The grin at -20˚F comes from the snow that fell on the face, melting briefly before freezing beard into a grin. That is also one of the ways you get the wet without it being 150 proof. Sardonic grin.
With abandon, Patrick (where it's a delightful balmy 25, making this fond reminiscence. Grin.) On Friday, December 27, 2019 at 3:51:52 PM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > > On 12/27/19 5:33 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: > > For all the riding I do on the supplest tires I can find in the widths > > for each bike, I am blessed to only have 2-4 flats a year. However, > > one ongoing challenge in the field is the wet/muddy flat fix, in which > > sharp decomposed granite is a primary component. If it get into the > > tire (inevitable short of brooming off the tire after it is fully > > dried, which is what I do at home). Things I've tried in the field to > > clear the gathering of future punctures from the trough: > > > > - remove the tire entirely. In wet conditions this just makes > > everything worse. Better to leave it on on one side, tilted so > > detritus falls away from the trough. > > > > - flip the bottom bit of tire inside out, after inserting the tube, > > but just before inserting the bottom bit of tube. The trick here is > > to make four hands out of two. > > > > This works about 80% of the time, but that remaining 20% is stubborn. > > Any additional tips? (Note, by "wet" conditions, I mean everything > > from -20˚F, which is a different kind of wet, > > > It would have to be around 150 proof to still be wet at -20˚F, wouldn't > it? > > > > up to normal wet). Fortunately, I've only had one flat below zero. Grin. > > > > I can't imagine there would be much to grin about trying to fix a flat > at -20˚F. > > -- > Steve Palincsar > Alexandria, Virginia > USA > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a9e1e61-88e3-4631-8ed1-3e9b19018c05%40googlegroups.com.
