Back on 2 wheels
06-24-07, 08:53 PM
#51
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 16,056
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 22 Times
in
17 Posts
OK, wheels need to be specced for weight of the rider, type of riding and for road, minimal rolling resistance.
Frames:
Steel is good! Compliant ride, and strong. No fatigue lifetime limits to be really worried about. I ride a 20 year old steel frame and expect to get another twenty out of it, at least!
- If in doubt, spec stronger than you need.
- Loaded touring, for a CLyde:40+ spoke wheels rear and minimum 36 front.
- General path riding, with modern wheels, minimum 32 spoke and don't sweat grams....it really doesn't apply with a Clyde rider.
- Avoid suppliers that impose a weight limit, sorry, Campagnolo!
- Slightly wider tires are good, 32 mm range, not because narrower tires won't hold, but for a smoother ride. A quality 32 mm tire isn't that much slower than a 23-28 mm tire range and is a LOT more forgiving!
Frames:
Steel is good! Compliant ride, and strong. No fatigue lifetime limits to be really worried about. I ride a 20 year old steel frame and expect to get another twenty out of it, at least!
__________________
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
06-24-07, 08:56 PM
#52
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 16,056
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 22 Times
in
17 Posts
Components and more on frames:
- Avoid "Lightweight race components, they don't perform any better than others and are more subject to breakage.
- CF is a risk, in my opinion.
- Titanium is like the same life cycle as steel, but to avoid a noodley frame, you have to build it almost as heavy weight wise as steel. A lot of money for little gain!
- Concentrate on reliability rather than bling!
__________________
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
06-27-07, 04:31 AM
#53
Guest
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
Originally Posted by Tom Stormcrowe
OK, wheels need to be specced for weight of the rider, type of riding and for road, minimal rolling resistance.
Frames:
Steel is good! Compliant ride, and strong. No fatigue lifetime limits to be really worried about. I ride a 20 year old steel frame and expect to get another twenty out of it, at least!
- If in doubt, spec stronger than you need.
- Loaded touring, for a CLyde:40+ spoke wheels rear and minimum 36 front.
- General path riding, with modern wheels, minimum 32 spoke and don't sweat grams....it really doesn't apply with a Clyde rider.
- Avoid suppliers that impose a weight limit, sorry, Campagnolo!
- Slightly wider tires are good, 32 mm range, not because narrower tires won't hold, but for a smoother ride. A quality 32 mm tire isn't that much slower than a 23-28 mm tire range and is a LOT more forgiving!
Frames:
Steel is good! Compliant ride, and strong. No fatigue lifetime limits to be really worried about. I ride a 20 year old steel frame and expect to get another twenty out of it, at least!
