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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
Prevention is the best cure. I know it takes 2 tyre levers to deal with a flat on my road bike, so I carry a pair of decent ones (with some silver paint on them so they show up better by torchlight). ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
Um... buy a new tyre lever? They're so cheap they're practically free.
OK, that doesn't help you this time but buying three or four tyre levers means there shouldn't be a "next time" for quite a ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
On a mountain bike tires are usually soft and large enough to be able to use the "squeeze and bend" technique.
Like here
Edit I see that it's not limited to mountain ...
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Are my cable disc brakes knackered?
Usually what causes this (literally no braking, firm lever feel, lever nowhere close to bottoming) is an error in brake setup or adjustment wherein the brake caliper's armature is being pulled to the ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
Try to pull it by hand
In case your outer tube is not that firm, you're often able to remove it by hand. First, put the opposite side of the valve on the ground, massage the tube down so you get ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
At home I'd use a screwdriver. If you are out in the field and don't have a screwdriver, 9mm quick release levers work quite well and you bike already has two of them:
EDIT: As pointed out in the ...
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Can I use a Tubular tyre in a Clincher rim?
Would you try to use glue on all 4 layers + tubular, some special tape or change rim ?
Change rim
The more layers of tape and glue you introduce the less firm the tire is attached and the more ...
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Child seat: how to protect my child's face from rain and wind?
If you go to a hardware supply in the personal protective equipment area there is a clear face shield that goes around the top of the head and pivots up. I suggest attaching that to the kids helmet. ...
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Child seat: how to protect my child's face from rain and wind?
Hamax certainly make a dedicated cover, though when I had a Hamax seat I used a cover from another brand (Raleigh I think). Both keep the child's face uncovered.
My worry with that design is that with ...
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Cantilever brake is missing its mounting screws and washers, how do I replace them?
Cantilever brake studs are a standard dimension, and there are two different ways that cantilever brakes utilize them:
The frame stud is a dynamic surface. Each brake arm has a brass bushing running ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
For replacing the tire you need a pump, so I assume you have one. So you can use this part of it as a lever:
Used it several times without any problems.
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Are my cable disc brakes knackered?
You've eliminated mechanical/cable problems, and the levers sound fine.
There's some braking effect, so the pads are moving on lever pull.
There are 3 possibilities:
the brake pads are terrible, ...
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Will adding duck/duct tape in my tires stop punctures?
Answer: No, not really.
Duct tape, "duck" tape, or any adhesive tape by itself is not enough to stop a puncture. At best the extra layers will slow down ingress of a sharp foreign object in your ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
On a recent bikepacking trip I had a flat and discovered I forgot to include my tire levers in my repair kit. I had a tube and hand pump. I used two pliable plastic cards I could sacrifice as a ...
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Misplaced tyre lever - alternatives?
As kids we used the flat end of a screwdriver to get it started then stuck in a spoon. Moved the screwdriver along a bit and levered a bit more off etc. Just try not to stab the tube, lol.
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Can I use a Tubular tyre in a Clincher rim?
I've just spend time learning about tubulars over the last several weeks. The advantages of a tubular seem to be very slightly faster over a comparable clincher.
The downsides are a lot more ...
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Can I use a Tubular tyre in a Clincher rim?
I'm linking two arbitrarily selected images of clincher rim and tubular rim profiles. The first one is from m2endurance.com. Your clincher rim has little hooks on the edge of the rim. Those grip the ...
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Child seat: how to protect my child's face from rain and wind?
Note, this is just one solution I thought about after posting the OP, this is still only a concept so I would love all opinions/suggestions in comments.
Attach a massive hood to my back
I only thought ...
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