Tyres

[lostcarpark]

My mountain bike needs a new tyre, so I popped into the bike shop and asked for one.
"Slick or bumpy?" asked the man in the shop.
A rather odd question, I thought.

Apparently, the "bumpy" are the traditional mountain bike tyre, with big groves to give lots of grip off-road. However, "slick" tyres have more modest groves, causing less drag when riding on roads.

As the only time my bike goes "off road" is when I ride it across the lawn to put it in the shed, I decided to try the slicks.

If it works out well, I might go back for another one for the front.

Comments

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

With no mercy for dogs that get in your way, apparently!

It's early days yet, and while I agree that the bumpy tyres are perfectly safe for road use, there's no doubt that the smother back trye makes a difference. I reckon it shaved about a minute the trip to the train station, which has already saved me from missing a train.

[lproven.livejournal.com]

/Ouch!/

The tyres wouldn't have mattered in that case, I'd still have hit the poor stupid little thing.

This wasn't on an MTB, incidentally, but one of these:

http://www.r-m.de/english/1_katalog/birdy/model/blue.html

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

Tell that to the jury! Admit it, you've been living with cats too long. The creep into your room at night and whisper, "you will flatten the dogs!"

The front forks look wrong. Our new tram system opened at the weekend, and people are already complaining that they can't take their bikes on it. I wonder would your's be allowed?

[lproven.livejournal.com]

The cats are locked downstairs and there they stay. Otherwise, I'd kill the dogs by drowning them in nasally-administered mucus. (There's a pleasant image for you.)

No bikes on Croydon trams, /except/ folders, which of course mine is, so I'm OK. I've been nagged about it if unfolded, tho'. They won't let you on. Same on the Tube.

The forks are a but like primitive motorcycle "girder" or "springer" ones. Look weird, but work, and fold well.