White Trash solutions with Travis
by Travis Hosman on March 26th, 2008
So all you guys and gals who have done all kinds of silly, dangerous, fun, on the edge of illegal stuff, like Dry Ice bombs, Potato Guns, and M80’s. Not that I have ever used, played with or discharged any of these things, cause that would be baaaad!! My point is you don’t graduate from the White Trash school of life you survive it. If you’ve ever had Roman Candle fights with your brother you might understand. As you mature you begin applying all trade skill’s toward stuff that makes stuff better or somehow useful to your life.
By now your wondering how any of these White Trash skills help in life let alone matter when it comes to riding? The answer is two ways, one is just straight up Ghetto Maneuvers. The other is potentially hazardous and awesome at the same time.
The first is an age old question when you go riding where do you carry all the extra crap we all have to carry to avoid walking 45 miles home or annoying your family and friends to come pick you up when you flat and have no tube or gear. Here’s how I roll; 15mm sawed off , and tube/lever combo. Big deal right ? Look closer at the pic. Whats holding it all on the bike? That’s right a used Road Tube. No I’m not trying to save the planet. The tube isn’t just holding my junk firm on the bike, Its also serves as a whip for beating mouthy people while riding. It serves as a great Tourniquet to stop the bleeding of said mouthy people so you can beat them some more. Just kidding about the beatings I don’t advocate violence, no one was actually harmed in the writing of this post. A used tube is substantially lighter and uglier than a tool pouch hanging off the back of your bike like a pair of hairy goat nuts. Besides it infuriates Roadies, Mission Accomplished.
The second was totally inspired by Stan of No Tubes fame. Here’s the setup Im sure everyone has heard of Stan’s road Tubeless system he’s selling for $125 which is a great bargain since it comes with rim strips sealant and Hutchinson Road Tubeless tires with 120TPI. So I see this and start concocting ways I can do this on my Fixie for cheaper. The base is Maxxis, TL rim strip’s, then Maxxis, Courchevel 120 TPI tires and a scoop of sealant. To be honest with you I have a high tolerance for risk and pumping this system up scared the hell out of me, but as I got it to around 60-70 psi the tire started popping into the bead on the rim strip and I felt more comfortable. I pumped it up to 100psi spun around the neighborhood, the first thing I noticed was lighter rotational mass, and it only dropped 12 psi overnight. So this afternoon will be the first training ride on this system at 110 psi cross my finger’s.
Hey I figure if it works Ill be my own hero, and if it doesn’t Ill just go back to riding tubes.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:25 am
definitely keep us all in the loop on your tubeless test.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:27 am
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