On 10/21/2011 12:07 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On 10/20/2011 9:23 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Is there any chance it would make reasonable trade-in material for
something more suitable for off-road use? If not, I may just go ahead
and buy a cheap, used off-road-type bike that's more suited for that
kind of use
You'd be better off just getting a set of on/off road tires and giving
it a try first.
Thanks for that advice. I wasn't sure if the bike frame would be
suitable for that. It's good to know. The wheels seem pretty narrow,
though -- so, I wonder if I might need new rims for off-road tires?
Do some research on a sport called cyclocross. The season is about to
start. I've only ever ridden in one, I threw my back out in it, and
before I had a chance to ride in one again, life happened.
Believe it or not, I've been looking around at cyclocross tires for the
past 30 minutes, give or take. They seem like a pretty good compromise
between road tires and the knobby BMX-looking tires I had as a kid.
The problem I ran into was that my shoes didn't have enough grip in
the mud for carrying the bike up the hill I couldn't ride up. I don't
have much in the way of pictures of the race, but here are some shots
of the bike I have for riding in off road races:
http://www.red4est.com/lrc/pix/cyclox060129/
The problem I would have would be the pulled hamstring that prevented me
from winding up in full cardiac arrest if I were to try something like
that now. You may remember my laboring to climb the hill at the first
beach we went to while I was out there.
This is going to be a babysteps kind of progression for me at first.
I'll stick to pavement and reasonably level trails over the winter, and
with any luck will be able to ride moderate distances and somewhat
challenging trails by spring.
These are the tires I have on my dirt rims:
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-Double-Fighter-Bicycle-26x1-9/dp/B0025U2NX0
The problem is that tires for dirt are much worse for riding on pavement.
Yeah, I've been reading about rolling resistance a little bit while
looking up cyclocross tires. I may hit a local bike shop sometime next
week to see if I can get some good brick-and-mortar service and advice.
Those Continentals look like they'd be fairly decent all-terrain tires
-- though, I guess that's a difficult thing to judge simply by looking
at the photo.
Thanks for the info!
-- Walt
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