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[pictor]

aaaaaaaaaaaand I got another flat on the back tire.

This time, the culprit was found, about a quarter inch long cut along the outer tube, and a definite puncture on the inner. I must have got it close to work, as I parked my bike and locked it without noticing, but in the afternoon as I left, flat. Thankfully, someone else was unlocking their bike, and helped me out with an emergency patch from a kit he had (some would argue I should have such a kit) that got me home just fine.

I am pondering getting a replacement with more solid tires. The pedal assembly is creaking again. The bike is many years old now (about 3 of which it basically wasn't used). Granted...bikes should last that long or longer, I am just wondering if I'd benefit from a sturdier style of bike considering my size, and how hard I tend to haul off on the pedals.

I frequently spot someone driving a recumbent bike on the way to work. Jealousy....I has it.

still a bit sore from yoga. I'm glad I didn't try that the day before my test this weekend. I think I may work some yoga into my regular schedule. I'd appreciate the flexibility work and stretching it gives.

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[blinkus2000.livejournal.com]

I am a big guy and had to switch to a mountain bike, I did have a hybrid and I am going to guess you do too. They are the least sturdy of the bikes in my opinion.

The downside to mountain bikes is they are hellishly hard to bike any distance on the road with mostly due to the tires, but also body position.

I put handlebar extenders (actually not sure what they are called) and wide slick tires to overcome the things that were making the mountain bike painful to ride distance.

I want a recumbent as well, but more like this one

http://www.trimuter.com/images/PRODUCT/large/13.jpg

[mikepictor.livejournal.com]

I think I still want 2 wheels, I want to feel the lean in a turn. I wonder if you can get them in town...and I wonder if any would fit me.

My bike is not a hybrid actually. It's a road bike, though a fair sized one. I'd be thinking of switching to a hybrid...though maybe mountain bike is the answer. I do want to use it for distance though...and I stay on roads, I just wouldn't prefer the mountain bike style.

[dragondare.livejournal.com]

What size tires do you have in your road bike?

Something like 700x23 is going to be bad for someone that's big (again, I have no idea what you're riding right now).

City roads are also often dirty and have lots of lovely debris just waiting to get stuck in your tires. Continental GatorSkins (http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442586337&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302693841&bmUID=1218649018672) are pretty good in terms of flat protection. They're more expensive than a typical Conti UltraSport, but you get what you pay for.

[mikepictor.livejournal.com]

why does MEC sell all manner of bike parts, but not whole bikes?

As to my tire, I am not sure, it's what came with the bike, I never questioned it beyond that. Maybe it's time to start. :)

[dragondare.livejournal.com]

haha, I don't know. The last time I was in there, they even had replacement cranks and stuff, which I'd never seen. You could almost build a bike from what they have at MEC at this point.

I would definitely look at the tires as changing the size and the make could potentially save you a lot of annoyance. I had to learn it the hard way. :\

[northbard.livejournal.com]

I like the hybrid, though I'm not as tall as you.

I've had a lot of trouble with blowing tires. One thing I found helped a lot was that, when i change the tube, I take a damp cloth and rub it vigorously along the inside of both the wheel rim and the tire itself before installing the new tube. This dislodges and removes whatever foreign matter might be in there to cause rubbing or piercing of the tube. My .02

[lrt512.livejournal.com]

http://www.airfreetires.com (http://www.airfreetires.com)?

[mikepictor.livejournal.com]

huh....interesting.

I'll have to look at my bikes model number and see what they have.

[foms.livejournal.com]

I wonder whether these are any different from the air-free tires I tried in Japan. Those were weird to use. The amount of give felt as an underinflated air tire. The loss of energy seemed similar.