February 09, 2012, 10:31:17 AM

Author Topic: stupid stuff we do when we can't ride...  (Read 122 times)

Offline The Llama

  • Administrator
  • Hammer Head Rider
  • ******
  • Posts: 1496
  • Glasses and a Helmet on your head at all times!
stupid stuff we do when we can't ride...
« on: February 28, 2010, 11:48:21 AM »
MT bikers can do some crazy stuff when the weather keeps us from riding.... like...

What WILL happen if I stick my head in a microwave...?  :micro:


well, I'm bored, cleaned garage, still bored.... cleaned house and room, still very bored,... bored, bored bored!!   :hhead:

Soo, thinking as I stare at the walls in my garage, and (insert silly chiming sound here) an Idea hits me!!! ;D

I'll take caulk to seal tires and make getto tubeless with it!!  :cheesy: YAAAAAA,... I've been using the Velocity "Velo Plugs"for some time now instead of regular rim tape!! love it!!  Was a big help when I caught a stick in the derailleur back in the fall and had to replace a three spokes, just remove those three little plugs and off ya go, no removing the whole rim tape, try to keep it neat and clean on the sticky side, bla bla bla...  and they are lighter (woppie!! a whole gram or 2 saved!!  ::))

so I whip out an old crappy rim, old tire and tube, grab the caulking gun and get to work.  Now, I am smart enough to know to do a "test" before even thinking about doing it to my good rims ;)

well I got to work... can you say goopy mess?  LOLOLOLOLOLol :o ;D ^-^ :halo: :laugh: :tongue: ^-^ :laugh: ???

















two hours to let the caulk dry and try and mount a tire....  :tongue:
May your last ride not be, "your last ride"!!

Offline The Llama

  • Administrator
  • Hammer Head Rider
  • ******
  • Posts: 1496
  • Glasses and a Helmet on your head at all times!
Re: stupid stuff we do when we can't ride...
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 02:29:34 PM »
well, it's been a few hours and the caulk is dry, sorta...

                  so I went and mounted a tire   :cheesy: caulked the bead to seal it to the rim...



added Stans (oh of course I forgot this part at first so I had to unmount the gooey caulk covered tire to get it in... yucky  ::))



Added air.... and stans and caulk spewed out    :cheesy: ^-^ :laugh: ^-^ :laugh: ;D
May your last ride not be, "your last ride"!!

Offline Coreman

  • Global Moderator
  • Heavy Pedal-er
  • *****
  • Posts: 257
  • Ride captain ride !
Re: stupid stuff we do when we can't ride...
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010, 05:04:12 PM »
This is totally absurd !!
Insane !!
Pointless !!

Gotta love it !!  :banghead: :goof:  :manual:
The bitterness of poor workmanship remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten...