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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: I take it back, all of it http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: I take it back, all of it en Tue, 19 May 2026 21:30:12 +0000 gembo on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585&page=2#post-288108 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 23:23:26 +0000 gembo 288108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @bill, four tyre levers or two people. The last bit of Chord is always super tuff. bill on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585&page=2#post-288103 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:29:39 +0000 bill 288103@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @chdot Cycle on broken bottles a lot?? A lot of towpath, so yes. Not intentionally though. thank you @ mr iwarts The tyres have done about 16,000km I were right about that saddle on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585&page=2#post-288100 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:10:50 +0000 I were right about that saddle 288100@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @bill That is one beat up pair of boots. Chapeau on the mileage. chdot on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-288099 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:06:43 +0000 chdot 288099@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ That’s quite some special wear. Cycle on broken bottles a lot?? bill on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-288098 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:59:40 +0000 bill 288098@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ So my "old" (1.5 year old) Marathon Pluses were rather battered so get a new set and was curious to see if I got any better at fitting them, especially the new ones. Last time was a nightmare. Looks like I got a bit of practice with the few punctures I had and it was a lot easier this time. I even ended fitting both of them because took a lot less than I had expected. Unfortunately I still need Mr bill's help with putting on the final bit. <a href="https://flic.kr/p/29FMY2D"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1799/43769858551_ddc90c8608_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/29FMY2D">MarathonPlus_old_and_new1</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/147968794@N07/">Bill Harriman</a>, on Flickr <a href="https://flic.kr/p/29Bxiad"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1774/43721730242_27e7739848_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/29Bxiad">MarathonPlus_old_and_new2</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/147968794@N07/">Bill Harriman</a>, on Flickr <a href="https://flic.kr/p/29Bxi5o"><img src="https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1835/43721729962_f6c98e4930_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/29Bxi5o">MarathonPlus_farewell</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/147968794@N07/">Bill Harriman</a>, on Flickr unhurt on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275366 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:44:52 +0000 unhurt 275366@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I like your style Ms @sallyhinch. sallyhinch on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275364 Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:37:53 +0000 sallyhinch 275364@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ As the world's worst bike mechanic, I can report that pluses get easier as they get older, which is also when they start puncturing more. Best advice I've read for the cold dark winter roadside puncture situation is to put a small bag of sweets in your tool kit to keep your spirits up. that and the phone no of a taxi firm with vehicles that will accommodate a bike. unhurt on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275356 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:59:01 +0000 unhurt 275356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @rider73 you have to try the bax method next time rider73 on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275355 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:53:29 +0000 rider73 275355@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Still under my desk hugging myself and shivvering at the memory of fitting my pluses.... I were right about that saddle on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275341 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:37:15 +0000 I were right about that saddle 275341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ make frequent eye contact If a fierce dog is behind a fence I ostentatiously refuse eye contact, even turning my back on it. They conclude that I am so mighty that I fear them not. Take the fence away of course.... jdanielp on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275340 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:32:55 +0000 jdanielp 275340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Phantom Tread. unhurt on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275339 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:56:13 +0000 unhurt 275339@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Oh my. Fifty shades of puncture repair. minus six on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275337 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:41:44 +0000 minus six 275337@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ as we all know, the marathon plus is a pushy pack animal its important to show the tyre who is boss, from the moment it arrives on the doorstep that first fitting is crucial in establishing your alpha status emit a deep growl, make frequent eye contact, and be decisive in handling the tyre if the tyre challenges your dominance then you may consider administering a playful yet firm bite this will serve you well later, when you need a compliant and willing tyre when changing inner tube at rain-lashed dark roadside good luck dougal on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275332 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:51:10 +0000 dougal 275332@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Is this the cycling version of Space Team? I were right about that saddle on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275330 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:39:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 275330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Alter Saddle! unhurt on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275328 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:15:49 +0000 unhurt 275328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @iwrats "Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave!"? jdanielp on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275327 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 16:10:18 +0000 jdanielp 275327@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ "Why, he's mending it with his own hands!" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01xasUtlvw">Bicycle Repair Man</a> I were right about that saddle on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275323 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:42:11 +0000 I were right about that saddle 275323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ @IanMcR I can be found in the market square <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073835/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3">standing immobile on a plinth night and day</a>. @unhurt Presbyterian special ops. unhurt on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275322 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:31:03 +0000 unhurt 275322@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I don't want to make anyone feel weak, ashamed or sinful Just settling for gently encouraging it instead? dessert rat on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275321 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:30:29 +0000 dessert rat 275321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ NOTE: would those who seem to have no trouble fitting them (an elite group I no longer belong in) please post their mobile numbers and locations so you can be called on in times of need. Seems only fair. gembo on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275319 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:52:18 +0000 gembo 275319@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Can someone please re-post the video of the SMP being fitted for the billionth time? I fixed a SMP p-word one new year's day out on towpath near Linlithgow. Afforded some shelter on the lee side of a bridge but took some time. I were right about that saddle on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275318 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:47:38 +0000 I were right about that saddle 275318@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I don't want to make anyone feel weak, ashamed or sinful but my proudest fettling moment was fitting a Marathon Plus in front of professional bike mechanics with my bare hands. rider73 on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275316 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:35:17 +0000 rider73 275316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ *under my desk hugging myself and shivvering at the memory of fitting my pluses* dougal on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275309 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:13:44 +0000 dougal 275309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I don't remember my Schwalbe Winters being such a monstrosity to fit last time but it was a different bike so different wheels. Either way, I'm riding with spikes on front wheel only this year purely because the thought of another session like that was soul-destroying. Like the lie of "how to clean your bike" videos that always start out with a bike as clean as my intended end-point, "how to fix a puncture" videos are never shot in the dark in a Scottish winter. jdanielp on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275307 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:08:36 +0000 jdanielp 275307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Does it help to play spiritual background music to ease the tension? paddyirish on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275306 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:57:10 +0000 paddyirish 275306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Keep working, kneading, massaging around the tyre with your fingers. May have to go round multiple times, refitting the ends that have worked loose each time. But eventually that last bit will pop on... +1 for this - it does work neddie on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275304 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:52:30 +0000 neddie 275304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Keep working, kneading, massaging around the tyre with your fingers. May have to go round multiple times, refitting the ends that have worked loose each time. But eventually that last bit will pop on... jdanielp on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275302 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:45:37 +0000 jdanielp 275302@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I fitted a standard Marathon tyre to my front wheel with surprising ease last autumn. The Cycle Service fitted a Marathon Plus to my rear wheel the previous autumn. They didn't report back about the relative difficulty of the fitting, but I'm glad that it ended up that way around. urchaidh on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275301 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:45:03 +0000 urchaidh 275301@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Mine is going into the LBS to get a spoke replaced today. Not sure whether to warn them about the Marathon Plus on the wheel or not. I found warming the tyre helped get it onm but that's not always an option. I'm dreading a puncture on a cold day. crowriver on "I take it back, all of it" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18585#post-275300 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:43:09 +0000 crowriver 275300@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ It's not the size, it's the wire bead and the thick rubber. Ooo-er Matron!