u/Emmaheath_mua

Hi guys

What's the best/easiest way of getting a tyre back on?

For reference I have quickie design wheels and marathon + tyres, 24inch.

I changed my pushrims, which was a nightmare since one of the screws got stuck. Finally managed that, popped the tyre back on, went to inflate... Hissing sound 😭

I'd popped the inner tube in like 5 damn places. It's knackered.

I've ordered a new one but I'm terrified to pop it again. I really couldn't get the tyre back on with my hands so I used a tool, Im pretty sure I pinched it against the rim which is how the punctures happened. I don't know how else I'm supposed to get it back on though, id say it's too tight for ANYONE to do without a tool. I'm at my wits end with these bloody wheels, they've caused me nothing but issues 😭

Bike shop also prob isn't an option. My local won't touch wheelchairs 🙄 my local wheelchair shop *might* help but id need to call and ask.

Hi folks, me again.

I feel like I do nothing but post on here atm lol, I do apologise but you guys are so helpful!

I managed to take off the tyres, with great difficulty. Got out NEARLY all screws, with great difficulty 🤦‍♀️

There's one left, the little bugger won't budge. Unfortunately quickie push rim screws are made of chewing gum it appears. The screw is stripped, we managed to get enough of a new hole in there to get a screwdriver to turn the damn thing, but now the rivnut it sits in is literally spinning, so the screw is spinning, and so is the rivnut, meaning it's going no where at all.

I'm genuinely on the verge of tears, been at it for hours, feel like garbage now and I'm stuck with one pushrim hanging off by one damaged screw.

Anyone have any idea how I can get the thing out? 😭

Hi folks,

So I'm quite new to gardening, but Im loving it and so far everything is going well!

Except my apple tree. It's been in for maybe 7yrs or so. It's about 9ft tall and really very healthy, we get tons of GIANT apples every year.

Being out in the garden more, I noticed quite a lot of ants the other week near the bed that it's in. Then I noticed them all over the tree.

I googled and found that ants farm aphids and that's definitely what's happening, gross.

I've tried several diy remedies. I've done diamatoceous earth around the base, tape and vaseline around it, blasting the leaves with the hose, cinnamon, neem oil...

The best one by far is cinnamon, that helped quite a lot. There are definitely fewer ants but there are still quite a lot.

I've bought some ant traps to put at the base too so I'll try that later.

Anyone got any remedies that I haven't tried yet? I did hear that they don't like scented plants so I was thinking of planting lavender or catmint around the base 🤔

Hi guys.

I wanted new push rims so I bought the omobic novas, they came yesterday.

I'm attempting to put them on my quickie design wheels for my argon 2, I have marathon + tyres and currently have the standard quickie pushrims with the tabs.

For the life of me I *cannot* get the screws out of the current ones! I even bought a right angle wrench and even that's not shifting them. I'm aware wheelchair parts are put on super tight, the rest of my chair was tight but I've managed all of that just fine. These are not shifting no matter what I do :(

Am I doing something wrong? Do I have to take the tire off to change the pushrims or something? I'm baffled, idk what to do now and I feel like I've wasted £200. The screws seem like they're made of aluminium foil, they're so soft I can see them stripping in front of my eyes which is worrying me.

Any ideas? Thankyou in advance!

Hi guys :)

Looking for some new more ergonomic pushrims, my bog standard aluminium ones are causing me some wrist pain and my silicone covers are very heavy and pick up dirt like no ones business so I'm not getting on with them.

Ive been looking at the omobic nova and simi ones. They look almost identical to some other brands that would cost £80-150 more (for 2). I specifically like the rubber strip bit.

Has anyone used either of these? Or have experience between the nova and simi?

Thankyou 😊❤️

I went to asda to do my usual weekly shop with my partner.

We were waiting for a taxi home, I'm ambulatory so I was stood with my stick and my partner was taking the wheels off.

A random dude with a motorbike helmet on came up to us. At first he asked if he could ask a question about my chair as his friend is looking for one. I was more than happy to help out a fellow wheelchair user if I could.

Was just normal questions, how do you go about it, is it important that the wheels come off etc, how fast can I go lol.

Then he goes 'but aren't you a bit young for that?' 🤦‍♀️ I was taken aback at the total lack of tact. I know it's an assumption we get as younger disabled folk but to just come out with it like that, in person, was jarring. I told him you can become disabled at any age and gave him a funny look and he said thanks and went on his way.

This man was in his 40s maybe. Never seen a disabled child? Wtf! I can't imagine he's actually that clueless and now don't know whether the questions were genuine or whether he just wanted to question my disability. Who knows. Why are abled people so strange? 🤦‍♀️