60 miles on a classic bike...but which one?
04-23-09, 12:37 PM
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60 miles on a classic bike...but which one?
OK, so there's a thing called the Tour de Max in my home town on my birthday (May 16). I wanted to do it this year. There are three rides - 10, 30, and 60 miles, and I want to go for the 60 mile ride, I just can't decide on which bike to ride.
I've got the Raleigh, which runs tubular tires and is more race oriented (bars below saddle, narrower saddle, etc). Good condition, but with tubulars, even with a spare, I'm a bit nervous.
The other is a completely stock UO-8. 10 speed, clincher tires, insanely comfortable, but needs some work, and I don't trust it yet like I do with the Raleigh.
So, which would you choose in my position - the chance of flatting with tubulars, or the chance of your bottom bracket unscrewing at 30 miles (which the Pug has done once or twice)?
I've got the Raleigh, which runs tubular tires and is more race oriented (bars below saddle, narrower saddle, etc). Good condition, but with tubulars, even with a spare, I'm a bit nervous.
The other is a completely stock UO-8. 10 speed, clincher tires, insanely comfortable, but needs some work, and I don't trust it yet like I do with the Raleigh.
So, which would you choose in my position - the chance of flatting with tubulars, or the chance of your bottom bracket unscrewing at 30 miles (which the Pug has done once or twice)?
04-23-09, 12:53 PM
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I don't know, 60 miles is nothing. I would rather flat with a tubular than a clincher. Not to mention you will have less chance of a flat.
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You would be fine on the raleigh. plus the fact that you are accustomed to it already and it is working perfectly means it would be more reliable to me than a bike I just got set up and adjusted to.
My GF and I are doing a century on our 80s bikes and i dont know if I want to run tubular wheels or clinchers either.
My GF and I are doing a century on our 80s bikes and i dont know if I want to run tubular wheels or clinchers either.
04-23-09, 12:58 PM
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flatting on a clincher isn't a big deal, unless you are unprepared or it's an unusual puncture.
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04-23-09, 01:02 PM
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BTW, because I'm cheap, and the back tire is coming apart, I'm swapping the CyclePro tires for new Gommitalia cheapies...we'll see...
BTW, anyone know the best way to get a corroded aluminum stem out of a Reynolds 531 fork? Loosen the nut and dump ammonia into the bottom of the fork?
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I have seen a lot of people on Centuries with tubulars and no spares. I usually see them in the back of my SAG vehicle. Why can't you just swap out the wheels?
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Because finding six speed Campagnolo/Mavic builds for clinchers and affording them isn't exactly something that I can do right now. I do plan on carrying a preglued spare...
