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Subject: OT - bicycles
Posted by: boikin
- [532592112] Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 11:25
Ok so i figure a lot of people here seem to be the pacific northwest which is known for its biking or just knowledgeable on many subjects. I am looking for any advice on tire purchase. I am looking to replace my mountain bikes road tires with some hyrbrid road/off road tires. Any recommendations. they would probably be 50-75% used on streets the rest of the time on trails. |
| 1 | biliruben
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 11:44
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Sorry, Boikin. I'm a thin or thinner, road-bike only kinda guy.
I don't treat my road bikes with much respect, taking a lot of curbs and such, but that's why I have two! Haven't changed a tire all summer.
Stay away for the big nobbies, unless you are trying to work harder than you need to. I'm a lazy rider and try to keep friction to a minimum.
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| 2 | Seattle Zen
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 12:24
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Would it be too expensive to buy a second set of wheels? You could have slicks on a the cheap pair of wheels for biking around town, then you could have the right size knobs for your local terrain or the second pair. That way you don't have to change tires, which is a pain in the ass, you just have to change wheels.
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| 3 | boikin
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 13:53
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I have considered getting a second set of wheels, but it is a single speed with disk breaks, which has not exactly been easy to find.
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| 4 | biliruben
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 13:55
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A single speed mountain bike?
Shows what I don't know about mountain bikes.
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| 5 | Seattle Zen
ID: 238441010
Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:19
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A single speed mountain bike?
Reminds me of my Huffy circa 1975.
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| 6 | biliruben
ID: 461142511
Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:37
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I guess if you are only going down, you only need one speed?
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| 7 | biliruben
ID: 461142511
Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:39
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I'd probably just start hunting craigslist for a second bike that's more appropriate for road use. You can get a nice, old road bike for a few hundred bucks. Less if you want to put some work into it yourself.
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| 8 | boikin
ID: 532592112
Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:41
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I live where it is flat, not much need for gears and reduces weight and maintenance....and well it does Reminds me of my Huffy circa 1975.
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| 9 | biliruben
ID: 461142511
Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:44
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Okay. So you don't actually use it as a mountain bike?
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| 10 | biliruben
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:49
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Anyway.
Yes, there are tires somewhere between the big nobbies and slicks. There's quite a range, from what I remember when getting the big nobby tires off my wife's bike. Probably just go with a moderate tread.
Are you having trouble sliding around on road tires? Getting traction up, um, on gravel? Dirt?
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| 11 | biliruben
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:50
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I think you may run into problems with the width of the wheel, however. I'd just find a bike shop and ask what sorts of tires your rims can handle.
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| 12 | boikin
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 15:57
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Okay. So you don't actually use it as a mountain bike? i never really thought about it but technically you are right. I use it more as a sandy trail and road bike but that does not sound nearly as manly as mountain bike. Maybe you find a way to market that, because really how many people ride mountain bikes in places with out mountains?
Are you having trouble sliding around on road tires? Getting traction up, um, on gravel? Dirt?
mostly traction problems in softer soils
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| 13 | Biliruben movin
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Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 16:31
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A lot folks like mountain bikes here for city riding, because
they are rugged and hold up better on potholes and curbs.
Me, I like the roadbike geometry for climbing hills, and by
used so I don't freak when I go through frames. And I always
have a spare tube.
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