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Thank fuck for inserts
Just before taking my mtb out this week noticed the tyres were a little low in pressure so pumped them up. Went to local trail centre and started riding. Bike had just had a suspension service and am tinkering with suspension setup so was expecting things to feel a little unusual.
At the skills area one of the coaches I know was training someone. He pointed out that when I was riding the drops line my front tyre was lacking air. Thankfully the cushcore insert had handled this fine, I had a sachet of sealant in my pack, so squeezed some sealant in, reinflated the tyre and it’s all good. There were no obvious sealant leaks so it was clear just the sealant had completely dried up and the tyre had become a little porous. Am sure if I didn’t have the inserts the tyre would have been torn through.
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It’s the 32” big bad. The controls are really simple graduated holes to let air in at the bottom and air release at the top. Because it is such a large but insulated mass the temperature is meant to remain really stable so once up to desired temperature it just ticks over for literally days at a time. So you can have lots of rack space for indirect cooking but still put other food items in the rack directly over the coals for searing/grilling.
I will be getting the rotisserie spit and also the rotisserie cage for porchetta, large beef joints etc. Also the smoker device which produces cool smoke which means this can also be used to smoke bacon or fish or cheese.
It’s a ludicrous indulgence and is a 50th birthday gift from my wife. But unlike another fucking bike this will still be useable in 30 years time. Thankfully the patio where it is going is accessible via a gate from the front of our house so no cranes required to install it, plus it is on casters.
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Says more about you than him