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Is the Range Rover Sport the apex in arsehole wheels ?
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I was on the A1 the other day, going into a restricted to 50, I was slowing down but still doing 55 and had an Audi come up very fast, flashing his lights, and ending up so close I couldn't see the front of his car. Unfortunately I couldn't move over as there was a car on my left. I thought he was going to hit me.
Luckily there's some temporary speed cameras on that stretch. Hopefully they got him.
Luckily there's some temporary speed cameras on that stretch. Hopefully they got him.
not-bono-ever
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Wash your windscreen when spunkers like this are on your arse. Yes I know it’s not exactly gentlemanly behaviour and and dangerous etc etc but the look of horror of the Audi drivers face when they suddenly can’t see anything because if your spray is a pleasure.
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Unless you are on the ‘Bahn, then light flashing when you are doing a fair old speed yourself is just cuntery
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Much better idea than what my father used to do.... a gentle application of the hand brake
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Chz
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I was going to say that normally idjits think 4x4 > snow tyres (the reverse is true, I drove RWD on snows for years in Canadian winters), but they look chunky enough from what I can see in the poor resolution. So I'm thinking that hill is just pure ice.
Thinking on it, it's possible they're summer "offroad" tyres but I think that's less likely. It doesn't look like it's ever gone off road and you'd be insane to run those year round.
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From next door, just now....
"All range rover tyres are being targeted. 4 range rover tyres on Taybridge Road are flat, including ours. PLEASE see your own tyres if you own one. It's quite unfortunate and very costly. We are going to report it to the police but I believe it's time to file a petition to have cameras on our roads. From robberies to cars being vandalised and stolen, enough is enough."
"All range rover tyres are being targeted. 4 range rover tyres on Taybridge Road are flat, including ours. PLEASE see your own tyres if you own one. It's quite unfortunate and very costly. We are going to report it to the police but I believe it's time to file a petition to have cameras on our roads. From robberies to cars being vandalised and stolen, enough is enough."
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They’ve been out a couple of times around my neighbourhood letting down tyres on big cars, doing about fifty each night, Nextdoor is apoplectic.
Is this a new trend in doing this? I know it’s been a form of mild direct action for decades, but wondering if it’s a new coordinated protest or TikTok trend or something.
Is this a new trend in doing this? I know it’s been a form of mild direct action for decades, but wondering if it’s a new coordinated protest or TikTok trend or something.
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If you don’t care about damaging it just grab the valve with a pair of pliers or pincers and pull it out. Makes a lot of noise though.
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"Use a pair of thin, 5 inches (13 cm) long needle nose pliers and turn the metal pin inside of the valve counterclockwise. Your tires will lose air in a quicker flow than if you just pressed down on the pin."
...or a knife
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Plastic Paddy
This is how to do it if you don’t want to damage the valve. Some valve pins also have a slit in them so you can do it with a screwdriver. It takes longer though.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
You can do it in seconds with a valve core removal tool.
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It's bit of a softcock move though because it's trivial to put another core in and reinflate the tyre. Cordless drill and a 6mm bit through the sidewall will destroy the tyre beyond repair in about 10 seconds. Or kink the B pillar with a pry bar and write the whole vehicle off with only slightly more effort.
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what area is this?
they would love bromley
My idle friend wants to know whether this dangerous, and how much noise is a lot of noise?
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
If they are worried that letting down a car tyre might be "dangerous" then they are really not cut out for a life of vandalism and should stick to writing letters to the local paper.
Plumdaff
joy in people
Mung bean or lentil in the valve cap is the way I've heard about, and involves equipment you can usually find in the kitchen (insert 70s joke about lentils and climate activists here).
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Plastic Paddy
It's a fast decompression with a pop and a hiss. Like when a large truck with vacuum brakes stops beside you. PSSSSSSHHHHHHH
Not particularly dangerous unless the owner catches you doing it.
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A bradawl is the most useful tool in my toolbox...
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Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
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Battersea, Not far from Clapham common
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How to show off the off road capability of a modern 4x4.
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