are you pavement's *****?
07-08-05, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by weed eater
Jesus. I just liked that it was touring-friendly. is there something wrong with frame pumps?
07-08-05, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by inthe_fall
agreed
07-09-05, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mplsminx
seconded, or thirded, or whatever. nothing is better than riding in the city, especially at night, or in traffic...or at night in traffic.
that is truly what its all about
07-09-05, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by crust & crumb
speedblends, stem height, frame pump, non aero brake levers, noodle bars, saddle bag... *cough* heavily influenced by the rivendell cult *cough*
*cough* takes *cough*
one...uh...to...ahem...ah...
*cough*
know one.
07-09-05, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ink1373
I love my track bike. I surely do. It is a fast, beautiful steed...but I have a major psychological block. Knowing that my pride and joy is limited to the domain of one of man's foulest creations; pavement.
Call me hippie if you want, but I'm sick of open spaces turning into parking lots and freeways, thus I am building a fixed-all-rounder/tourer, based on a cross-check frameset. Does anyone else roll this way?
I feel like there's so much going on at the poles (track and ATB) with fixed gear, and not much middle ground.
Call me hippie if you want, but I'm sick of open spaces turning into parking lots and freeways, thus I am building a fixed-all-rounder/tourer, based on a cross-check frameset. Does anyone else roll this way?
I feel like there's so much going on at the poles (track and ATB) with fixed gear, and not much middle ground.
07-09-05, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by crust & crumb
i've been had, haven't i? blast! this calls for a bit of redemption...
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07-09-05, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by weed eater
Surly Steamrollers are just asking for fat tires.
I like this bike a lot:
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005...Rossmiller.htm
Adventure funbike > Track fetishism
07-09-05, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Ira in Chi
Adventure funbike > Track fetishism
Don't get me wrong, I love tearing around the city. Fun as all get out, but the go-anywhere-do-anything bike trumps that.
07-09-05, 12:25 PM
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Freewheel, fat tires and stand over clearance is your best friend if you feel you are too much pavement's b***h. If it weren't for riding mountainbike in the city I wouldn't have the skills/knowledge I can apply to riding a skinny tired fixed gear up and off curbs or through deep sand /gravely sections.
On a recent ride (Minneapolis to Blaine Velo! Go forum members!) I saw just how much I had learned from the fat tire bike.
I have this friend who delivers sanwiches downtown. He used to run track and play soccer and is therefore quite fast and has calves that look like a boxers fists, yet he lacks certain skills that would allow him to be removed from the ranks of b***hhood.
Countless times (4 or 5) I heard exclaim in discomfort as he rode through pot holes and such without getting out of the saddle and floating through the rough. When we approached a grassy section mu' fu'er actually stopped and walked up. A grassy ditch bisecting the lanes of a highway? Dude walked it.
Points: 1. Skills, skills, skills. Read what those mountain bikers have to say about "cleaning gnarly technical sections" and put that to use. I cleaned a wicked bit of sandy dirt road construction site that was about two blocks long on 700x23's yesterday. When I finished it I sinister grinned at it and flicked it off.
2. Finesse, finnesse, finnesse. Since I tattooed this word into my mind I have been sprinting, skidding, trackstanding and posing less. if i have been posing, I'll hold my bag in slightly different angle. Anyway, I am HOT! And I'm even wearing a helmet.
3. Wear a helmet. You don't want to hear the sound I heard when the side of my head hit the pavement last week. Not only that, but my eyes were wide open on impact. ScaaaaAAAAAAaaarrrrryyyyy!!!!
On a recent ride (Minneapolis to Blaine Velo! Go forum members!) I saw just how much I had learned from the fat tire bike.
I have this friend who delivers sanwiches downtown. He used to run track and play soccer and is therefore quite fast and has calves that look like a boxers fists, yet he lacks certain skills that would allow him to be removed from the ranks of b***hhood.
Countless times (4 or 5) I heard exclaim in discomfort as he rode through pot holes and such without getting out of the saddle and floating through the rough. When we approached a grassy section mu' fu'er actually stopped and walked up. A grassy ditch bisecting the lanes of a highway? Dude walked it.
Points: 1. Skills, skills, skills. Read what those mountain bikers have to say about "cleaning gnarly technical sections" and put that to use. I cleaned a wicked bit of sandy dirt road construction site that was about two blocks long on 700x23's yesterday. When I finished it I sinister grinned at it and flicked it off.
2. Finesse, finnesse, finnesse. Since I tattooed this word into my mind I have been sprinting, skidding, trackstanding and posing less. if i have been posing, I'll hold my bag in slightly different angle. Anyway, I am HOT! And I'm even wearing a helmet.
3. Wear a helmet. You don't want to hear the sound I heard when the side of my head hit the pavement last week. Not only that, but my eyes were wide open on impact. ScaaaaAAAAAAaaarrrrryyyyy!!!!
07-09-05, 12:32 PM
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Go to the library and peep this:
Or buy it. Bicycling magazine is a magazine about bicycles.
Or buy it. Bicycling magazine is a magazine about bicycles.
07-09-05, 12:43 PM
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fat tire fans, can you offer some tyre recommendations?
1. for 700c skinny rims (ie 19mm rim width)
1a. how fat can tires go on rims such as this? 28mm? 32?
2. for 26" mtb rims--what are good semi-tacky dual-purpose tyres? i have been riding Continental town+country for years, and they are tougher than nearly anything else on the bike, but they weigh a ton and require a special tool to remove and install. Other options you like?
thanks,
Patrick
(frame pump's b1tch)
1. for 700c skinny rims (ie 19mm rim width)
1a. how fat can tires go on rims such as this? 28mm? 32?
2. for 26" mtb rims--what are good semi-tacky dual-purpose tyres? i have been riding Continental town+country for years, and they are tougher than nearly anything else on the bike, but they weigh a ton and require a special tool to remove and install. Other options you like?
thanks,
Patrick
(frame pump's b1tch)
07-09-05, 01:08 PM
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Propper tire pressure can make up for a lack in finesse.
07-09-05, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by weed eater
fat tire fans, can you offer some tyre recommendations?
1. for 700c skinny rims (ie 19mm rim width)
1a. how fat can tires go on rims such as this? 28mm? 32?
1. for 700c skinny rims (ie 19mm rim width)
1a. how fat can tires go on rims such as this? 28mm? 32?
Nearly any tire will go in a 19mm rim. For instance, I've run 37-42mm tires on Open Pros (19.5mm) and it works great. The only slightly larger Salsa Delgado (22mm) will accomodate the largest 29" mtb tire you can find.
07-09-05, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by weed eater
fat tire fans, can you offer some tyre recommendations?
2. for 26" mtb rims--what are good semi-tacky dual-purpose tyres? i have been riding Continental town+country for years, and they are tougher than nearly anything else on the bike, but they weigh a ton and require a special tool to remove and install. Other options you like?
thanks,
Patrick
(frame pump's b1tch)
2. for 26" mtb rims--what are good semi-tacky dual-purpose tyres? i have been riding Continental town+country for years, and they are tougher than nearly anything else on the bike, but they weigh a ton and require a special tool to remove and install. Other options you like?
thanks,
Patrick
(frame pump's b1tch)
Before that, I had pretty good luck with the also-poorly-named continental double fighter.
07-10-05, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Ira in Chi
Surly Steamrollers are just asking for fat tires.
I like this bike a lot:
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005...Rossmiller.htm
Adventure funbike > Track fetishism
I like this bike a lot:
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005...Rossmiller.htm
Adventure funbike > Track fetishism
07-10-05, 08:37 AM
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Maybe slightly off topic, but:
Anyone have any experience with taking a road frame off road? I've thought about doing a diy SS cross bike by getting a solid steel road frame and fitting it with big tires. Is that all that's needed, or do you really need a bomb-proof cross frame?
Anyone have any experience with taking a road frame off road? I've thought about doing a diy SS cross bike by getting a solid steel road frame and fitting it with big tires. Is that all that's needed, or do you really need a bomb-proof cross frame?
07-10-05, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
Have you ever considered that maybe pavement is my *****?
Now you're talking.
07-10-05, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by manboy
Maybe slightly off topic, but:
Anyone have any experience with taking a road frame off road? I've thought about doing a diy SS cross bike by getting a solid steel road frame and fitting it with big tires. Is that all that's needed, or do you really need a bomb-proof cross frame?
Anyone have any experience with taking a road frame off road? I've thought about doing a diy SS cross bike by getting a solid steel road frame and fitting it with big tires. Is that all that's needed, or do you really need a bomb-proof cross frame?