Anyone have anything they'd like to rant about?

[rideit]

We call my wife “The Great Locatress”. It’s her super-power.

[NuMexJoe]

Her "Oh boy, what part am I looking for on the floor?"

Helluva partner you've got there, DH. Made me smile, as mine has the same 'not understanding but still understanding' patience with me.

[Roxtar]

Without fail, every time I swap tires or add sealant I somehow end up with a huge fucking mess. Am I the only one?

It's never the same thing either. Tonight the tire seated perfectly with my floor pump and I was on track for the cleanest tire swap ever. Add first syringe of 2oz sealant, perfect. Go to add another 2oz and the hose clogs as I'm pressing the plunger and bursts off the syringe. Sealant everywhere.

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Been there.
The next day I ordered this:



https://www.parktool.com/en-us/produ...injector-tsi-1

[Touring_Sedan]

Been there.
The next day I ordered this:

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https://www.parktool.com/en-us/produ...injector-tsi-1

Welcome to 15 posts ago. [emoji6]

FWIW, the Amazon ones are under $10 and they have a valve.

[bagtagley]

We call my wife “The Great Locatress”. It’s her super-power.

Lucky man. I'm the great locatress in my house. Yesterday, annoyed, my wife asked where I put the can of dog food she left on the island cause I had just cleared it of crap (again). We went back and forth with me saying if I moved it, I put it where it goes, and her telling me she's looked everywhere and I had to be the one that "lost" it. Finally, I went to the cupboard where we put dog food and there it was, front and center.

[Roxtar]

Welcome to 15 posts ago. [emoji6]

FWIW, the Amazon ones are under $10 and they have a valve.

And they are the same cheap syringes that pull apart at the shaft/seal as soon as you put any pressure on the "pull".
But hey, they do have a valve

[Touring_Sedan]

And they are the same cheap syringes that pull apart at the shaft/seal as soon as you put any pressure on the "pull".
But hey, they do have a valve

Um, no. They're not, but you keep feeding that big blue monster.

[jm2e]

Welcome to 15 posts ago. [emoji6]

FWIW, the Amazon ones are under $10 and they have a valve.

I’m here to report that the Park syringe is well worth the extra price.
Smoother in both directions.
Easier to clean.
More volume.
You don’t have to buy it, but if you do you’re likely to agree.


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[g_man80]

Costco brand microfiber towels have gotten smaller over the years! Sneaky bastards. I stumbled across an old one from about 6 years ago. Newer one in front.

[Boissal]

We call my wife “The Great Locatress”. It’s her super-power.

Ms Boissal finally took a look in the area I "misplaced" the linkage washer. Well, she wasn't actually looking, just passing through. She immediately spotted the washer, in a spot I scoured at least 5 times, by day and by headlamp, standing then on all fours.
She just texted me a picture of the washer with the "is this what you were looking for the past 3 days?"

This will make up for all the times she randomly decides to rearrange an entire room and move everything to a new logical location (to her), ensuring I need to open every drawer and cabinet for at least a week to figure out where my stuff has gone.

[bagtagley]

Years ago, my daughter was sitting on her dresser looking in the mirror examining the strand of dental floss tied to her first loose tooth. The other end of the floss had a loop that I was going to attach to a door knob to do the old door slam trick. She decided she wasn't into it and jumped down, miraculously hooking a toe on that loop, yanking the tooth and sending it flying. We spent the better part of a day scouring for it, even going as far as to pull most of the furniture out of the room. As a final effort, I put a fresh bag in the vacuum cleaner and vacuumed the hell out of the carpet. We cut the bag open and sitting on top of the dust and crud was that asshole tooth.

[Roxtar]

Um, no. They're not,

Um yeah, they kinda are. The cheap plastic syringes that sell by themselves for about 5/$10. They have a plastic plunger that slips into the rubber seal. After a while, you pull on the plunger, it pulls out of the seal (probably when that stupid valve gets clogged up).

but you keep feeding that big blue monster.

And who are you feeding? Can you even pronounce the name of the company? (Apparently Pat Sajak isn't the only one who charges for vowels).
I'm happy to feed Park Tool. They're an American company in the bike industry that makes tools that last forever at the lower end of professional tool pricing.
Some things are disposable. I don't think tools belong in that category.
The Park injector cost $25 and I guarantee it will still be working perfectly after you're on the 3rd replacement of that amazon special.
But hey, I'm sure Bezo will send you a nice thank you card from his mega-yacht.

[Touring_Sedan]

Um yeah, they kinda are. The cheap plastic syringes that sell by themselves for about 5/$10. They have a plastic plunger that slips into the rubber seal. After a while, you pull on the plunger, it pulls out of the seal (probably when that stupid valve gets clogged up).

And who are you feeding? Can you even pronounce the name of the company? (Apparently Pat Sajak isn't the only one who charges for vowels).
I'm happy to feed Park Tool. They're an American company in the bike industry that makes tools that last forever at the lower end of professional tool pricing.
Some things are disposable. I don't think tools belong in that category.
The Park injector cost $25 and I guarantee it will still be working perfectly after you're on the 3rd replacement of that amazon special.
But hey, I'm sure Bezo will send you a nice thank you card from his mega-yacht.

Ok, Boomer.

I'm sure you had your LBS order that overpriced POS for you. I'm sure you brought them a 6er of IPA too. Right.

[Meconium]

I always found that pressurizing and squirting syringe clogs up. You are essentially asking the sealant to coagulate and clog as it was designed to do. I just use a larger syringe as a funnel and gravity feed it so the sperm don't get all log jam

[evdog]

I've used the small stan's bottle and a couple different syringes including the Stans one that screws on to the valve stem. I've had much better luck with that since it's one less spot that can easily fail. Doesn't seem to matter what I use though, a mess always ensues. If it isn't a hose popping off or me accidentally knocking over the sealant bottle, then I'll inevitably need to take the sealant filled tire off and sealant will drip all over then.