PSA - vic

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...!


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cfsmtb