Riding Rigid

[neilll]

So to summise:

large volume low pressure tyres + rigid fork + gears =

What the f__k kind of tyres are THEY???? :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[tintin40]

I thought it was just a small frame :shock:

 

[neilll]

Those have gotta be 4" tyres.....I want one :twisted: (looks like a blast)

 

[cherrybomb]

See, now that's what happens when you don't pay attention when blowing ya tyres up at the petrol station.

 

[Max P]

Those Surly Pugsley are great bikes - big fan of Surly for making affordable, 'different' stuff.

http://www.surlybikes.com/pugsley.html

If anyone wants to know a bit more about them there is a very good Surly only forum on MTBR.com

Back to the tyre thing - the Conti's come up a little narrower than quoted the 2.4 is more like a 2.2, the 2.2 Conti comes up at about 2.0 - too narrow for rigid use in my book.

I ran a WTB Mutanoraptor 2.4 for a long time up front but the Conti has much higher grip. Out back I run a WTB 2.25 Motoraptor.
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If anyone is still stuck in the '1.95 only for me' - do try some of the newer big volume and lightweight tyres. Best thing since SPD's IMHO for improving your bike.

 

[messiah]

If anyone is still stuck in the '1.95 only for me' - do try some of the newer big volume and lightweight tyres. Best thing since SPD's IMHO for improving your bike.

Exept many old bikes can only handle 1.95" and maybe 2.1" if your lucky.

One of the reasons I didn't want to keep my Explosif in 1995 was that I could not fit my favourite 2.1" Tyre (but then I dented it and could not sell it).

Whats with all this tyre performance talk anyway? Us retrobikers should only choose tyres by how they look and how period correct they are

I run 1.8" Panaracer Muds or 1.95" Cinders... feel the earth beneath your tyres people

 

[letmetalktomark]

Whats with all this tyre performance talk anyway? Us retrobikers should only choose tyres by how they look and how period correct they are

Style over performance everytime

 

[tintin40]

So true.

 

[yo-eddy]

If anyone is still stuck in the '1.95 only for me' - do try some of the newer big volume and lightweight tyres. Best thing since SPD's IMHO for improving your bike.

Exept many old bikes can only handle 1.95" and maybe 2.1" if your lucky.

Most old school rigid forks do handle much bigger tyres up front where you need it most I think

 

[messiah]

If anyone is still stuck in the '1.95 only for me' - do try some of the newer big volume and lightweight tyres. Best thing since SPD's IMHO for improving your bike.

Exept many old bikes can only handle 1.95" and maybe 2.1" if your lucky.

Most old school rigid forks do handle much bigger tyres up front where you need it most I think

Whats with all this tyre performance talk anyway? Us retrobikers should only choose tyres by how they look and how period correct they are

Style over performance everytime

A balloon on the front a rubber band on the back would look well daft...