tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post5996068255600967239..comments2023-06-17T00:43:15.118-07:00Comments on Urban Adventure League: The Wheels Go Round: A few days in the life of my bikesadventure!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-5256081043490442572011-02-07T12:20:14.717-08:002011-02-07T12:20:14.717-08:00I think with me is that I have pushed tires to the...I think with me is that I <i>have</i> pushed tires to their limits. And a couple times it has happened in inopportune places, like miles between bike shops on the Pacific Coast. So maybe I'm more hesitant...<br /><br />I know this particular bike will never really go beyond the city, so it wouldn't be as much of a problem as would touring. But the bike is too heavy to get onto the front of a bus. And since the bike is for carrying heavy things, I don't know if I'd like to get a blow-out while loaded.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-83655340462747750742011-02-07T11:58:24.431-08:002011-02-07T11:58:24.431-08:00"I think I'm going to get some new tires ..."I think I'm going to get some new tires on as well, as the front is suffering from dry rot."<br /><br />I bought a ~1987-ish Mountain Tour bicycle with what appeared to be original tires. After riding it for a year or two, the rubber flaked off most of the sidewalls. I shrugged my shoulders and kept riding on them until the inner tube started squeezing out through the exposed nylon fabric in multiple locations after a few more months. <br /><br />For some reason I enjoy pushing tires to their limit, but that's probably because I've never yet been left stranded somewhere...Prairie Voyageurhttp://prairievoyageur.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com