Category: Cycling
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Park PMP-5 Frame Pump
I haven’t had very good luck with small/mini/micro pumps. I’ve had some that worked marginally, and the rest have been literally useless. I also have some CO2 cartridges and valve, which work, but are wasteful, expensive, and rattle around in my jersey pockets. Below is a Park Tool PMP-5, an adjustable frame pump that fits a range of frame…
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Inner-Tube Saddle Repair
This is a used saddle I recently purchased for the 29er. It was in pretty bad shape. The leather had shrunk and the glue holding the leather to the saddle had failed. I re-glued the leather, but it had shrunk enough that I couldn’t wrap in around the base of the saddle. The new glue…
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1994 Trek 2120
Yes, another bike. This is an Ice Violet 1994 Trek 2120, the carbon and aluminum touring bike with a strange mix of 105 (road) and Deore LX (mountain) components. According to Trek, mixing road and MTB component groups is a dream come true: 2120 ABT Carbon Performance Touring If you think performance touring is a contradiction…