Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.mike
05-31-03, 11:48 PM
About a year ago, I ran over some glass when I was on a tour. Of course, it is a hassle when you are on the road and you are holding up the group.
I replaced the tubes front and back with heavy-duty thorn resistant tubes and loaded the tubes up with Slime. Aiye, Mates, I wouldn't be stopped by glass again!
After returning home, I switched to my normal commuter for riding around and then would hop on my touring bikes just for kicks. Hmm, I thought the touring bike was heavier than I remembered -not as fast or as fun of a ride.
I should have figured out that the sluggishness was from the wheels, but I didn't.
Today, I had to replace some spokes and noticed how heavy the tire/tubes were when I took them off. I switched the tires back to standard weight tubes without Slime and MAN! what a difference it makes. It feels like I am riding a whole new bike. It is so much zippier and faster.
The lesson is that Slime and heavy-duty tires/tubes comes at a huge price in terms of energy and speed.
I replaced the tubes front and back with heavy-duty thorn resistant tubes and loaded the tubes up with Slime. Aiye, Mates, I wouldn't be stopped by glass again!
After returning home, I switched to my normal commuter for riding around and then would hop on my touring bikes just for kicks. Hmm, I thought the touring bike was heavier than I remembered -not as fast or as fun of a ride.
I should have figured out that the sluggishness was from the wheels, but I didn't.
Today, I had to replace some spokes and noticed how heavy the tire/tubes were when I took them off. I switched the tires back to standard weight tubes without Slime and MAN! what a difference it makes. It feels like I am riding a whole new bike. It is so much zippier and faster.
The lesson is that Slime and heavy-duty tires/tubes comes at a huge price in terms of energy and speed.