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Discount at Rebel Sport
I show my MBF card each time I buy something at Rebel Sports and receive a 7.5% discount off the total price.
- Contributed by Craig, Panania, January 14th, 2006
- Contributed by Craig, Panania, January 14th, 2006
How to Prevent Bicycle Tube Punctures
Is everyone familiar with those things referred to as "double G's" here in Western Australia, or "Cat's Heads" in New South Wales? They can be real trouble for bicycle riders especially if you don't have a patch kit with you. My eldest son rode his bike everywhere when he was a youngster and because it was a BMX you can imagine the hard life it had with all the stunts and tricks he would do on it and as a result often had more than his fair share of punctures. There had to be a way of preventing the punctures because buying new tubes for his bike every week or so was getting way too expensive. Well our very clever young lad worked out the solution himself and decided that if the outer tyre was thicker, the "burr" would not be able to puncture it. How did he make it thicker? He worked out how to place one older tyre inside the newer tyre to provide more protection for the tube, then replace on the bike as normal. It was a remarkable success! He rarely ever had to fix a puncture after that! The savings were enormous! If you can even find an old tyre in a council hard rubbish collection and use that for your bicycle it will not only save you time in fixing all those flat tyres, but save you from being stuck somewhere in the cold or rain with winter approaching or even the heat when it becomes summer once more. How nice to go for a leisurely ride on your bike or even for exercise and not have to worry that perhaps while you are out, you may need to fix a flat! Also, it makes riding a bike to work and saving all that money in fuel, registration, insurance and auto repairs much more attractive! The cost of fuel is so expensive these days we all must consider the ways we can cut back. On top of that we have all the prices going up for gas and electricity. This one little tip can have such a huge savings effect for your whole family, who knows, you may even be able to afford the heater on in the height of winter!
- Contributed by Kathleen Burke, 20th April 2012
- Contributed by Kathleen Burke, 20th April 2012