Where those valve caps go to

[Claire Petersky]

A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal valve
caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on cleaning
the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve caps
end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And I
only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
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[Patrick Lamb]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:49:19 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal valve
>caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on cleaning
>the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve caps
>end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
>probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And I
>only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)

If you see the pads for my repair stand, let me know, will you? I
think they go into another dimension, like valve caps, and socks.

Pat

Email address works as is.

 

[Werehatrack]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:49:19 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal valve
>caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on cleaning
>the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve caps
>end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
>probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And I
>only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)

I always thought they were collected by the Valve Cap Fairy, the
slightly insane[1], shorter, less generous and somewhat more sanitary
cousin of the Tooth Fairy.



[1] I leave unanswered the question of which is more nuts; being the
Tooth Fairy or the Valve Cap Fairy.


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[Andrew Price]

Werehatrack opines -

> I always thought they were collected by the Valve Cap Fairy, the
> slightly insane[1], shorter, less generous and somewhat more sanitary
> cousin of the Tooth Fairy.

Because I never quite know what to do with presta valve caps, I chew them.

But then becuase over the longer term I am not sure whether their
nutritional value is less than the potential danger of intestinal
infarction, I tend to deposit them, a bit chewed, in suitable recepticals.

I wonder if perhaps the tube manufacturers would do us all a big favour and
start to send out presta tubes with no valve caps, and certainly not those
silly metal collars which don't taste good at all.

And, then we would no longer have to stay awake at night worrying about our
lbs making horrendous illegal secret commissions from stealing all those
caps and collars from us!

best, Andrew (who is almost over his oral fixation)

 

[Bruce Gilbert]

"Claire Petersky" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal
valve
> caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on
cleaning
> the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve
caps
> end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
> probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And
I
> only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
> See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
>
>
Actually, many years ago in New York we determined that Presta valve caps
were useful to protect the fangs of various types of innappropriate animal
pets that fashion conscious people kept . They just screw on and voila,
instant protection! Even today, many of the upscale pet shops in Manhattan
will gladly buy surplus valve caps. Be a friend to nature, collect and
resell extra Presta caps.

Bruce

 

[John Calnan]

Claire Petersky wrote:
> A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal valve
> caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on cleaning
> the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve caps
> end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
> probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And I
> only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)
>
I'm missing one sock with a Sidi logo. Let me know if you find it along
with my valve caps.

--
John Calnan
http://www.calnan-web.com/weblog

 

[Sorni]

Bruce Gilbert wrote:

> ... many years ago in New York we determined that Presta valve
> caps were useful to protect the fangs of various types of
> innappropriate animal pets that fashion conscious people kept . They
> just screw on and voila, instant protection! Even today, many of the
> upscale pet shops in Manhattan will gladly buy surplus valve caps. Be
> a friend to nature, collect and resell extra Presta caps.

Hey! Maybe punk rockers would buy 'em to adorn their nipples!

Bill "headed to Easy Street" S.

 

[Michael]

Claire Petersky wrote:
>
> A while back, someone posted something about how Evil Bike Shops steal valve
> caps when you take in your bike for service. Today I was working on cleaning
> the garage, and I can definitively say this is not true. All the valve caps
> end up on the floor of our garage. I found four prestas and one schrader,
> probably the ratio of prestas to schraders on the bikes in the garage. And I
> only swept out half of the garage. (Tomorrow, I clean the other half.)
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky


I keep my bikes on the enclosed front porch. Old house; porch wasn't originally
enclosed and so the floor slants to allow rain to roll off. Previous owner
augured 1" holes in the floorboards, every couple of feet along the low edge, to
drain water when he hosed off the enclosed porch every spring. It seems that
everything I drop - nut; washer; screw; VALVE CAP - bounces/rolls into one of
those holes and disappears for good. Hmmmm ... this should be the year when I
get around to plugging those %@$*! holes.

--
Michael

 

[Werehatrack]

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:49:52 GMT, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:

>I keep my bikes on the enclosed front porch. Old house; porch wasn't originally
>enclosed and so the floor slants to allow rain to roll off. Previous owner
>augured 1" holes in the floorboards, every couple of feet along the low edge, to
>drain water when he hosed off the enclosed porch every spring. It seems that
>everything I drop - nut; washer; screw; VALVE CAP - bounces/rolls into one of
>those holes and disappears for good. Hmmmm ... this should be the year when I
>get around to plugging those %@$*! holes.

Two words: Duct tape.
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[Pat in TX]

>
>
> I keep my bikes on the enclosed front porch. Old house; porch wasn't
> originally
> enclosed and so the floor slants to allow rain to roll off. Previous
> owner
> augured 1" holes in the floorboards, every couple of feet along the low
> edge, to
> drain water when he hosed off the enclosed porch every spring. It seems
> that
> everything I drop - nut; washer; screw; VALVE CAP - bounces/rolls into one
> of
> those holes and disappears for good. Hmmmm ... this should be the year
> when I
> get around to plugging those %@$*! holes.
>
> --
> Michael

Michael, Michael, Michael. Everyone knows bicycles belong in the dining
room!

Pat in TX