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| #881 |  carrihound |
Sep 07 2007 14:31 |
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ohio45, your second instinct is right - you don't need a valve, the valve is on your bike - actually there are 2 of them, one coming through the inner rim of each wheel where you fill the innertube with air. you basically do just shove the pump head onto the valve stem and fill the tire. it may release some of the air in there, but shouldn't release it all. once the head is on, you flip the lever and it should secure the pump head in place without releasing any more backflow of air out of the tire and you should be ready to air up the low tire.
your bike tires will either have presta or schrader valves coming up through the rims (these are the 2 different standard type of valves on bike tires). shrader valves look like the valve on your car tires, they are bigger around and therefore use the bigger hole on your pump. Presta valves are thinner, all-metal, and the inner pin at the top must be manually unscrewed before you attach the pump head and start pumping in order to air up the tire; if you have presta valves, those use the smaller hole on your pump. |
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| #882 | ohio45 |
Sep 07 2007 14:37 |
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hey, that worked. (shoved it on) Phew, not as easy as it looks. thank you.
I feel badly for never appreciating all the little things like that which my dad, father-in-law or husband used to do. |
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| #883 | carrihound |
Sep 07 2007 15:24 |
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excellent! glad it worked!
operating bike equipment isn't always intuitive, and sometimes there are tips that make certain tasks easier, so never hesitate to ask :-) |
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| #884 | leinad |
Sep 07 2007 17:42 |
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Hi fellow cyclists, how is everyone these days? Just stopping by to say HI and give a little update of things. I see the thread is still going strong, I'm glad of that. My 10,000 mile challenge stands at 8500 miles so far, looks like I should make it by November at the latest, I'll tell you one thing that is a long time to spend on a bike!! LOL My current average is 35 miles a day. As I posted a while ago i took up mountain biking too and it's a blast, but I had my first real good crash and am healing up at the monent, (fell off a bridge and slammed my handlebars into my chest, OUCH!!), still riding the road bike but boy it hurts to breath deep, gee can't imagine why? LOL!!! Ohio45, where in Ohio do you live, I'm from Elyria, Ohio and Autismjtm is from Medina!! Jane, So how is the Ice at Arby's still having problems with it being frozen, LOL!! Hope the political stuff is going OK for you! Well everyone have a good weekend and keep on riding, Your friend and fellow bike nut DAN |
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| #885 |  jc343 |
Sep 10 2007 03:18 |
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Success at last. Completed the Civil War Century -- 7500 feet of climbing over 105 miles. It took 10 hours and then I had to drive home on a rather sore rear end. The ride itself is a pretty good challenge through some scenic country near the Appalachain Trail. Onthe south end we cut through Antietem and then hit Gettysburg on the noth end. But this wasn't one of my better days on a bicycle. I huffed and puffed all the way up Mount Catoctin. My legs kept giving out on me and I would drop back to my lowest gear until I could recover and build some momentum. There were some thrilling moments (top speed 38 mph). Another rider sailed by me in his aero tuck on the way down from Mount Catoctin. I was going 35 a the time. I was okay when I got to the rest stop at mile 86 but somewhere over the next 15 miles I reached the point that I had nothing left to go on but stubborness. The SAG guys passed me a couple of times and asked if I had enough water. I smiled and said I was fine instead of "Could I get a lift back to my car?". I guess today I am a recovering bikeholic. |
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| #886 | autismjtm |
Sep 10 2007 05:51 |
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Joe, that stubbornness seems to be doing the trick. The greatest feeling is reaching that finishline or personal goal of a certain amount of miles. I love that feeling!!!!!
Dan, the ice is just fine but I still hear about that one every day. I have to admit it was pretty funny and such a typical thing for me to say. I have not been able to ride my bike at all for over a week now. Tuesday is the big day when I meet with a state senator, a representative and the department of health. If all goes well (I have no faith in the department of health) then I should be back to enjoying the bike riding again on Wednesday. Since I have been away from it for a while I feel like I will have to start all over again, but that is ok. I am in no hurry. I have to share something with you guys. It is not related to bike riding at all, but it is quite a story. Saturday I was out running errands with my autistic son. Christopher was chomping away on some candy in the car and suddenly he hands me this "thing". It took a while before I realized it was his tooth. He is 11 so I guess it was a 12-year molar. Well, being developmentally delayed, he still believes in the tooth fairy 100% so we put the tooth in a bag and under his pillow it went. That night I got a desperate phone call from my husband that sounded like this: "Uhm, we are on our way to the ER. Christopher shoved his tooth up his nose and I can't get it out". How the heck could he get that tooth so far up his nose????? I couldn't help but laugh because I figured they would just use some tweezers at the ER and he would be fine. No such luck!!!! I went down to the ER and met my little family there. The doc couldn't find the tooth and sent Christopher for an x-ray. The verdict was pretty bad. The tooth is so far up his nose that it is almost all the way in his sinuses!!!!! There was no way they could get it out. I now have to call an ENT specialist tomorrow and they are probably going to have to knock him out to get this stupid tooth out of his nose. I still can't get Christopher to tell me how the tooth got from a ziplock bag to deeply embedded in his nose. Oh and here is another problem, what do I do about the tooth fairy?????? Lol, I got that one figured out. i had Christopher write her a letter explaining the situation and there is now a present under his pillow. Oh life is so grand right now. I just want to ride my bike!!!!!! Jane |
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| #887 | jc343 |
Sep 10 2007 12:59 |
| Jane: I had some fun raising to daughters but I don't think I ever had that much fun. Well maybe the time my older daughter tried to outrun a cadillac and almost made it. It was shortly after her mother died so I was depending on other to take care of the girls while I was at work. A teenager was walking her group to the pool and decided to cross the last big street in the middle of the block instead of a couple of hundred feet to the intersection. When she thought it was clear, she said something like,,"Let's go." Jen took that to mean sprint across the street. She took off and managed to get to the second lane at about the same time as a cadillac accelerating away from the light. Somehow he managed to slow down enough that he only clipped her. She ended up in the emergency room but recovered everything but her good sense. She is airborne and serving her second tour in Iraq. | ||
| #888 | ohio45 |
Sep 10 2007 13:58 |
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A semi made me nervous Friday, so I'm looking for safer bike trails and found one, but it's a little longer drive than I'd prefer. It says partly paved and part is; "chip and seals" for buggys and horses. (It's in Amish country). What are chips? I'm sort of thinking it might be too rought to ride on? EDIT: nevermind. I reread it and it says, "one lane" so that appears to be 1/2 or one side of the trail. thanks anyway. |
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| #889 | mlbtracy |
Sep 10 2007 14:06 |
| Okay, so I decided that for now the clipless pedals are making me overly paranoid, and I need to just get on my bike and learn my gearing and how to ride in a group. So, I put some cheap-ish mountain bike platforms on it and hit the road. I can't believe how fast a road bike is! I was cruising on some rolling hills, and it was almost scary how fast I could descend! Anyway, I'm joining my first group ride (beginners group) tomorrow night! Wish me luck! Now, if I can just keep my seat horn from catching on the back of my shorts when I take off.... | ||
| #890 | autismjtm |
Sep 10 2007 14:51 |
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Joe, that is scary stuff. Those darn kids! I talked to the ENT and we have an appointment this afternoon. It does look like outpatient surgery. Ugh, this one is not going to be fun. I don't want to leave Christopher in the dark about what is going to happen, but if I am not careful he is gonna freak out.
mlbtracy, road bikes can gain some pretty serious speed. I have gotten mine up to 35 mph and then I got scared. I am sure I could have gained more speed but the thought of crashing going that fast made me slow down. Good luck with the group. You will probably find many new friends there. I told the people I work with that I am going to ride my bike dowwn to Columbus tomorrow for my big meeting. Lol, that is a 2 hour drive in a car. As much as I have been riding, they almost believed me. Jane |
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| #891 | leinad |
Sep 10 2007 16:32 |
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Jane, good luck with your son hope all goes well.
ohio45, Sounds like you are going on the millersburg to fredricktown trail, just a info, it is a little rough because of the buggy's and horses but very doable and a nice trail otherwise! jc, congrate on the century, way to hang in there. My son was suppose to do his first century last weekend but the rain prvented us from going. we'll try agian at a later time. mlb, hve fun on the club ride, they are a great way to learn more about cycling. Have fun! DAN |
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| #892 | autismjtm |
Sep 11 2007 04:15 |
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The tooth is out without surgery - yeah!!!!!!
Ok, I am done with the off topic stuff now, lol Jane |
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| #893 | figurethefat |
Sep 11 2007 17:22 |
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I mapped out a 20 mile ride for Sunday, and ended up going about 25 miles. It was nice to come home cuz there was a big hill to come down! Wow Joe, what a ride that Civil War Century was, congratulations.
I haven't been doing very well on the interval training, but still riding everyday and loving it. Today I'm biking to work, and better leave right now... |
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| #894 | gmule |
Sep 11 2007 23:00 |
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Hopefully I can describe the different valves for you so that you know what you have A schrader valve is like what is on your car it is about as big around as a pencil. It is usually black and covered with black ruber on the sides. The presta valve is a lot smaller in diamater aproxamtely 5 - 6mm. The stem that sticks out of the wheel is threaded and has a small round bolt at the base. In order to put air in the presta valve you will need to unscrew the valve cap and then unscrew the valve. |
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| #895 | mlbtracy |
Sep 12 2007 14:57 |
| Well, I made it through the club ride last night. I wouldn't say it was horrible, but it wasn't good. Choosing a 97-degree day at the end of the season for my first group ride was probably a mistake. The course was much, much hillier than I was expecting, and the hills were harder than I had imagined. I mean, it took me like an hour to do 8.5 miles, and I had to stop on one hill toward the end because I ran out of gears and steam. I never walked any of the hills, and I didn't crash or even come close to crashing, but my bike handling can use some work. Plus, I had some difficulty starting uphill, just pushing off. I was totally freaked out at the beginning because of the heavy traffic because I was the person at the back of the line, and cars were getting sorta close. That, and I was scared to pull up too close to the person ahead of me, so I lagged like 10 feet behind him, so I got dropped less than half a mile in. And I was scared going down hills because I had never taken my bike that fast before, so I kept grinding off speed and couldn't use that momentum to take the next hill. Plus, I think not being able to use my hamstrings with the platform pedals or come out of the saddle like I'm used to in Spin made the hills about 100 times harder. Let's just say toward the end that I felt like I was having a pulmonary embolism. I'm sure my heartrate was so high during most of the ride and my handling at the beginning so shaky that I'm sure that had a lot to do with me wearing out fast. My hair was covered in salt when I was done, too. The club is pushing me to go again tonight, and I though I swore I would just rest tonight, I'm close to changing it and going. I mean, I'm not hurting at all except the minor scrape on my leg from my chainring and a little achiness in my shoulders. | ||
| #896 | carrihound |
Sep 12 2007 15:27 |
| mlbtracy, hi, just wanted to put in a word to say be careful about deciding to go out so hard again so soon. if it was 97 degrees and your hair was full of salt then you lost lots of fluid and could be under-hydrated. also, take care of nutrition by eating enough of the right things to recover. i'd suggest a shorter, less intense recovery ride today instead of another challenging group ride. if you decide to do the group ride, get some good nutrition & hydration in your system before the ride so you don't "bonk" (that means to completely lose your energy on a ride), and recover after the ride with some carbs & protein within 20 minutes of getting off the bike tonight. just my 2 cents. | ||
| #897 | mlbtracy |
Sep 12 2007 15:32 |
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Oh, btw:
ohio45 I grew up in Indiana (living in NC now, hence the heinous hills on my first ride), and "chip and seal" roads were really common in the country there. Basically, a chip and seal is wear they pour asphalt on the road, then limestone chips, then roll over it. If it's done well and not too many winters have gotten at it, it's not a terrible surface, though it'll definitely vibrate up through your frame. If it's done poorly and has a lot of pothole patches, I'd be careful, especially on toward the edges where it starte to crumble. Just a tidbit in case you come across that researching more routes. :) |
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| #898 | autismjtm |
Sep 12 2007 16:29 |
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Well, I am back in the saddle again. Boy, can I feel that I have not been on my bike for almost two weeks. It is going to take me a little while to get back in the swing of things. I just rode up to work and back again. Then tonight I will ride up there and back.
mlbtracy, I agree with carrihound. You don't want to overdo it. I have to say I am impressed that you finished the ride. I think I would have given up halfway up the hill and cried for my mommy, lol. I am a little concerned that you got dropped. Nobody waited for you? Jane |
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| #899 | carrihound |
Sep 12 2007 16:33 |
| mlbtracy - that's the best description of chip & seal i've ever heard! spot on! | ||
| #900 | mlbtracy |
Sep 12 2007 18:31 |
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*bows* Thank you, thank you!
I forgot to mention that toward the end of the ride I did do a 28+ mph descent in full control! That was exciting! I know that's probably not terribly fast for a lot of folks, but it's WAY faster than I've ever gone on a bike. Jane, no they knew I was a newbie, so the original ride leader hung back with me so I wouldn't have to sleep in a ditch last night. :) I got dropped off the rest of the group really fast, though. There's no way in the world they were only riding 10-12 mph, which was the posted ride pace. I have a feeling that everyone is a lot faster because it's the end of the season. It's only supposed to get up to 89 today (in NC, that's a big break -- we've had highs in the 90s for the past month or so), plus it'll be cloudy tonight. So, I'm hydrating throughout the day, stocking up on good carbs and some salty snacks, and bringing two bottles of Cytomax with me tonight. A great guy from the club who is pushing me to go out again tonight said that he would ride with me as a "solo" rider, so he'll stick with me regardless of pace or distance. It's an out and back course tonight, and I'm hoping not nearly as hilly as last night, though I have a feeling it will be hilly. There aren't really many places here to ride flat. We're going out for dinner after the ride, too, so I'll be able to refuel pretty quickly. Then just weight training for me tomorrow, and a rest day Friday. |
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