbcVLKaDHZ04tCHIHNnkqWH/0efGIqNU5F+5gERIFjGRDfTOyB6rPeVlAKEpdYPAFpDSuQeXbZPo09mzduv01FCFEj4vkxlaJ|tkp:Bk9SR4C3utbQYQ

Water bottle always on bike has puncture repair kit, inner tube, tyre levers, multi tool and rubber gloves. Mini pump strapped to bike.

pinno

seanoconn said:

pinno said:

oxoman said:

That's about 4 times what mine usually cost. Suspect I'll still with mini pump as that doesn't suffer from empty or forgotten cartridge syndrome.

My second water bottle cage has a tool bottle in it, identical to this. I never forget.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195191423207?hash=item2d7250c0e7:g:BSsAAOSw-t9iwxS0&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAAsNfT44UdtzFF9MFmsxOWSmGlar6/af3jGjx9u3Ts+nAXF5vFbcPYBuiOGoJJefFAln1iZVypyAM0UJKJi1+lAb5H5ir8WZN8pJeFIK85ReS8qA4VlYn6QVRTHsAwWiC66eoQ77woZyuPbcVLKaDHZ04tCHIHNnkqWH/0efGIqNU5F+5gERIFjGRDfTOyB6rPeVlAKEpdYPAFpDSuQeXbZPo09mzduv01FCFEj4vkxlaJ|tkp:Bk9SR4C3utbQYQ

Water bottle always on bike has puncture repair kit, inner tube, tyre levers, multi tool and rubber gloves. Mini pump strapped to bike.

Don't tell me, tell that forgetful Oxo bloke*.

*You know, the one who had the cheek to hit the like button on HD's misplaced ageism.