I hate leaf-blowers.

[pasithea]

*sigh* I really hate leaf-blowers.

My new bike didn't come with tough-strips in the tires and it's that time of year when people with leaf-blowers blow all their crap out into the street, including the thorns of an invasive plant which exists only to kill bicycle tires.

Stacey replaced my rear tire last night. Today I'll be walking my bike the 2.5 miles home with a front flat. $%^#@!!

Comments

[dv-girl.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I usually just do the tough-strips. Most of the time they won't go through that. I hate the slime-tires. They're heavy and take a lot of the springiness out of the ride.

Heh. I figured you'd have commented on my Charming post from last night, not this one. :)

[schlake.livejournal.com]

I run my tires at triple the recommended tire pressure. I have no springiness to my ride.

[schlake.livejournal.com]

Well, sometimes the rims blow apart from a stress fracture down the spoke hole line. I get a little springiness then.

[dv-girl.livejournal.com]

You're a speed demon, aren't you? :)

How fast do you get going? I typically only average about 18mph on uninterrupted level ground. I can sprint to just over 30 but not for very long. Though I'm on a mountain bike too, so that's probably part of it. :)

[schlake.livejournal.com]

I'm on a 1982 replica stumpjumper. I don't go fast, but I do like the lack of rolling resistance. I tend to toodle around at about 12mph.