rjb wrote:Just watch the top doesn't come off when applying or they won't see you for dust.
er...I don't take the talc with me - I make a quantitive judgment when applying.
I also apply copious quantities of very cheap talc (cheaper and easier to get than powdered French Chalk) to inner tubes and inside tyres when fitting
. I was riding home from work one evening through a small town centre, when I had to brake hard - and my well-worn and well past it rear rim finally gave up the ghost and split
. A friend was riding behind me. The first thing that happened was that the inner tube broke free, burst and went off like rifle shot
. Next the wire around the rim broke free and clattered on the frame and stays with the noise like dustbins falling off the back of the wagon
, right alongside a 'bus queue
. My friend (behind me, remember) said that the most spectacular part of it all was the clouds of (what appeared to be) gunsmoke billowing out from the rear and people in the 'bus queue dicking
.
Talc can be more than pleasant smelling comfort.
