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1000 uses for old tubes
http://www.instructables.com/id/10-o...Bicycle-Tubes/
not too sure about the laptop key one.... Zebee |
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:
http://www.instructables.com/id/10-o...Bicycle-Tubes/ not too sure about the laptop key one.... Zebee Meant to reply when this first came up. They are great for plant ties i.e. tying shrubs etc to stakes. Our local roadies seem to think that they make attractive roadside decorations or I assume that is why they throw them at the roadside! -- Remove norubbish to reply |
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On Feb 15, 9:42 am, Jack Russell wrote:
Zebee Johnstone wrote: http://www.instructables.com/id/10-o...Bicycle-Tubes/ not too sure about the laptop key one.... Zebee Meant to reply when this first came up. They are great for plant ties i.e. tying shrubs etc to stakes. Our local roadies seem to think that they make attractive roadside decorations or I assume that is why they throw them at the roadside! -- Remove norubbish to reply I do my bit by picking them up and taking them home to repair and re- use. Unfortunately I can't do that with all the gel/bar wrappers these f*ckers discard. Like at the Alpine Classic, they can lug 50g of liquid lunch up the hill, but they can't manage to take the wrapper home to the bin. Even in an event like the MTB Epic, where you are out enjoying natural beauty by direct contact, wrappers are everywhere. It appalls me that organisers never take a stand about it. Like some anti- litter promotions, or heaven help us, an emu parade after. I am in favour of a report/DQ system. Donga |
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On Feb 15, 11:07*am, Donga wrote:
On Feb 15, 9:42 am, Jack Russell wrote: Zebee Johnstone wrote: http://www.instructables.com/id/10-o...Bicycle-Tubes/ not too sure about the laptop key one.... Meant to reply when this first came up. They are great for plant ties i.e. tying shrubs etc to stakes. Our local roadies seem to think that they make attractive roadside decorations or I assume that is why they throw them at the roadside! As do many of the people who commute on Gardiners creek track in Melbourne; old tubes, tyre levers, bidons, CO2 cartridges from those people who must have a really urgent commute Remove norubbish to reply I do my bit by picking them up and taking them home to repair and re- use. Unfortunately I can't do that with all the gel/bar wrappers these f*ckers discard. Like at the Alpine Classic, they can lug 50g of liquid lunch up the hill, but they can't manage to take the wrapper home to the bin. Even in an event like the MTB Epic, where you are out enjoying natural beauty by direct contact, wrappers are everywhere. It appalls me that organisers never take a stand about it. Like some anti- litter promotions, or heaven help us, an emu parade after. I am in favour of a report/DQ system. I was amazed at the number of bidons ditched at the side of the road on the classic, and just in general riding around town. Similarly the amy's ride down near Geelong; bidons, food wrappers, and a never ending stream of the ride numbers that had been ditched out of jersey pockets. Donga Adrian |
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"Zebee Johnstone" wrote in message ... http://www.instructables.com/id/10-o...Bicycle-Tubes/ not too sure about the laptop key one.... Zebee I use old tubes for many different things in the shed and I always have a few handy of various diameters so that I only need a pair of scissors to make rubber bands or bits of rubber of various length. Here are a few uses that I came up with: - I have 6 inches or so of mtb tube slipped over my dog's lead with a couple of plastic bags stuffed in it so that I always have them with me when I am walking the dog. - Road tube tied to workbench is what I us to stop my shed door blowing shut - Inner tubes over the jaws of my workshop stand (Gripsport) to protect my bikes - dodgy replacement for the grip on my son's cricket bat - rubber bands around various tools in my seat bag to keep them together and stop them rattling - use road tubes to lash together bamboo stakes for the vege garden (tomatoes, beans, etc) - put a layer under light mounts before attaching to my bikes I'm sure that there are plenty of other uses that people have found for inner tubes!!! Gags |
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On Feb 15, 1:48 pm, "Gags" wrote:
I'm sure that there are plenty of other uses that people have found for inner tubes!!! -Hinges -Catapult elastic -Flap valves -Washers -Blister kit (combined with superglue, it worked, but not one I'd try again in a hurry) -sliced into rings as tyres for Lego toys (loooong ago) -probably many, many others too Graeme |
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"Gags" wrote: I'm sure that there are plenty of other uses that people have found for inner tubes!!! A friend uses old tubes knotted to some heavy wire hooks as ockie straps to secure touring loads. I have cut up a bit of tube to make a quick & easy light mount for my Fenix P1D 3W led torch. -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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PeteSig wrote:
"Gags" wrote: I'm sure that there are plenty of other uses that people have found for inner tubes!!! A friend uses old tubes knotted to some heavy wire hooks as ockie straps to secure touring loads. I have cut up a bit of tube to make a quick & easy light mount for my Fenix P1D 3W led torch. My most unusual use of one was repairing the water-level sensor in my washing machine. It's sort of like a small plastic pill bottle, that had had a hole chewed in it by rodents while it was stored for a year in my shed. I used a small cylinder of innertube around the outside, coated with plenty of silicone goo on the inside. Working just fine for 6 months now. BTH |
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BT Humble wrote:
PeteSig wrote: "Gags" wrote: I'm sure that there are plenty of other uses that people have found for inner tubes!!! A friend uses old tubes knotted to some heavy wire hooks as ockie straps to secure touring loads. I have cut up a bit of tube to make a quick & easy light mount for my Fenix P1D 3W led torch. My most unusual use of one was repairing the water-level sensor in my washing machine. It's sort of like a small plastic pill bottle, that had had a hole chewed in it by rodents while it was stored for a year in my shed. I used a small cylinder of innertube around the outside, coated with plenty of silicone goo on the inside. Working just fine for 6 months now. BTH Around the handle bar, to slip over the brake lever to hold the brake on, usefull when on the train to stop the bike rolling about. Ted. ================================================== ============ | Ted Linnell | | | | Nunawading, Victoria , Australia | ================================================== ============ |
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