Flat tire mystery

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September 9, 2013 at 2:47 pm #980669

Tim Kelley
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@dasgeh 63508 wrote:

And on a bakfiets, you can’t just take the wheel off and replace the tube. You have to patch it.

Why is that? What happens when you need to replace the tire because the tread is worn?

September 9, 2013 at 4:57 pm #980681

Mikey
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Did you check the valve stem, and the area where the rubber meets the metal/plastic part of the valve? I’ve been stumped before not finding a hole because I hadn’t submerged the valve stem. Once I did this I found it, and just replaced the entire tube. This may also explain why the sealant didnt’ work.

September 10, 2013 at 1:17 pm #980744

vvill
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@Tim Kelley 63511 wrote:

Why is that? What happens when you need to replace the tire because the tread is worn?

I want to know the answer to these questions too!

September 10, 2013 at 1:31 pm #980757

Brent
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@vvill 63602 wrote:

I want to know the answer to these questions too!

I NEED to know the answer to these questions! I’ve been fretting over this since yesterday!

September 10, 2013 at 1:32 pm #980758

dasgeh
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@Tim Kelley 63511 wrote:

Why is that? What happens when you need to replace the tire because the tread is worn?

The connections between the hub and the fork are complicated. If you have a major issue, you take it to a bike shop.

The good news is we got a patch kit from FreshBikes that has “super-glue-like” adhesive, so the patch didn’t move. It’s held air for 24 hours, so fingers crossed all is fixed. I don’t know whether the sealant is back in the tube or not.

Next issue: attaching the bobike mini adapter to the bench, so Ryder can sit beside his sister, and we can reclaim the cargo space from the car seat.

September 10, 2013 at 1:33 pm #980759

DismalScientist
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Yea, and what happens when the dog chews your front stem off? How do you patch that rather than replace the tube?

September 10, 2013 at 1:35 pm #980760

DismalScientist
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@dasgeh 63616 wrote:

The connections between the hub and the fork are complicated.

Pictures or you don’t really have one of these bikes!

September 10, 2013 at 1:39 pm #980761

dasgeh
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@DismalScientist 63617 wrote:

Yea, and what happens when the dog chews your front stem off?

Why would you have a dog?

@DismalScientist 63617 wrote:

How do you patch that rather than replace the tube?

Patch kit.

September 10, 2013 at 1:43 pm #980762

Tim Kelley
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I’m envisioning that you can’t take the front wheel off easily, so to patch it you leave the wheel attached and just unseat the tire to get at the tube?

Pictures would be great!

September 10, 2013 at 1:43 pm #980763

DismalScientist
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@dasgeh 63619 wrote:

Patch kit.

Sorry, I meant front valve stem!

September 10, 2013 at 1:45 pm #980764

dasgeh
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@DismalScientist 63622 wrote:

Sorry, I meant front valve stem!

Makes more sense, but it still assumes a dog with access to chew the thing off. As Dikembe would say “not in my house”.

September 10, 2013 at 1:48 pm #980765

Tim Kelley
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If you made another post that just said “As Dikembe would say “not in my house”.” I would like that one too.

September 10, 2013 at 1:50 pm #980766

dbb
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I’m thinking the BikeArlington Forum should form a advisory committee with regular meetings to, well, advise.

How about meeting on Thursday the 19th in the early evening? Not clear on the venue yet.

September 10, 2013 at 6:21 pm #980831

PotomacCyclist
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@dasgeh 63623 wrote:

Makes more sense, but it still assumes a dog with access to chew the thing off. As Dikembe would say “not in my house”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_0fyUYB3cA

September 10, 2013 at 6:30 pm #980834

Arlingtonrider
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@dbb 63625 wrote:

I’m thinking the BikeArlington Forum should form a advisory committee with regular meetings to, well, advise.

How about meeting on Thursday the 19th in the early evening? Not clear on the venue yet.

Next advisory committee meeting of this sort is September 19, Capital City Brewing Co., Shirlington. Will post something up soon.
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