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Hm. I have not enough experience to say a word about chain interaction. Of course, the chain could be worn out, but your LBS should had noticed that. Same with lubrication. On the other hand, having a chain in stock is…
Did you change the complete wheel or did you change the cassette only? If the noise disapears after changing the cassette only, you knew for sure, that it's the cassette, not the whole system.
But is slow a bad thing if it saves your from flats? I knew of the riders of the Team Action Sports race team of the 2004 RAAM race broke the previous record, and this new record has held since they did it in 2004. So…
Schwalbe has different kinds of "guards" (how they call it) with different kinds of protection levels. I use Schwalbe tires with a high protection level for years now. They're slow, they're heavy, they're the opposite…
We do not have Goatheads around here. But, in general I think that you should not leave foreign objects in your tire. Normally they continue on with their work of destruction during your next ride. So, pulling them out…
Interesting to read so many are using touring tyres for gravel. It goes to show that whilst so much gravel bike promo is around gravel race performance, the majority of gravel riders are perhaps more interested in…
AFAIK most touring tires have strong, stiff sidewalls and don't work well at low pressures. The tube version of the Almotion is an exception, it's reasonably fast and comfortable at lower pressures. Another exception is…
Yeah, I had the Almotion on my list. But with aroud 50% on dirt I decided for the Mondial even because of the stronger blocks. And I had the Almotion on my list again, when I was looking for tires for my cafe racer.…
Maybe it's a discussion about the ratio of "extroverted" and "introverted" areas on the tire. Off-road tires normally have a low percentage of extroverted areas, these tires "run on knobs". Tires for pavement have a…
And you should consider that the idicated tire width is not always the real tire width. The manufacturer may not be accurate, tire and rim interact etc. Did you ask Specialized or a local dealer for support?
lol ... I would not say pointless, because it was interesting to discuss. Have a nice trip!!
Sounds simple, but some things are simple: did you check your account settings? There are explicit settings for what you like to follow (topics and emails).
I see. 👍 Out of my perspective, a big drawback of bags is that you cannot carry them away easily, if you make a break or what. So, if your load is small and if sweating is not your problem, try a backpack! And, a…
It's true, the backpack and the stuff inside will protect you, but if you carry some bigger, some solid or even sharp stuff, it's quite the contrary. Anyhow. For a better fit you could look for backpacks with a chest…
I tried a damped stem for comfort. But these suspension things, even S bended stays, are for speed, right? Not my prey, I'm slow...
I use a 25 years old SKS "Airkompressor 12.0" pump, a model with a metal tube and a really big big dial, range up to 175 PSI = 12 bar. It's nearly indestructible, easy to use and some spare parts are still available.…
Wow, what a machine...! Tubes as thick as arms, s-bent seatstays, no tapered headtube (if the specs are correct). Unfortunately no titanium fork, but this looks less severe due to the tube thickness in general. And I…
Message boards and profound blogs are shrinking for the benefit of unsocial media. And this particular site is not suitable for swaggers and the mainstream culture. But I'm happy with it, it's the reason why I'm here.
True. And there are long-lasting effects and short-lasting effects. And the latter could cause some trouble more or less emediately after the change, which disappear after the body got used to the new position. Man is…
I'm on gravel for 40 years now, 25 years with the same bike. I never had any frame protection in use, except of the obligatory chain guard. The frame is like new (says my bike shop mechanic...). Maybe, I would decide…