With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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The all new Rhombus Pro’s aggressive tread is designed for aggressive riding on aggressive trails. With more tire clearance and more capability today’s gravel bikes can take on tougher trails than ever before. Tires are one of the most integral components for a gravel bike’s ride quality and the Rhombus Pro delivers. It provides unmatched traction confident cornering and improved comfort when the gravel road turns to single track. When you’re ready to get rowdy on your gravel bike the Rhombus Pro is the tire for you. Casing: 60 TPI Bead: Folding Compound: Gripton Flat Protection: Endurant 700x42C psi 35-65 approximate weight 575
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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With design sustainability and quality running right to the core there's only one company we could work with on our valve colours – Chris King! With our valves for life guarantee and their stunning colourways your bike is in for a real treat for years to come. Made from premium lightweight high strength 7075 aluminium Peaty's MK2 Tubeless Valves fit most tubeless setups from MTB to road and cyclocross including carbon enduro and DH rims. Our unique x-cut base has been designed to work with all tyre inserts. The channels cut into the base of the valve allow air and sealant to pass through when inserts are pushed up against them. Unlike most other insert-compatible valves our valves have a straight-through design so there's no reduction of sealant or air flow when tyre inserts are not used. Fitting couldn't be easier. integrated o-rings prevent the lock rings from scratching your precious rims and large soft rubber bases easily create an airtight seal. Designed by riders for riders. Our valves come as standard with an integrated valve core remover cap and spoke key cap for standard 3.4mm spoke nipples. This makes tightening loose spokes and topping up with sealant a breeze either in the workshop or out on the trails. Crushed a rubber or snapped an o-ring? No problem check out our maintenance kits to spruce up your valves when swapping to your next set of wheels or new bike. INSTRUCTIONS Remove valve cap o-ring and lock nut. Insert valve through valve hole in rim. Push the o-ring onto valve stem. Thread the lock nut onto valve stem. Hand tighten lock nut until firm. Screw on valve cap.
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Everybody needs a floor pump in their home but not just any floor pump will do. You need something that's dependable versatile and accurate like our new Air Tool Comp. It checks all the boxes with a dual-stage pressure gauge that delivers the low-pressure accuracy that your mountain bike tires require while also matching the high-pressure needs of your road and gravel tires. At 365cc-per-stroke it might not match the MTB floor pump but this one fills big tires fast and makes for a great all-arounder that’ll get you out the door and riding—fast. Dual-scale 3' 76mm oversized gauge. Steel base and aluminum barrel construction. Ergonomic wing handle is now overmolded for comfort. Auto-selecting SwitchHitter II head technology. Includes spare rubber seal for head. Max pressure: 120 PSI 8.3bar Volume-per-stroke: 365cc
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Copenhagen style bicycle lanes are being considered by many towns now as they have proven hugely successful across numerous countries in keeping accident and mortality rates down. Denmark, it seems, has always been at the forefront of bicycle planning and they have truly stunning figures for per-capita bicycle usage.
Separated lane design in Melbourne, Australia
The City of Melbourne in Australia is considered up there too, being at the forefront of trying to find ways to ensure that every user of the road – pedestrians, cyclists and car drivers – can all be safe and share the same road infrastructure. In 2007, they introduced a new ‘separated lane’ design that was installed along the Northernmost end of Swanston Street, running from Franklin Street to Faraday Street over in Carlton. These bicycle lanes now run alongside the pedestrian footpath and car drivers have to park on the outside of the bicycle lanes. A one metre wide ‘safety island’ separates the bike lane from these parked cars. In many areas the tram system is also active, running in the centre of the road.
Accident and mortality rates reduced
Between 1998 and 2003, there were 11 serious accidents documented that involved cyclists and cars along this part of Swanston Street in Melbourne and many more minor injuries and accidents happened. When the new bicycle lane system went live, what originally was introduced as a trial quickly became a sensible solution, although there was some automotive chaos that ensued immediately after the road change, notably related to parking. Although we struggled to find exact figures, the accident rate is said to have dramatically reduced.
Wunderbar, wunderbar Copenhagenization!
It is commonly known as the ‘Copenhagen’ style of bike lane because the first documented bike lanes of this type were constructed in Denmark’s capital city. This style of bicycle, pedestrian and car separation, now nicknamed ‘Copenhagenization’, has been used successfully across Europe. The wide ‘island’ (essentially a raised kerb) helps to prevent cyclists from colliding with opened car doors or car occupants who have just exited their cars. It also provides important visual clues as to the proper road positioning for each road user, something that we, as cyclists, are all too aware often gets abused.
Is this the way forward for town cycling?
Bike separated lanes partition motorists from cyclists, allowing both to travel more safely on the same road networks and we can’t advocate this enough. We firmly believe that it should be part of any new urban road design structures. With this type of change there is a need for public education though. New methods and systems for our roads mean that drivers and pedestrians can get confused, have longer journeys and hence blame the ‘lycra clad brigade’ for their woes. We have seen it happen before and will doubtless see it again. However, if you experience a Copenhagen style layout from every user’s perspective, which we were lucky enough to do on a recent trip to Melbourne, you can see a modern, almost futuristic infrastructure that includes pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, car driver and tram user in a safe and harmonious layout, albeit for a small percentage of the City’s large area.
With the City of Melbourne making such a commitment to encourage sustainable transport models we really do hope that this will be taken on board in many other towns and indeed countries.
I’ll leave you with this video that shows the bike lanes in Copenhagen. If you’re in most other countries, battling daily for your piece of road, this will probably look like heaven!
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