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Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Ah joy. Less layers than usual and there will be even less than that this evening. 

Wow, there were a ton of cyclists out this morning on the southern LFP. Majority seemed like recreational riders, but definitely more commuters too. Keep it up everyone!

Enjoyed the calm, windless weather.

I would consider getting a new inner tube at this point...  I've had that happen before, on older tubes where the rubber was dry.  Has anyone actually fixed that when it happened?  that would be thrifty to the max.

Great ride, saw  a couple newbies... welcome to northbound Clark street! 


 
Michelle Milham said:

I attempted. I went to unscrew my valve to top of my tires... And somehow the entire top of my valve came off with the plastic cap?! Tire lost all air entirely. I don't know how to fix that... So now I'm waiting for the train. Which has said due for 5 min . So I'm gonna be late. Boo.
Hm. Well the gold main part of the valve was still there I suppose, it didn't come out entirely, just the part at the top with the little screwy thing. Sucks because it's literally a brand new never ridden on tube, I had a flat and hadn't ridden since I was out of town this weekend. Oh well- if I do need a new tube no big deal I suppose, but super frustrating that I missed a glorious relaxing ride and was fifteen minutes late to work. Rough day.

If its a presta valve, you can screw the valve core back in and gently tighten it with a small wrench.  The top of the core has two flat sides for this purpose.  Ive had this happen to me several times;  if you are using a valve cap its more likely to happen if the cap is too small.

Michelle Milham said:

I attempted. I went to unscrew my valve to top of my tires... And somehow the entire top of my valve came off with the plastic cap?! Tire lost all air entirely. I don't know how to fix that... So now I'm waiting for the train. Which has said due for 5 min . So I'm gonna be late. Boo.

Same thing on the north side LFP.  It was an unfamiliar site after the brutal winter kept the "fair weather" rec riders inside for so long.   I did chuckle a little bit at how they were all bundled up while on apparent training rides, since I was very excited to commute my first day in shorts this season!!!! No leggings, finally!**

**I've been traveling for work for the past three weeks, so I unfortunately missed the warm up.  The last time I was able to ride there was still snow/ice on the beaches.

Ryan Stahlman said:

Wow, there were a ton of cyclists out this morning on the southern LFP. Majority seemed like recreational riders, but definitely more commuters too. Keep it up everyone!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I can't imagine the valve core coming out with a Schrader (auto-style) stem. The wrench flats are 4.5mm. Not a common size, so a small crescent wrench will be your likely weapon of choice.


djm said:

If its a presta valve, you can screw the valve core back in and gently tighten it with a small wrench.

Oooo thanks! It is a presta valve. Do I even really need those caps? Is it advisable to keep them? They seem silly since they don't do anything really? 

djm said:

If its a presta valve, you can screw the valve core back in and gently tighten it with a small wrench.  The top of the core has two flat sides for this purpose.  Ive had this happen to me several times;  if you are using a valve cap its more likely to happen if the cap is too small.

Michelle Milham said:

I attempted. I went to unscrew my valve to top of my tires... And somehow the entire top of my valve came off with the plastic cap?! Tire lost all air entirely. I don't know how to fix that... So now I'm waiting for the train. Which has said due for 5 min . So I'm gonna be late. Boo.


Look at all that lovely golden sunshine :) And green things! 
Gene Tenner said:

im guessing youd want them caps, but like was said, not if they are tight since that could result in the same thing happening... I always use em caps, I think if you don't cap em, dust and debree (how the heck do I spell debry) would compromise the airtightness of the seal when you tighten the valve closed, therefore your tube would not hold air as long... just a theory.  but you don't NEED need a cap.  However, you can get them in aluminum (or some metal that resembles aluminum to my pea brain) and pretty colors, so that's at least one reason.
 
Michelle Milham said:

Oooo thanks! It is a presta valve. Do I even really need those caps? Is it advisable to keep them? They seem silly since they don't do anything really? 

djm said:

If its a presta valve, you can screw the valve core back in and gently tighten it with a small wrench.  The top of the core has two flat sides for this purpose.  Ive had this happen to me several times;  if you are using a valve cap its more likely to happen if the cap is too small.

Michelle Milham said:

I attempted. I went to unscrew my valve to top of my tires... And somehow the entire top of my valve came off with the plastic cap?! Tire lost all air entirely. I don't know how to fix that... So now I'm waiting for the train. Which has said due for 5 min . So I'm gonna be late. Boo.

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