Mounted new tires today
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New tire day - so of course it started pissing down rain.
I did a thing today! New front tire and fork seals
I did a thing today! New front tire and fork seals - Lemmy.world
Holy fuck, that was rough. The guides and the videos show the uppers and lowers pulling apart easily. I had to clamp the lowers in the vice and use the uppers as a slide hammer and repeat the bang bang bang process for 5-10 minutes, with the seal moving almost imperceptibly as it walked it’s way out. Putting the upper bushing back in took a trick, it is a split ring, and is expanded too big to fit in the recess unless you compress it. I found that I could take some brake bleeding hose and cut off about 4" of it, and hammer it in with a punch between the bushing and the lowers. This worked to compress the bushing, and I could then place the washer over it and hammer it down about halfway, and then pulled the washer and hose out and then drive it home. Tomorrow I get to get back at it and tackle changing the rear tire.
Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter?
Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter? - Lemmy.world
My bike is only really used as a commuter, but when not dealing with heavy traffic, I do tend to push it fairly hard. My current tires are the original Dunlop Battleaxe (I think?) tires that came with the bike. They are in sad shape, and just ordered Michel Road 5s to replace them. Now I’m hearing that the Road line isn’t very puncture resistant. The city streets I commute on tend to be full of ready made puncture shrapnel, nails, screws, metal wire from tire belts, glass, you name it. Am I going to regret the Road 5s? Is there a better option for an all-weather sport commuting tire?
If I submit this to Fine Homebuilding magazine, think they'll do a feature?
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There is only one true Lemmy.