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Not having a compressor at home I either need a bicycle pump, or I'm at the whim of service stations (garages to you Yanks). And most of the ones here have reinforced hoses that don't bend very well. Couple this to the longest valve stems I've ever seen on a bike results in the front being merely very difficult and the rear nigh on impossible. That results in lots of swearing and skinned knuckles.
So next tyre change will involve getting some nicer 90 degree valve stems fitted, so I don't inadvertently teach children in cars nearby new words.
* I could just not swear, but I'm Australian. You might as well tell a Brit to stop drinking tea or an American to stop invading other countries.
** If you can't decide if I'm being a wiseass or not, I really am. I'm not racist, I hate everyone equally (except the French).
So next tyre change will involve getting some nicer 90 degree valve stems fitted, so I don't inadvertently teach children in cars nearby new words.
* I could just not swear, but I'm Australian. You might as well tell a Brit to stop drinking tea or an American to stop invading other countries.
** If you can't decide if I'm being a wiseass or not, I really am. I'm not racist, I hate everyone equally (except the French).