Brands that are better than ever

Going with Stans Tubeless here. Can remember the very first version, decades ago, with rubber strips, and nasty fluid that ate rims. Certain tyres could take days to seat, days, and if one blew off the rim whilst inflating to a million psi, you knew about it. Once on, the joy of getting a puncture at speed, where sticky fluid (still the correct forum for this?) went everywhere. Youth of today…

The way I found to improve Stan’s was to use almost any other brand.

Currently using uberbike sealant and tape.

Going with Stans Tubeless here.

Weren’t the rubber strips Joe’s conversion kits for doing non-tubeless rims?

They both had conversion strips, stans were (slightly) profiled to make things work, and on the whole, they did. I’ve got 26″ MTB and 700c CX wheels that i converted more than a decade ago that still work exactly as planned.

The joes conversion strips just converted a bottle of sealant, two strips and two tyres into a useless mess on the garage floor.

Still using stans today, it’s incredibly easy.

Kinda disagree on Fender. Their marketing and artist roster are great but I’ve not been that impressed with a lot of their more recent guitars I’ve tried. Mostly MIM to be fair but a lot of fret issues – either sharp ends or not level so they can fret and choke out. Not good for a £600+ instrument considering Harley Benton tend to get it for sometimes a quarter of that. Then again Squiers have been pretty good for a while now and I haven’t played a Player II yet.

Darn Tough socks. Came across them 10 years or so ago, haven’t managed to wear any out since. And if I do this: https://darntough.uk/pages/our-unconditional-lifetime-guarantee

Every other wool-type sock I’ve had has gone in the heel or toe or both. Some disappointingly quickly.

And you dive in with more negativity, bad faith and confrontational crap than I’ve faced in a month. Toodle pip.

Someone got out of their sleeping bag on the wrong side. What’s the point of a discussion forum if everyone agrees?

Toyota. In a world where cars are getting ever more complex and laden with ridiculous tech, none of it accessible easily while driving, getting into a Toyota feels a bit of a throwback – hard plastics, basic controls, but predictable and easy to drive. Love it.

I can think of no worse place to be than in a Toyota. Well that’s a bit much. But I do hate them.

Another for other people to disagree with – Howies. Virtually all of my clothes are Howies. Their fits work for me and everything i’ve had* has lasted really well (currently wearing a pair of their cords that are 12-years old). The organic t-shirts don’t get smelly and last well. New shorts arrived last week and they’re great… and will hopefully last well too.

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*Actually the cotton underwear was rubbish but i think they’ve discontinued them.

Someone got out of their sleeping bag on the wrong side. What’s the point of a discussion forum if everyone agrees?

I disagree with my Dad, but I don’t talk to him like he’s stupid 🙂

I didn’t read it like that at all…Oh well, here we are disagreeing again. Disaster.