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New tyres

Post author:mikal
Post published:January 25, 2006
Post category:Bike

I ended up getting new tyres for the bike... I thought about getting airless tyres, but in the end just got random tyres from Mike's Bikes who came highly recommended on a mailing list at work, and seemed really nice. I got Specialised tyres randomly, and they're really good. I can't remember their name now (I'll look it up later), but they have a tall center section which makes them look and act like road tyres on hard surfaces, and a knobbly bit on the outer edges for loose surfaces. Overall, lower rolling resistance on the hard stuff, and they gripped really well on the soft. I like them a lot. Update: So, the tyres are Specialized 06 Crossroads, or at least that's what the packaging says.

Water, wheels, tyres (tires?) and computers

Post author:mikal
Post published:January 12, 2006
Post category:Bike

Random updates on cycling... Water: apparently water is wet. Specifically, I hadn't realised how wet fog was until I rode to work yesterday... Visibility was down to about 150 meters, and I ended up having to take my glasses off to ride so that I could see where I was going. When I got to work there was water beading on my eyelashes. Today it rained just before I rode to work (but not during the ride thankfully), which was more the water I am used to. Wheels and tyres: which brings me onto wheels and tyres. I have basically bald tyres on the mountain bike. I suspect that the current tyres, which came with the bike, are very soft rubber. They only lasted about 1,500 km which I suspect is a bit low. I'm thinking that it's time to get new tyres so I can actually stop in the wet, but I need some advice... Here's what I need in tyres: Good wet weather performance on hard surfaces like concrete Ok performance on sand / very fine gravel (10% of my commute is on such a surface) Not too knobbly, as I am riding mainly on those hard surfaces…

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