Comments on: Listen to Your Bike http://ribike.org/2010/01/25/listen-to-your-bike Working to make cycling in the Ocean State safer and more enjoyable for YOU Wed, 23 May 2012 13:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geoff http://ribike.org/2010/01/25/listen-to-your-bike/comment-page-1#comment-30793 Geoff Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:46:51 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=1189#comment-30793 yet another example of why you should never ride your bike with headphones/ear buds. yet another example of why you should never ride your bike with headphones/ear buds.

]]> By: Labann http://ribike.org/2010/01/25/listen-to-your-bike/comment-page-1#comment-30785 Labann Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:24:53 +0000 http://bikeprovidence.org/?p=1189#comment-30785 It's best practice to slightly fill tube, then "pinch" sidewall all around while visually checking if tube gathers up into tire, which helps tire fully seat in BSD. Then inflate. I like to roll tire a bit, too, when halfway full as an extra check. This is especially important if you're using plastic tire liners, which tend to displace tube a bit if not carefully centered beforehand. The bulging you show sometimes occurs at the valve stem. Repairers forget to shove the valve up into tire or prematurely replace the knurled nut whose only role is to steady valve during inflation. Speaking of brakes pads, if they get loose or aren't properly squared, they can rub sidewall and eventually weaken, resulting in a sidewall blowout. It's best practice to slightly fill tube, then "pinch" sidewall all around while visually checking if tube gathers up into tire, which helps tire fully seat in BSD. Then inflate. I like to roll tire a bit, too, when halfway full as an extra check. This is especially important if you're using plastic tire liners, which tend to displace tube a bit if not carefully centered beforehand.

The bulging you show sometimes occurs at the valve stem. Repairers forget to shove the valve up into tire or prematurely replace the knurled nut whose only role is to steady valve during inflation.

Speaking of brakes pads, if they get loose or aren't properly squared, they can rub sidewall and eventually weaken, resulting in a sidewall blowout.

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