Blown out. Busted. Bursted at the seam. Done broke.
That describes the tube of my bike's rear tire. Or "tyre" depending on how you translate from Katakana. (That is a joke for expats only)
.. In my search for replacement parts, I stumbled upon this detailed website showing the difference between US tube valves and Japanese ones. Yes, they're different. The kind with the metal pincher-clip ("French type," or perhaps also "English type" apparently) is most common in Japan.
.. I don't have firm evidence on the advantage of one over the other, but looking at the design I'd guess the French type wouldn't afford as high internal pressure as the "America type" (which is used on car "tyres," even in the UK), and neither as high as the presto type which is used only on expensive bikes.
What's your guess?
PS If you know a good source for strange bike tubes in Tokyo please comment!
PPS I put my love-quiz score in the comments below!
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
A foreigner's view of life in Tokyo: trying to make sense of the mundane and unexplainable.
Profile.. thing
- Name: Lance
- Location: Tokyo
Bio: American, armed with camera and Japanese -to- English dictionary. Seeks large doors, truth, and a decent hotdog in Tokyo.
Other Blog
Labels -- Tags
- hernia (5)
- photos (4)
- food photos (3)
- hospital in Tokyo (1)
- job search (1)
- quiz (1)
- trains (1)
10 comments:
That is a real fascinating conversation, Lance. :) Unfortunately I have no idea how to even comment on the tire tubes.
And what's the love-score results? I didn't see them. TMM
Go look for the "I like Oprah" post.
there should be a link for the
"Go look for the "I like Oprah" post."
although I will go there even if no.
Midi, my apologies, you are correct. :)
The I like Oprah post.
I like Oprah too, Lance. (I went to the link but I haven't taken it yet) She taught me the "dead weight" tactic if someone comes up behind you to attack you. You just drop to the ground - total dead weight - and they can't carry you off. Try it - it's so hard. Anyway, I'll forever be thankful for that, even though thankfully I haven't had to use it. But I do practice. :) TMM
Dad:
Explorer: 26
Builder: 20
Negotiator: 19
Director: 28
Surprise, surprise!
Say the word, and a couple of tires are in the mail..
sorry.. seems the uri I posted is broken, will this one work?
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/booksellers/press_release/100words/
-_-
OK, I give up. sorry for the mess..
Please just delete them!!
Midi, I like your links, even if they didn't show correctly here. :) I guess links don't automatically parse HTML links for blogger edits.. But if you write the manual tag it works
Your link.
I only know about half of the words you linked to, but I'm not worried about it. Most of those words are never ever ever ever used. I was a little bit shocked by this one, though.
Post a Comment