Today's Ride

[Gtpulse]

Bikes and…….radio telescopes?


About 25 miles of mostly muddy cross country today. At least it was just the wet dirty kind not the stick to your bike until it stops moving clay stuff. I like to think the resistance is good for me.

I hate those tyres but I can’t bring myself to waste the sealant in them by changing them. I thought I’d like the look of the tan walls in a retro way but they just don’t look right. I’ve got some nice black walls lined up.

Waterproof Sidis still holding up well despite several dunkings. A bonus of them being waterproof is being able to pressure wash them at the same time as the bike.

Filth.

 

[db95]

Naturally a biased opinion given I've ran nothing but tan walls since my return to cycling however I reckon the Mondy suits it, enjoy seeing it in this thread - black and tan always a winner. Shame Schwalbe don't put the Brompton orange tan colour scheme on their larger diameter tyres.

 

[Gtpulse]

Naturally a biased opinion given I've ran nothing but tan walls since my return to cycling however I reckon the Mondy suits it, enjoy seeing it in this thread - black and tan always a winner. Shame Schwalbe don't put the Brompton orange tan colour scheme on their larger diameter tyres.

Kind words thank you. The photos maybe make the colour look better - in person they’re a bit pale and bright compared to the look I was hoping for. I do have another reason for wanting to change - they are 2.25 wide which I’ve found is causing issues with mud clearance when you hit the stickier stuff. It’s rubbed the paint off the inside of the chainstays. Hoping some 2.05 width should improve things a bit.

 

[db95]

Yeah, I had similar issues when I bought Billy Bonkers for the first time, expected them to be more tan than the bronze colour they ended up being, different photos with various lighting and ofc two versions of them being released probably didn't help, still a great tyre regardless. I've completely sacked off heading anywhere remotely muddy since we have the type that clings on and pretty soon you're carrying an extra 10kg of dirt

Quick morning spin, 37km 457m elevation and the sun making a welcome appearance. Mostly just went out to test some cheapo smart watch heart rate features, had always kinda put off buying one out of some fear that I'd find out my heart rate is abnormally high from years of smoking/generally not looking after myself. Obviously not 100% accurate but pleased to find out everything is in order, resting in the low 50s which makes sense for the amount of exercise I do, averaged around 125 across the ride with a max of 164 on some pretty steep climbs. Swapped out the DMR V6's for V12s also.

 

[Piotr]

Polish Pilots Park in Krakow
Today's trip