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• SOLD ahead Columbus Max-like fork

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 day, 9 hours

  

  ok thanks. found a replacement fork in the meantime

• Hip Hop Slave Bikes / Hipster Sleds

  in Bikes & Bits • 2 days, 5 hours

  

  yeah man Miche Pistard air would look good on these massive tubes! that frame needs black parts IMO. the tube shape reminds me a bit of the Tiemeyer Track frames with a similar seattube or those freaky GT ones.

• Tubolito?

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 3 hours

  

  yeah that would be real PITA. but I only own 2 tubolitos and both were easy to install, hopefully clockwork_killas tube had a kink somewhere from manufacturing as he did not use that tube prior

• Tubolito?

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 4 hours

  

  I think that as a spare tube they are okay, but I'm sure that a butyl tube can withstand a bit bigger glass shards or small stones. At first I had the impression that the tubolitos are gonna be a bit more flexible and thus avoiding being punctured by pieces that penetrate your tire , but now I think its actually the other way round and normal butyl tubes already offer enough elasticity

• Tubolito?

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 4 hours

  

  yeah should mention that it was a piece of glass, 1x2mm maximal size

• Tubolito?

  in Bikes & Bits • 4 days, 4 hours

  

  so I rode my tubolitos for their first long ride yesterday and what can I say, i got a flat. the tubes already thinned a little where the holes for the spokes are and are starting to bulge a little, not as crazy as clockwork_killa had on the 2nd page, but I thought a 20c tyre would "hold them toghether" nicely. so these tubes will go in some spare wheels as I don't feel comfy now riding them on the streets.

• SOLD ahead Columbus Max-like fork

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 5 days, 19 hours

  

  still available?

• BMC Trackmachine TR02 Silver M w/ Rotor Vegast, Sugino Zen and other Parts

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 week, 4 days

  

  unlikely, but if you are going to split this, I would like to dib the Zen chainring :)

• Wheelbuilding / Wheel Building / Wheel build help

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 2 weeks, 4 days

  

  not specifically about ryde rims, but yes, a rim can deform when you build it, and you can tell the difference between a fresh rim and a used one when building a wheel. But saying that it can be only built once is something I did not heard before. maybe when you crash the rim to a potatocrisp-esque form. Re-doing the spoke tensions and truing it should be enough to keep your wheelset ridable.

• Mechanics and Fixing Any Questions Answered

  in Mechanics & Fixin' • 3 weeks, 2 days

  

  yeah, usually a 2nd layer of tape should do the trick. I had this issue too and ended up with 2 rim tapes as quick fix, but imho high pressure rim tape is the better solution for this.