PSA - vic

[a5hi5m]

Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.

Ash


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a5hi5m

[cfsmtb]

a5hi5m Wrote:
> Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
>
> Ash

Via the BV forums, some prick has done likewise down at the Carnegie
Velodrome.
http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1166


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cfsmtb

[Donga]

a5hi5m wrote:
> Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
>

Time to shell out for a gross of nailboards for the car lanes on that
road.
;-)

Donga

[TimC]

On 2006-05-31, a5hi5m (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.

PSA?

Puncture Source Advisory?

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TimC
Some people claim that the UNIX learning curve is steep, but at least you
only have to climb it once. -- unknown

[Tamyka Bell]

cfsmtb wrote:
>
> a5hi5m Wrote:
> > Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> > outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
> >
> > Ash
>
> Via the BV forums, some prick has done likewise down at the Carnegie
> Velodrome.
> http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1166

That is so sh!t.

I mean, I get annoyed when people break beer bottles in bike lanes and
on off-road bike paths. Mostly because it's stupid. Chances are it's
done by people who want cyclists out of their way. Driving the off the
bike paths and out of the bike lanes is not going to have that effect.

But that's just crap. I hope whoever did it loses their reproductive
organs before it's too late.
Tam

[Parbs]

a5hi5m wrote:
> Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
>
> Ash
>
>
Just don't take them out. Over 50km was done with this thumb tack in
this tyre was re-inserted after initially being removed

http://svana.org/photos/ade2006/websize/img_1915.jpg

No jiggery pokery such as slime or Stan's involved

Parbs

[a5hi5m]

Parbs Wrote:
> a5hi5m wrote:
> > Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across
> the
> > outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
> >
> > Ash
> >
> >
> Just don't take them out. Over 50km was done with this thumb tack in
> this tyre was re-inserted after initially being removed
>
> http://svana.org/photos/ade2006/websize/img_1915.jpg
>
> No jiggery pokery such as slime or Stan's involved
>
> Parbs
Yeah, I managed to somehow avoid getting stuck, one of the guys picked
up 3 however (2f, 1r) and knocked one out before realising what it was.
Changed the front tyre, but left the rear as was, and managed another
20km or so before it came out.

Kind of a good reason not to wipe your tyres clean after riding
throught what you suspect is glass.

Ash


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a5hi5m

[Bleve]

Tamyka Bell wrote:
> cfsmtb wrote:
> >
> > a5hi5m Wrote:
> > > Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped along/across the
> > > outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
> > >
> > > Ash
> >
> > Via the BV forums, some prick has done likewise down at the Carnegie
> > Velodrome.
> > http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1166
>
> That is so sh!t.
>
> I mean, I get annoyed when people break beer bottles in bike lanes and
> on off-road bike paths. Mostly because it's stupid. Chances are it's
> done by people who want cyclists out of their way. Driving the off the
> bike paths and out of the bike lanes is not going to have that effect.

Chances are it's just kids being vandals who thought it was funny.

[Resound]

Bleve Wrote:
> Tamyka Bell wrote:
> > cfsmtb wrote:
> > >
> > > a5hi5m Wrote:
> > > > Just a warning, we found a lot of thumb-tacks dropped
> along/across the
> > > > outbound bike lane on station st, down near Chelsea.
> > > >
> > > > Ash
> > >
> > > Via the BV forums, some prick has done likewise down at the
> Carnegie
> > > Velodrome.
> > > http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1166
> >
> > That is so sh!t.
> >
> > I mean, I get annoyed when people break beer bottles in bike lanes
> and
> > on off-road bike paths. Mostly because it's stupid. Chances are it's
> > done by people who want cyclists out of their way. Driving the off
> the
> > bike paths and out of the bike lanes is not going to have that
> effect.
>
> Chances are it's just kids being vandals who thought it was funny.

In a similar vein I found a 100mm square gangnail, pointy side up on
High Street today just heading up the hill towards Harp Road. It was
only about a foot out from the gutter so it wasn't about to affect me
but it could have caught someone hiding in the gutter.


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Resound

[cfsmtb]

Resound Wrote:
> In a similar vein I found a 100mm square gangnail, pointy side up on
> High Street today just heading up the hill towards Harp Road. It was
> only about a foot out from the gutter so it wasn't about to affect me
> but it could have caught someone hiding in the gutter.

Several years ago I copped a puncture that partially deflated and then
strangely 'self sealed' before much tube pressure was released. A
bigger problem emerged when I got home, went to repair the puncture,
and found a self tapping screw that had got at least 3 turns into the
rim. So far that was the only time I've had to use a phillips head
screwdriver to repair a puncture ...! :o


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cfsmtb