Oh yeah. Stays flat, around the cottages, then a steeper rise joining back with your way. Further, but feels easier / quicker. Gets twisty and gravelly past Gnasher's place, but you only live once.
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Oh yeah. Stays flat, around the cottages, then a steeper rise joining back with your way. Further, but feels easier / quicker. Gets twisty and gravelly past Gnasher's place, but you only live once.
NeilR
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I have the same wheels fitted with WTB Riddlers and punctured a couple of weeks ago. Managed to get the tyre off the bead OK, but it was a hell of a job getting the bead to pop back on when trying to reinflate the tyre. Luckily i have a decent Lezyne mini pump that can get to decent pressures otherwise it would have been impossible. It took a hell of a lot of pumping and a hight pressure to get the bead back on the rim properly. Luckily I don’t seem to puncture that often around here.
bor
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I run G-Ones tubeless. It took a while before they would reliably hold pressure, but not too bad, if you want to give it a go.
On my MTB, I fitted a pair of Michelin Force tyres. These were so incredibly hard to fit, that the BANG when I finally got them over the rim, made me think that there would be nothing left of the rim but some carbon fibre shards.
cctaylor
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I've heard some Schwalbe Marathons can be fun to fit. I have the folding Marathon Supreme tyres on my bike and they fit easily, I've only had them off because of slack valves. I now check the valve before taking the tube out!
Previous tyres were Contis, could never get them to sit evenly on the 27in rims. The ride was not the best as result of eccentric tyres. Never got the chance to try a different tyre so didn't find out if it was tyre or rim causing the problem. I changed the bike to 700c to get a better choice of tyres. Having round wheels was a revelation.
Previous tyres were Contis, could never get them to sit evenly on the 27in rims. The ride was not the best as result of eccentric tyres. Never got the chance to try a different tyre so didn't find out if it was tyre or rim causing the problem. I changed the bike to 700c to get a better choice of tyres. Having round wheels was a revelation.
2ManyBoxes
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This chap seems to know what he's doing and he has a useful tip for fitting tight tyres:
If that doesn't work then you've surely got the wrong size. If they're not the wrong size then how the hell are you supposed to get them back off to fix a puncture?
If that doesn't work then you've surely got the wrong size. If they're not the wrong size then how the hell are you supposed to get them back off to fix a puncture?
camverton
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How to fit a tyre has always been a source of debate, and quite a few heated arguments in cycling clubs.
Couple of points about the video, if you put a little bit of air in the inner tube there is less chance of it being trapped between tyre bead and rim and also less chance of the valve not coming through the rim straight. When the tyre is part inflated, press the sides to inspect and make sure the tube isn’t trapped. Taking a few seconds to check saves the risk of having a pinch puncture a few miles down the road.
If the tyre is a bit tight, talcum powder is useful for helping the tyre pop into place and also makes your bike smell nice! Most importantly, and controversially, once you have the inner tube centred, start putting the bead on from opposite the valve and end at the valve. The reason is simple, and that is that the valve prevents the tyre bead dropping into the well of the rim. If you start at the valve then the bead cannot drop fully into the well and that will make it harder to push the last bit of bead over the rim.
Apologies for teaching grannies to suck eggs but hope the above might help anyone struggling.
Paulicus
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I questioned myself about the tyre size when I swapped out to the Schwalbe's. I think it's down to tubeless tyres and manufacturers tolerances, as some tyres seal better than others.
I have a track pump which copes easily with overinflating to pop 'em back on. My mate has some kind of pressure vessel thing that dumps a huge volume of air pressure in one big hit to pop 'em on to the rims. I've since bought some Schwalbe tyre levers which helped with the sore fingertips thing.
Can you still buy talcum powder?
I have a track pump which copes easily with overinflating to pop 'em back on. My mate has some kind of pressure vessel thing that dumps a huge volume of air pressure in one big hit to pop 'em on to the rims. I've since bought some Schwalbe tyre levers which helped with the sore fingertips thing.
Can you still buy talcum powder?
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Out this afternoon, I had reason to remember that this April will be forty years since the Badger's epic win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège by over nine minutes and ahead of just twenty other finishers...
Yup, thankfully with much warmer clothes on than M. Hinault, some icy sleet turned into snow above around 350m, getting hairier coming past Stanage Edge. Got beeped by a van, probably for not having the best lights, though was almost toasty despite my white coating. A little anxious about getting home though.
Just as I was thinking of bailing, out came the blindingly low sun and blue skies. Headed up the climb past Abney (big thanks @Woodface), a dusting of snow on the pine trees. Then down to Bradwell, Hathersage, up to Fox House, and home.
Around 900m or so of climbing, legs slowly getting stronger after a quite start to the year. Snowing again now.
Yup, thankfully with much warmer clothes on than M. Hinault, some icy sleet turned into snow above around 350m, getting hairier coming past Stanage Edge. Got beeped by a van, probably for not having the best lights, though was almost toasty despite my white coating. A little anxious about getting home though.
Just as I was thinking of bailing, out came the blindingly low sun and blue skies. Headed up the climb past Abney (big thanks @Woodface), a dusting of snow on the pine trees. Then down to Bradwell, Hathersage, up to Fox House, and home.
Around 900m or so of climbing, legs slowly getting stronger after a quite start to the year. Snowing again now.
I don’t have the luxury of riding during the day on work days & bailed out of evening club ride for a lonely Turbo (weather predictably terrible).Out this afternoon, I had reason to remember that this April will be forty years since the Badger's epic win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège by over nine minutes and ahead of just twenty other finishers...
Yup, thankfully with much warmer clothes on than M. Hinault, some icy sleet turned into snow above around 350m, getting hairier coming past Stanage Edge. Got beeped by a van, probably for not having the best lights, though was almost toasty despite my white coating. A little anxious about getting home though.
Just as I was thinking of bailing, out came the blindingly low sun and blue skies. Headed up the climb past Abney (big thanks @Woodface), a dusting of snow on the pine trees. Then down to Bradwell, Hathersage, up to Fox House, and home.
Around 900m or so of climbing, legs slowly getting stronger after a quite start to the year. Snowing again now.
Yeah, I'm lucky in that I can almost always fit in at least one ride in the week around work. Probably why Ciara and Dennis maybe made me a little antsy recently.
Barely above freezing, few snow flurries... that'll be fun.
Amazing what weather I’ve rode in at night, not as keen as I once was
2ManyBoxes
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You two are absolute psycho nutters if you're going out cycling on those roads in the dark when it's snowing. Someday quite soon you'll have to be scraped off the road by an ambulance.
Other roads are available, you know?
Other roads are available, you know?
I only cycle at night in a group as it is safer, have only actually fallen off in bright sunshine, the last one being rather catastrophic.
andrew d
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If you ever need a reason to be a member of British Cycling then the third party insurance it offers is a deal maker.
https://road.cc/content/blog/264304...-being-successfully-sued-colliding-pedestrian
Never trust a cyclist with an airhorn on their bike and always be kind to other road users. Always.
The article is well worth a read.
https://road.cc/content/blog/264304...-being-successfully-sued-colliding-pedestrian
Never trust a cyclist with an airhorn on their bike and always be kind to other road users. Always.
The article is well worth a read.
glenda
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Pretty much my favourite sports person over the last few years.Great courage and a "just get on with it" attitude.
Cheers
Tony
2ManyBoxes
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Even when they're trying to kill you? Sorry, but if someone else is putting me in danger then I'm going to protest in no uncertain terms. I'm a lot more vulnerable than they are.
I've always found that shouting is a lot more effective than any bell or possibly airhorn.
sean99
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Shouting is a great way to escalate a dangerous situation. Nine times out of ten if a driver does something dangerous it's an indication that they don't give a stuff about your wellbeing - shouting at them is unlikely to make them reconsider, and more likely to make them become even more aggressive. Plus in the US it could get you shot. Ride defensively, wear bright clothing, use lights, but back down from confrontations.
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