And today I did......

[RobMac]

Re: Re:

F'ing rigid, but I'm getting used to it. I'll keep lowering the tyre pressures till it feel right, might be OK when its carrying a load. It turns on a sixpence and its really really manoeuvrable I'm happy to do 'any' slow manoeuvre while clipped in, tyres are cack in mud but like shit to a blanket on tarmac or hard pack and it rolls fast, really fast.

The last time I'll go on about it ......................
Today I dropped the tyre pressures down to 1.5 bar, had a ride on road at that pressure and its much more bearable, fronts fine but the backs just to soft. RTP are between 2.1 & 3.1 bar (30 & 40 psi) but I'll try the 1.5 off road first before increasing the pressures again.
Forgot to mention the frame can take a stealth dropper post.
1.5 bar = 21.7 psi.

 

[clubby]

Re:

Rob, that sounds way too high to me. I run my dirt wizard/chronicle at 15psi at most. Pretty pointless running plus tyres at anything over 20. Yes it's going to feel different but that's the idea.

 

[Jamiedyer]

Yeah, Dirt Wizards are best on the 1X1 at around 15psi much more than that and there is too much deflection type bounce.

Jamie

 

[LikeClockwork]

Re:

Hell, why don't you do away completely with the tyres and just wrap some clouds around your wheels...... :mrgreen:

 

[The History Man]

Cider?

 

[LikeClockwork]

Re:

A little, combined with paracetamol based cold and 'flu remedies....... :facepalm:

 

[clubby]

Re: Re:

Hell, why don't you do away completely with the tyres and just wrap some clouds around your wheels...... :mrgreen:

Yeah but which are best for mud? Stratus or Cumulonimbus?

 

[LikeClockwork]

Re: Re:

Hell, why don't you do away completely with the tyres and just wrap some clouds around your wheels...... :mrgreen:

Yeah but which are best for mud? Stratus or Cumulonimbus?

(Desperately scrabbles around on google looking for various cloud formation types.....)

Erm.......

 

[The History Man]

You cannot be cirrus?

 

[epicyclo]

Today Jamie and I went on a retro road ride with our beautiful lightweight lugged steel bikes (fancy Reynolds and hand cut lugs).

I mastered the art of using a derailleur - 3 gear changes were made, although 2 of them were made with the bike stationary.

Fun was had, but Jamie has asked me to revise my definition of the word "road".