CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@RyanHyde @alisynthesis @L0wKey there’s lots of talk on the product page about tone improvements and such, but I think it just keeps the string from binding in the nut after playing chord (or applying a capo) or bending a string. It’s cheap. I’ve used one of the tiny bottles to dose probably 6+ guitars and basses so far and there’s still more in the bottle.

@RyanHyde @alisynthesis @L0wKey

Lots of great stuff in the thread so far, so much that I may have missed it but I’ll mention:

A guitar that I’ve had since ‘98 started going out of tune, like, all the time.

Tune it up, check the tuning, perfect, strum the open strings after tuning, check tuning again, perfect, play a chord, out of tune immediately. repeat.

I mentioned it to a friend and he recommended:

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(store.bigbends.com)

Solved my problem, immediately.

@mossyfoot @ascentale ha, maybe the weight difference of a single sip of water off a water bottle?

@mossyfoot @ascentale Aluminum rims and modern “clincher” tires means presta is not required for all but the raciest of race rims (and likely carbon rims of any kind)

@mossyfoot @ascentale unless the rims are absurdly narrow, you can fix the problem with a 21/64th drill bit, a deburring tool, and a pair of schrader tubes.

My personal theory is that presta valves only exist because ancient racing wheels had narrow wooden rims. Innertubes were literally sewn into a tire carcass that was glued (real glue) to the wooden rims. The smaller hole in the rim, the less likely it would fail and also made for more contact area for the glue.

@ascentale

Schrader.

100%

Possibly my most strongly-held #BikeOpinion.