Tires. NYC commute in Jeans with Road Bike
04-09-07, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by BrooklynRider
Well, you guys rode the Brooklyn Bridge on a weekend! I love the BB. It's always fun to see people enjoying one of our great landmarks. And such a young landmark at that! It's only 214 or something. There are tourists walking it every season and every hour. Those stairs from under the bridge is a short hop up...
Take a chill pill if you get wound up. A deep lung full on that bridge is the cleanest the air gets in NYC. Tonic and relaxing. Until you get to work...
Take a chill pill if you get wound up. A deep lung full on that bridge is the cleanest the air gets in NYC. Tonic and relaxing. Until you get to work...
04-10-07, 08:11 AM
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Cheerfulness may just be from the fact of Spring! Having MY Bridge littered with near-blind and vacuous human obstacles that are about as cute as those goats that fall asleep when you chase'em, can wish you were driving a deathrace 2000 car on that walkway at times, sure! I can be quite bitter too!
04-10-07, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BrooklynRider
Cheerfulness may just be from the fact of Spring! Having MY Bridge littered with near-blind and vacuous human obstacles that are about as cute as those goats that fall asleep when you chase'em, can wish you were driving a deathrace 2000 car on that walkway at times, sure! I can be quite bitter too!
04-10-07, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bklyn
Any pictures of your bike? That might give a clue to how much clearance you have. But 23c tires are not inherently fragile. They may ride a bit harsh, true. Maybe you shouldn't inflate them to 110 psi?
As for jeans: are you sure you want that double-stitched seam riding right up the middle there?
As for jeans: are you sure you want that double-stitched seam riding right up the middle there?
04-10-07, 08:44 PM
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I had no intention of riding the BB on a Sat, but somehow I spaced out and turned onto it on my way to the Manhattan Br as I was coming down Tillary. Did not even realize what I had done until I has halfway down the ramp. Then I was like "How bad could it be ... it is sort of cold today". Ugggg. I should have just gotten off and walked it.
04-11-07, 07:43 PM
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Armadillo Nimbus 28's are on. They are very smooth at 100psi. Stock Kenda 23's are spares now. (110psi). These Armadillos sound like a hollow log at times.
Much heavier than stock tires, but I don't care. Bike was 22lbs stock. 24lbs with resilient tires is peace of mind. No room for fenders at all! The rack will add a 1 or 2 more lbs... My lunch, firewire drive and water bottles will add another 6lbs. Heck, you know, a pair of blue jeans weighs almost 2lbs!
I'll cruise the BB's rippled wood boardwalk much smoother now at 5mph with 28mm tires!
Much heavier than stock tires, but I don't care. Bike was 22lbs stock. 24lbs with resilient tires is peace of mind. No room for fenders at all! The rack will add a 1 or 2 more lbs... My lunch, firewire drive and water bottles will add another 6lbs. Heck, you know, a pair of blue jeans weighs almost 2lbs!
I'll cruise the BB's rippled wood boardwalk much smoother now at 5mph with 28mm tires!
04-11-07, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SDRider
That's just begging for pinch flats.
04-12-07, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Bklyn
There's a range to proper inflation, of course. I wasn't suggesting you run them at 70, you know....
