Best Bad Advice you have been given.
Best Bad Advice you have been given.
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Herman Toothrot

Original Poster:

6,702 posts

227 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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I'll start the ball rolling.

So yesterday I got told some tyre related guff by the same person, I just replied saying "Really???", as I couldn't bring myself to say you are talking st as he did seem a nice friendly bloke.

1. You need 40 to 50psi in those tyres or you'll pinch flat. He was pointing at the tubeless Maxxis High Roller 2.3" tyres on an AM bike, I thought the 34psi was just fine, could probably gone lower to be honest.

2. You need higher pressure 40 or 50psi for the tyre to dig in so you get more grip while queezing the Maxxis High Roller 2.3 Tubeless inflated to 34psi.





deadtom

2,769 posts

194 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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"you can only use SRAM specific gear inners with SRAM setups. Shimano won't work properly"

"disc brakes on road bikes are bad because they affect the aero too much"


AC43

13,607 posts

237 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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No, 29ers need special tyres. Yes, that's why the range is so carp, sir. Nope, those 700c's definitely won't fit

BadgerBenji

3,534 posts

247 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Fat bikes are for sand and snow only.

Rob_T

1,916 posts

280 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Helmets don't protect you paperbag

S10GTA

13,781 posts

196 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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The rules.

gazza285

11,134 posts

237 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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BadgerBenji said:
Fat bikes are for sand and snow only.
Fat bikes are for sand, snow and the mentally impaired?

russ_a

4,723 posts

240 months

Tuesday 2nd June 2015
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Don't buy a house buy an Elise

GaryGlitter

2,283 posts

212 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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Fold the rear seats down, makes the car faster.

Edited by GaryGlitter on Wednesday 3rd June 11:24

Usget

5,426 posts

240 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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If the road goes uphill, don't change gear, just push harder on the pedals.

964Cup

1,626 posts

266 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2015
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"Don't lube that dirty chain - it's got aluminium oxide on it."

I didn't know where to begin.

gazza285

11,134 posts

237 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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"You don't need gears on a mountain bike."

My God, how I have suffered...

Herman Toothrot

Original Poster:

6,702 posts

227 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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964Cup said:
"Don't lube that dirty chain - it's got aluminium oxide on it."

I didn't know where to begin.
That's a good one.

BadgerBenji

3,534 posts

247 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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gazza285 said:
"You don't need gears on a mountain bike."

My God, how I have suffered...
The full quote is you don't need gears on a mountain bike or a cross bike, but that might have been advice from the mentally deranged smile

Edited by BadgerBenji on Friday 5th June 07:26

MadDad

3,835 posts

290 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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'Try heating the seat collar' on a carbon framed bike when the seat tube was stuck.......and the same village idiot also suggested 'wet and dry sandpaper' to remove tar from the downtube of the aforementioned carbon bike, if that does not work 'nail varnish remover'.

rolleyes

HewManHeMan

2,348 posts

151 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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GaryGlitter said:
Fold the rear seats down, makes the car faster.

Edited by GaryGlitter on Wednesday 3rd June 11:24
Not sure if serious... ?

MadDad

3,835 posts

290 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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HewManHeMan said:
GaryGlitter said:
Fold the rear seats down, makes the car faster.

Edited by GaryGlitter on Wednesday 3rd June 11:24
Not sure if serious... ?
Long story..........

Gruffy

7,212 posts

288 months

Thursday 4th June 2015
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hehe