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Seems to be a lot of senior moments happening lately. Add chemo-brain to the mix and I won't even tell you the mind lapses I'm having these days. (mostly because I can't remember them).

You need to have more flats to stay in practice. But that still won't help. Had a slow leak after a 100 mile ride. Front tire. In the comfort of my home I spent 3 hours trying to put on a new tire. It was tight. Punctured a new tube three times with metal levers. Punctured an old tube three times with same levers. So I now have a New Front tire with a New tube with...

I don't know, but many times, I've managed to ride for miles, only to find a few days later that I forgot to screw down the presta valve after last inflating the tire -- but the tire was still inflated. The air pressure in the tire itself keeps the valve closed.

Don't ya just hate brain farts?

I had a very embarrassing incident a few weeks ago. While riding with my club on Saturday morning, I suddenly had that sinking feeling of pressure loss in the rear tire. Since I was riding lantirn rouge at that moment, no one noticed when I stopped, pulled the tire, and discovered that the valve stem had started to tear away from the body of the tube. (I don't know ...

Originally Posted by Longfemur I don't know, but many times, I've managed to ride for miles, only to find a few days later that I forgot to screw down the presta valve after last inflating the tire -- but the tire was still inflated. The air pressure in...

Originally Posted by BSLeVan First thing I notice is that the stem is flexing quite a bit no matter how much I try to steady things. Which is why I don't use stick pumps. Get a Road Morph instead....

But Road Morphs just don't look right under the top tube of a classic steel bike.

Originally Posted by tsl Which is why I don't use stick pumps. Get a Road Morph instead. 100% agree about the road Morph's. I have the "Mini" and other than a similar type that I use on the tandem (...