by MarkA
Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:48 am
Reassembling my bike last night prompted me to think about the bits i was putting back on it
Bit of history
I spent most of the last couple of social mtb seasons riding around on a pair of skinny (ritchey i think) 1.5 xc racing tyres which are a few years old - they roll great and i think despite having virtually no tread in the middle and just a few knobbles on the outside seem to dig in pretty well in the mud
Anyway to cut a long story short we had a couple of chaps turn up one night who suggested getting tyres with some tread on them (in the nicest possible way)
And given that my old frame had rigid forks i swung completely the other way and tried first a conti 2.5 diesel and then a 2.3 gravity on the front together with a 2.1 vapor on the rear. Not light but definitely provide some "suspension"!
What do we all use tyre wise?
I guess what i am looking for is suggestions for something to ride at Castle Howard Weds pm + the occasional foray at Dalby with nothing too adventurous (wheels on the ground sort of thing). And i now have some bouncy forks.
Bit of history
I spent most of the last couple of social mtb seasons riding around on a pair of skinny (ritchey i think) 1.5 xc racing tyres which are a few years old - they roll great and i think despite having virtually no tread in the middle and just a few knobbles on the outside seem to dig in pretty well in the mud
Anyway to cut a long story short we had a couple of chaps turn up one night who suggested getting tyres with some tread on them (in the nicest possible way)
And given that my old frame had rigid forks i swung completely the other way and tried first a conti 2.5 diesel and then a 2.3 gravity on the front together with a 2.1 vapor on the rear. Not light but definitely provide some "suspension"!
What do we all use tyre wise?
I guess what i am looking for is suggestions for something to ride at Castle Howard Weds pm + the occasional foray at Dalby with nothing too adventurous (wheels on the ground sort of thing). And i now have some bouncy forks.