Going to Ride Crushed Limestone w/ Road Bike
05-16-06, 08:49 AM
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Going to Ride Crushed Limestone w/ Road Bike
Thank you for the threads on this forum that stopped me from buying cyclocross tires for my Trek Pilot 2.1 road bike. In two weeks, I am planning a three day ride on a crushed limestone bike trail (Katy Trail in Missouri). Am I crazy to be wanting to ride my 700c road tires on this path? If cyclocross tires are not an option, anything else I can do. Flat tires is my fear, as well as increased friction from the narrow tires digging into the crushed rock.
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05-24-06, 04:40 PM
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road tires on the Katy
Regular road tires work OK on the dry packed chat but you hit sections that are wet, soft and groovy. I ride the Katy and several smaller ones of similar construction.
I have a set of CX type tires that change out in about 5-10 minutes each. Mine are 27" wider than the 1-1/8 and have an aggressive tread to them. The LBS set me up with these. They can tell you what you need depending on your frame, fork, breaks, etc.
Much Much safer
I have a set of CX type tires that change out in about 5-10 minutes each. Mine are 27" wider than the 1-1/8 and have an aggressive tread to them. The LBS set me up with these. They can tell you what you need depending on your frame, fork, breaks, etc.
Much Much safer
05-31-06, 12:45 PM
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use touring tires
I love the Continental TopTOuring tires. I sometimes ride them on my CX especially when it's not muddy. I think you would do fine with any touring tire - get a pair that are allready reinforced then put Toughies inside.
05-31-06, 03:03 PM
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If you've ridden mountain bikes off road under slippery conditions you won't have any problem riding street tires on more or less flat crushed limestone.
If you have any questions though be sure to go to something like the Avocet Cross tires with their real tread. They aren't perfect by any means but they will give you a good compromise.
If you have any questions though be sure to go to something like the Avocet Cross tires with their real tread. They aren't perfect by any means but they will give you a good compromise.
