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Norm:

--- Quote from: wilfor03 on February 09, 2012, 07:22:56 am ---Hey Norm....

Welcome to the "Better" board.  8) Glad you're here...........

Bill

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Better board....certainly seems to be Bill and thanks .....and Tom.


Oh by the way went to K-Mart to get some *slime* for the little tube
of the tire on the PedGen $7 for 4 times what I need? No thanks !
So I run across CFLs 13 watt lowered to $1.99 from $4.99 got 2 for
my shed....Ah ....but then the wife was all tee d of because she couldn't
find me....so forget that....then casually glanced at 13 watters in Giant Eagle
at $5.99?  Wow ! getting more tee d off as I look at all these big Yellow signs
Sale ....Sale   like 4 for $5  you save etc. etc.  hard to believe back in '57
A&P  had cans of stuff on sale for 10 cents a can.   
What a bunch of malarkey they try to get you to believe  and to top it off....
some people actually believe they're saving....
I'm not mad just sad how things are going....

WooferHound:
Norm
You should go ahead and get a $2.oo innertube

tomw:
Norm;

I had a very similar issue with my ATV trailer tires / tubes.

Bought 3 new tubes before one actually held air. Cheap Chinese stuff just seeped air out but no actual "holes". Inferior rubber that is not a true barrier to air. Tire guy says that is not an uncommon thing.

As always "NEW" does NOT mean "GOOD". So many companies use the customer as quality control and that is simply not fair Cheaper to replace than inspect. Wonder how many just buy another without seeking warranty replacement?

Tom

bj:
   Went through the same thing with our (my wife's) riding mower.  Went through it from one end
to the other, and one of the jobs was to put new back tires on it.  So, spring comes, grass grows,
and away it goes.  Next day, flat back tire.  No nails etc, couldn't see bubbles even at 15 lbs.  Long
story a little shorter, ended up putting in tubes.  In brand new $50 a piece tires.  Should have sent
them back, but didn't.
    Good part?  Wife is happy, therefore I am happy. ;D

Norm:
Well bj....making the wife happy....yeah #1 priority....
and mine made me happy by finally consenting to get the
new exercise machine....and I remark after we get it put
together.....well that's that ....just got to figure how to
hook it up to a generator.....
"What do you want to do that for? can't you just use it to
exercise?"
  So right off I think....oh oh better not go there
so I'm just going to duplicate the arms on my PedGen
and after making a more comfortable seat and some
rollers for the front end so we can roll it around. I'm done
with the idea of making the Weslo p-26 into a PedGen.

Okay my PedGen now has a solid rubber tire and direct
chain drive....no coaster brake....came off a kids toy bike
next step up from a tricycle.....I expect 5000 miles from
this one....it's a grown-up's toy now !

So Tom no flats now !  and Woof I got the whole bike for $1
LOL !
Norm

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