The Cycling Thread

For the moment, just picked up a set of slicks for my old (15yrs old) Saracen MTB. Got a set of Schwalbe City Jets of eBay for only £20! Been out on a quick 6 mile shakedown just to test them out and theyre great! So much better than running around on knobblies.

I've worked out I can do my commute within 8 miles so thinking of going for it tomorrow. 16 mile round trip but these new tyres make it easy! Figure I can now post this in the cycling thread as my MTB has turned into Hybrid just by stripping it of the knobblies and going for the road tyres.

Sounds good Rob.

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Originally Posted by robchester

For the moment, just picked up a set of slicks for my old (15yrs old) Saracen MTB. Got a set of Schwalbe City Jets of eBay for only £20! Been out on a quick 6 mile shakedown just to test them out and theyre great! So much better than running around on knobblies.

I've worked out I can do my commute within 8 miles so thinking of going for it tomorrow. 16 mile round trip but these new tyres make it easy! Figure I can now post this in the cycling thread as my MTB has turned into Hybrid just by stripping it of the knobblies and going for the road tyres.

Exactly the same as me - I fitted Schwalbe City Jets to my mountain bike for my 16 mile round trip commute - soooo much nicer to ride on the road with them on! Kevlar lined too so only 2 punctures in 1500 miles of back road road riding

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Originally Posted by robchester

For the moment, just picked up a set of slicks for my old (15yrs old) Saracen MTB. Got a set of Schwalbe City Jets of eBay for only £20! Been out on a quick 6 mile shakedown just to test them out and theyre great! So much better than running around on knobblies.

I've worked out I can do my commute within 8 miles so thinking of going for it tomorrow. 16 mile round trip but these new tyres make it easy! Figure I can now post this in the cycling thread as my MTB has turned into Hybrid just by stripping it of the knobblies and going for the road tyres.

You will find that because you don't find you're pedalling against the resistance of the tyres that you can can change the rear sprocket selection to a road bike set. I run a 13 - 21 tooth cassette on my MTB wheel with slicks. Normal MTB cassettes would be 13 - 32 or similar

Plenty big enough range on a tripple front chain ring

Benefits of this are smaller gaps between the ratio's so instead of pedalling really hard and then pedalling like a maniac when you change up, its not quite such a big jump between the gears.

Easier to find a cadence that your legs like

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Originally Posted by maviczap

Easier to find a cadence that your legs like

Yeah i have one of them its called stationery

Just been cycling round the Eifel today, there's some big hills, I went up Hohe Acht and a couple of other climbs. Felt good on the bike. Feel a bit washed out now though!

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Originally Posted by Viney

Yeah i have one of them its called stationery

You need one of these then

Originally Posted by Tim in Belgium

Just been cycling round the Eifel today, there's some big hills, I went up Hohe Acht and a couple of other climbs. Felt good on the bike. Feel a bit washed out now though!

Christ, that must make the stuff we have around here feel like a bump in the road!

I dont intend on spending much more on this bike (possibly a set of replacement pedals) but I want to get use of it before I decide to go full road.

Did the commute today, 7.5 miles one way took 28 mins so it makes a world of difference on slicks.

Originally Posted by Jabba

Tomorrow I'm off on a long weekend jolly in West Wales with 23 "gentleman" of a similar age. Will be at holiday pace, with long lunches etc......

Around 250 miles in 4 days..... just right

All done safely...... 237 miles in total. Fab scenery but some of the coastal terrain was tough going.

Bike fine save for a popped rear spoke on Sunday in Swansea. Rear wheel out of true but rode back to Cardiff anyway

The "**** of the Tour" award went to one of the lads who fell off just before the initial team photo at 0.0 miles in

I'm ok except for two numb toes

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Cool, makes my hour and a half ride this morning seem pretty tame

Still it was great to be out, warm sunny roads, hardly any traffic too.

Cycling sun tan is coming on nicely