Re: tour /camping /biking

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible. From now on, I am going to carry a
toothpick in my patch kit. The toothpick is also handy for puncturing
the tube of glue.

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The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible.

Of course, it still doesn't mean you know where the *original* hole is, only
the one made by the toothpick..

🙂

Lee

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Quoted message said:

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible.

Lee said:

Of course, it still doesn't mean you know where the *original* hole is, only
the one made by the toothpick..

Funny.
In days of old, patch kits included a miniature yellow
crayon - a scaled version of the ones professional mechanics
use - to mark the valve/rim/tire before removal and the leak
after.
A further tip on patching: we hold the tube flat across the
back of the left hand with the injury centered. That way,
after a solvent wipe, the cement and patch may be applied
properly even though the hole frequently becomes invsible.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

A further tip on patching: we hold the tube flat across the
back of the left hand with the injury centered. That way,
after a solvent wipe, the cement and patch may be applied
properly even though the hole frequently becomes invsible.

Typical righthandedist!

Minority Bill

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A Muzi said:

A further tip on patching: we hold the tube flat across the
back of the left hand with the injury centered. That way,
after a solvent wipe, the cement and patch may be applied
properly even though the hole frequently becomes invsible.

Bill Sornson said:

Typical righthandedist!
Minority Bill

Yup. Modify that technique as you will to accomodate your
inverse brain! Works fine upside down, too.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

In article <[email hidden]>, A Muzi

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Funny.
In days of old, patch kits included a miniature yellow
crayon - a scaled version of the ones professional mechanics
use - to mark the valve/rim/tire before removal and the leak
after.

I've gotten into the habit, following the removal of the tube and tire
from the rim (with the deflated tube still within the tire), of
positioning the valve at 12 o'clock, before pulling the tube from the
tire. Then I take care to note where the tube's valve stem had been
before laying the tire aside. Should the culprit reponsible for the
flat be embedded in the tire this speeds up tracking it down.

Luke

Quoted message said:

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible. From now on, I am going to carry a
toothpick in my patch kit. The toothpick is also handy for puncturing
the tube of glue.

Datakoll,

What the heck happened?!!

Your posting is perfectly comprehensible and helpful with correct
grammar and proper spelling! Is this really you? Are you feeling OK?

Lew

LewW said:

Quoted message said:

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible. From now on, I am going to carry a
toothpick in my patch kit. The toothpick is also handy for puncturing
the tube of glue.

Datakoll,

What the heck happened?!!

Your posting is perfectly comprehensible and helpful with correct
grammar and proper spelling! Is this really you? Are you feeling OK?

Let me see if I can reverse-translate.

"leak site sight loss at side of h'way alwise causes pain! ducking tub
in Okichobee easier"

Nope, it hurts my head too much. Never mind.

In article <[email hidden]>,

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The toothpick is also handy for puncturing the tube of glue.

Handier than the cap from said tube of glue?

-Luns

LewW said:

Quoted message said:

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible. From now on, I am going to carry a
toothpick in my patch kit. The toothpick is also handy for puncturing
the tube of glue.

Datakoll,

What the heck happened?!!

Your posting is perfectly comprehensible and helpful with correct
grammar and proper spelling! Is this really you? Are you feeling OK?

He must have walked away from his desk and left his screen unlocked...

On 31 May 2005 13:32:31 -0700, "LewW" <[email hidden]> scribbled:

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Quoted message said:

The most frustrating moment in repairing a tube by the side of the road
is losing sight of the leak. It's easy to see a leak when the tube is
blown up and ducked under water. It's very difficult to mark the tube
and even more difficult finding that tiny hole after the tube is dried
and deflated. The other day, when dealing with such a problem, I
reached into my pocket, looking for a pen, and I found a toothpick
instead. I stuck the toothpick into the hole, and voila, losing sight
of the hole was now impossible. From now on, I am going to carry a
toothpick in my patch kit. The toothpick is also handy for puncturing
the tube of glue.

Datakoll,

What the heck happened?!!

Your posting is perfectly comprehensible and helpful with correct
grammar and proper spelling! Is this really you? Are you feeling OK?

Lew

He's probably had a few too many to drink and might be a tad high.. I
wouldn't worry, he'll likely be back to normal pretty soon - I'm sure
you can rest easily.

🙂

-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The Onion

On Tue, 31 May 2005 23:17:30 +0000 (UTC), [email hidden]

(Luns Tee) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

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The toothpick is also handy for puncturing the tube of glue.

Handier than the cap from said tube of glue?

The cap is the way of the dodo, for weightsaving reasons.

Jasper