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Original section Mountain Bikes
Published 30 January 2003
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Original author Merlin
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Original post Merlin
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30 January 2003, 17:56 UTC
#1
A few questions for you Boffs...
1. If you squeeze a tube hard enough, you will find Silvery powder coming out of the valve...
What is this, and why is it in the tube in the first place?
2. My rims 'pit' very badly. (They lose shards of Metal all the time, which end up in my blocks.)...
Why?
Thanks...
30 January 2003, 18:39 UTC
#2
no idea.... and no idea.
#2 - cheap rims?
sorry.
30 January 2003, 20:58 UTC
#3
*choke*
Tx for the reply...
As for cheap rims... *gasp* *choke*
Hehe, they are Bontrager Jones. Good stuff.
30 January 2003, 22:19 UTC
#4
The powder is meant to make sure the tube can inflate(parts don't kit together). Some(very limited number) tubulars have glue in them to stop leaks but this probably won't be the case here.
Rim's can be cheap low quality rims or wrong brakepads for your rims. Make sure brake pads are for the matterial your rim is made out.
30 January 2003, 23:22 UTC
#5
Thanks for the tube info...
As for the blocks, they are correct.
Alu/Alloy blocks for the Bontragers. Blocks cannot possibly take shards out of the rim.
31 January 2003, 13:51 UTC
#6
Quoted post said: Originally posted by Merlin Hehe, they are Bontrager Jones. Good stuff.
E-mail Bontrager. maybe they are defective.
31 January 2003, 17:15 UTC
#7
I have mailed them, lets see if they respond...
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