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05-29-2020, 11:57 PM | #2476 |
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Is there anything else you don't have any experience with that you want to chime in on?
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05-30-2020, 12:10 AM | #2477 |
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05-31-2020, 09:17 PM | #2478 |
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Went down on the last corner to the house today at max speed. Destroyed my one ride old shoes that were a birthday gift along with most of the skin on my right leg and arm. Bike still works, ground the rear derailer and brake/shifter down pretty good. Gonna need some new tape and to replace those bits soon.
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05-31-2020, 09:26 PM | #2479 |
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I would get some white duct tape and trim it to size. You can file a claim with Boa to get some new knobs and they might cover it for free, otherwise something around $15 to get some new hardware (see below).
https://www.boafit.com/en-us/support/warranty Pick all the gravel and **** out of the road rash now, and give it a really good scrub. It'll hurt like **** but heal quicker. Then drink a beer because you'll be hurting more come tomorrow. |
05-31-2020, 09:48 PM | #2480 |
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I get scrapes and bruises all the time on the MTB but a road crash seems worse.
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05-31-2020, 09:56 PM | #2481 |
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It can be, just because the speeds are usually higher. Last time I went down on the road bikes I was going 22.7 mph according to Strava. The slide chewed the **** out of my hip & leg.
Last MTB crash was a high side at 14.9 mph onto some loosely packed dirt. But rocks/exposure **** you up on MTB. |
06-01-2020, 01:15 PM | #2482 |
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Yeah. I debrided all the wounds, lady bandaged me up well took some Tylenol and had a beer with dinner. Forearm took the biggest hit followed by the whole thigh which hurts the most. Wore through most of the skin on that leg. Now it’s recovering and doing small hikes/activities.
We were supposed to climb Washington on our week off this week amongst other fun things. I went down around 30mph. Was maybe 150 yards from the house. I’ll retape the bars and hope to be out later this week for some recovery rides. |
06-01-2020, 01:29 PM | #2483 |
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06-01-2020, 03:33 PM | #2484 |
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Took my road bike on some gravel trails yesterday. It did fine on hard packed dirt and it started digging in a little bit in loose sand. Would it be worth it to try to get gravel tires to fit this bike, or should i just start from scratch on a new gravel bike. I would like to be able to put fenders and possibly a rack on this bike for some touring as well.
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06-01-2020, 04:21 PM | #2485 |
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Do you have disc brakes on the road bike? Rim brakes severely limit the tire width that can go on a bike and that may make your decision on whether to use your current bike or get a gravel bike.
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06-01-2020, 04:21 PM | #2486 |
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When you start to add fenders, rack, wide tires then you'll realize you're out of seatstay and chainstay clearance long ago. (And have no eyelets.)
I'd start anew with those thoughts in mind. There should be many such options these days, with disc brakes and all as well. /me likes his Soma Wolverine for a similar purpose: 45 mm tire clearance with fenders (crammed in 47 mms now), rack for my panniers, drop bars, hydro discs. |
06-01-2020, 04:45 PM | #2487 | |
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Any bike can do anything if you want it bad enough. I know that mild gravel on 28c tires isn't that bad, and your skinny tires are going to tell you to slow down well before you get beyond what they can handle. |
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06-03-2020, 01:48 AM | #2488 |
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Wife and pup met me towards the end of a ride for coffee over the weekend. I've been on Zwift or Trainerroad every day for this quarantine, but it's been nice to get back to riding outside over the last few weekends and to ride with friends...a few hours later we got a surprise riot curfew and it's been that way every evening since. Sigh.
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06-03-2020, 08:55 AM | #2489 |
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get out and ride before the day gets going.
nobody riots before brunch. |
06-03-2020, 03:38 PM | #2490 |
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psg: Ho you liking the Michelin tires?
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06-03-2020, 04:59 PM | #2491 | |
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The competition ones are very grippy on normal tarmac, but not confidence inspiring when you hit slippery stuff (like mid-corner dirt, etc). I haven't ridden them in the rain, but I have a feeling they're useless. Fairly puncture resistant, but still low rolling resistance; TBD on tread wear life (about 800 miles in, can't see any discernible TW). Looking on Biketiresdirect, I'm not even sure they sell the Competition tire any longer.
I had an extra set of Michelin trainers (Power Protection) and threw them on my commuter bike for fun. I've flatted once over 1000 miles (fairly large nail, Gatorskins wouldn't have helped on that either) and they have good grip in the rain. I really like these tires. https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...us-tire?sg=502 My other bikes are set up as tubeless. Either I've had the worst luck in the world with punctures not sealing, or Hutchinson tubeless is useless. I have a couple sets of Continental GP5000 TLs ready to go on those bikes. Quote:
https://www.bikethewest.com/americas...ful-bike-ride/ |
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06-03-2020, 10:04 PM | #2492 |
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I just remembered something. Oh my god, the Michelins are the toughest tires I've ever mounted. I thought I had good technique, and it was a hour-long struggle to get both on. Palms were raw from rolling the last 1/4 of the tire onto the rim.
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06-03-2020, 10:26 PM | #2493 |
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I called Golden Bike Shop to see what their backlog is for service, and they said I could drop the bike off in a week and they’d get it back to me two weeks after that!
I think I’ll pop some more stan’s in on my own and live with the getting-old rear tire for now. (It’s set up with Cushcore so I’d rather not wrestle it.) |
06-03-2020, 10:47 PM | #2494 | |
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Aww come on just DIY. I’ve got moto tire levers if you want to come mess with it here. |
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06-03-2020, 11:23 PM | #2495 | |
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I ordered a few GP5KTLs as well after a flat tire a couple weeks ago out of curiosity, although I'm not completely sold on the idea of road tubeless. It'll be a while before they get used though. |
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06-03-2020, 11:41 PM | #2496 | |
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I did an easy roll on Zwift tonight with 5 push as hard as I could for all I could stand this evening. Not a bad way to make an otherwise easy spin hurt a little. |
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06-03-2020, 11:45 PM | #2497 | |
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I've had 3 punctures on road tubeless and only 2 have sealed. One of them happened 125 miles into a 133 mile ride. Another was caused by a tiny ****ing staple embedded into the carpet at my office. |
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06-04-2020, 12:38 AM | #2498 | |
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Panaracer has some Gravel King tires in 23c, 26c and 28c that would be good for hardpacked dirt and rough pavement and in wet conditions. The SS Plus would be a great all around gravel tire if a 28c would fit. You can also different widths - I have a 36 on the rear and a 40 on the front. If you have room for a 30c (unlikely) a classic tire that would make a difference is the Challenge Strada Bianca. https://www.challengetires.com/produ...668?cat=gravel I have the handmade tubless ready one on my short list because my old ones took a piece of glass. I have 30c and may go for 36. But of course, tires won't change the frame geometry. |
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06-04-2020, 12:46 AM | #2499 | |
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I use the “put an Allen wrench in the space between current tires that fit and chain stay/seat stay” method to see how much bigger I can go. I have 40c on my caadx which works but doesn’t have a huge gap for mud/wobble but they’ve been good like that for a couple years anyway. |
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06-04-2020, 11:39 AM | #2500 |
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brake caliper clearance will be another consideration. it's really hard to see from that photo how much room there is, I've had rim brake calipers that could barely clearance 25c tires, the ones on my scott road bike look like they'd be capable of clearing something near 40c.
you can change brake calipers pretty easily though, if that is the only thing holding you back. fenders, you can get some of these https://musguard.com/ they will keep your ass and saddle from getting muddy, but they won't do **** for your brake assemblies. |
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