peanutaxis
Squid
It's the age of very tight tires thanks to the tubeless revolution. I am not tubeless, and was told to use soap and then to over-inflate to get by ri-goddam-diculously tight Bontrager FR4's to seat properly.
The other day on a ride I broke a spoke nipple. Went to the shop to get a replacement. Got three. Lucky I did because when I was truing the wheel I broke two more nipples! Had a closer look and realized that it wasn't just soap scum sitting on all the heads of the nipples, it was corrosion. I'm going to use something oil or silicon-based to lube my tires into place from now on!
Heads-up!
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The other day on a ride I broke a spoke nipple. Went to the shop to get a replacement. Got three. Lucky I did because when I was truing the wheel I broke two more nipples! Had a closer look and realized that it wasn't just soap scum sitting on all the heads of the nipples, it was corrosion. I'm going to use something oil or silicon-based to lube my tires into place from now on!
Heads-up!
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