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I feel like Vittoria don't get enough of a mention in tyre discussions. After nearly a year on their relatively low end bog standard Rubinos I'm still yet to get a puncture, yet to notice any wear on the tyres and yet to get in a situation where i've lost traction. Buy what you can afford to replace.
 
I heart Vittorias.

Open Paves for the winter and Open Corsas for the summer. They just fly on the good bike.

I've got Pro4s on the commuter and they seem ok, but 4Seasons on the SS and I'll be putting the same on the commuter when the Pro4s are done.

The worst tyres I used were 4000sIIs; made of cheese and rolled like it.
 
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I have some Rubino Pro Slicks that I got on my wheels and they work just fine, don't remember getting a puncture with them, but only use them in the summer as they're obviously a bit skittish in the wet. Got CXIII tubulars on the TT bike and they're fine, again in the dry :D, but dangeorus in the wet. and got some Diamante Pro in 24mm which are fantastic tyres, at 220tpi iirc super supple plenty of grip too. Bit better in the damp, but not amazing :D

GP4000s are still the best tyres I've ever used as an overall package.

Need some help, I've lost a saddle retainer bolt, just wondering where the bloody hell I can get another one. Can obviously get the allen bolt which is an M5x22mm, but can't find anything for the little wedge part.

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My recovery isn't going too well, had to go to a+e the other night, so not going to ride at all this week/weekend as I'm away, so will take even longer for me to get some form back no doubt :(
 
Draeger said:
On the subject of tyres - going from 23 to 25 section, worthwhile? Anyone done it and thought 'Oh yeah, much prefer that!'??
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I have, but I did it at the same time as moving to H+Plus Son Archetype rims which are themselves much wider, so I'm not sure I could pick out which had the greater impact.
 
Whoops, my chain is quite worn, so I've just ordered a replacement. Clearly 2700 miles is enough for one chain. Fingers crossed the cassette is still OK for the time being. Hopefully that'll explain the clicking I've had on the last couple of rides.
 
FrenchTart said:
I think the place I mentioned earlier would be an all in one insurance type deal and does cover touring, which even when you're staying in hotels long bike rides are considered as.
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Thanks for the info!

Roady said:
I'm going to Rhodes in June and the hotel we're staying in is around 5 miles from the main town so we'll be hiring bikes. As we'll be using them for 'transport' and not really 'cycling' we got a package which covers us 'for up to 30 miles per day' and even includes cover for helmets and 'accessories' providing they're hired with the bikes from the same place. Only cost us £4 extra with a slightly different policy over the original we chose (my missus works at a brokers and travel insurance is one of the few things she gets a staff discount on)! :D

To be fair one or two of those days I may cycle further (total for the day) but they won't need to know ;)
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Just don't upload the strava activities if you wanna make a claim :p

Do you mind me asking who the insurance was with??
 
Roady said:
My bad, combination of their site and my eyes meant i missed the sizing 'option' on the popup - going into the product from a search wasn't giving me the same sizing options!
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Haha I nearly ordered the wrong ones :) had to take a second glance at the options list and then I couldn't find black/black haha :)

Asprilla said:
The worst tyres I used were 4000sIIs; made of cheese and rolled like it.
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Can't be that bad if they constantly sell out everywhere..

Atkeast I hope not ad I have a pair on the way haha!

Surely they're better than the rubbish I have on now lol.

The recent road surfacing around here has torn my tyres apart! Literally destroyed them, they were wearing but now they're just cut everywhere.
 
James07 said:
Haha I nearly ordered the wrong ones :) had to take a second glance at the options list and then I couldn't find black/black haha :)



Can't be that bad if they constantly sell out everywhere..

Atkeast I hope not ad I have a pair on the way haha!

Surely they're better than the rubbish I have on now lol.

The recent road surfacing around here has torn my tyres apart! Literally destroyed them, they were wearing but now they're just cut everywhere.
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I've always used GP4000s and rate them, not found anything that grips like them to be honest.

May try something different next time for less rolling resistance. Will probably move to latex tubes in the not too distance future too.
 
londonbairn said:
I've been through a few sets of 4 seasons over the years and on commuting on London roads (which are absolutely atrocious) they are brilliant. Not just longevity but grip especially in the wet on drain covers at low speed. Only problem is they are a bit costly but for me personally they last.

When I have taken a more fancier bike in say summer with slick tyres they always cut up, including Pro4s and the 4000s, which particularly were poor

All IMO of course!
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I think that's the thing, people will have different experiences with different tyres due to different roads and different riding!

The Pro4E's do cut up, they're not a 'tidy' tyre, but it doesn't really seem to affect their longevity or grip!

Draeger said:
On the subject of tyres - going from 23 to 25 section, worthwhile? Anyone done it and thought 'Oh yeah, much prefer that!'??
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YES! Do it! I had 23mm's (Kendas & later Pro4E's) on my last bike, the new bike came with Giants own 25mm's. They were skittish in the wet so I swapped them to my older Pro4E 23mm's for the winter (didn't notice the change then but it was still different riding the new bike), they worked well for 800 miles (Winter/Spring). A couple of weekends ago (after suffering from a slow puncture) I switched them back to the 25mm Giant tyres. The difference was definitely noticeable (23mm to 25mm) when commuting on the poor roads around here, I've done around 80 miles since.

A long 40 mile ride I did on better roads felt similar to the 23mm, maybe slightly less rolling resistence but I didn't have a problem with how the 23mm felt, didn't find them particularly harsh/hard. The 25mm are certainly softer over rough roads/pot holes.

topgun06 said:
Do you mind me asking who the insurance was with??
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Think AXXA are the underwriters, done through a broker (where my mrs works).

daveski said:
I think this picture from Flyby shows our group ride last night pretty well. And yes, that's me off the back.


In fairness though I had come straight from the pool after cycling there after cycling home from work so I was pretty tired.

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Haha great one, I love a good flyby :D

Here's a couple of my recent favorites: Spring Challenge & Shop Ride.

Ok commute in this morning, bit of a headwind which sapped my leg strength, cadence is lower than normal which is probably why I felt it... Had a rest day yesterday but think I haven't fully recovered from last weekend! :(
 
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Roady - did you notice any appreciable difference in the way the 25mm tyres roll on the road as in resistance compared to the narrower 23mm ones?
 
grudas/whoever:

Ordered those recommended pads from eBay Tuesday lunctime and they just arrived now! Speedy delivery and great value! :D

Can see they do yellows and browns too, many others tried different colours? I went salmon colour after my Koolstops (which I bought for wet weather braking).

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Roady - did you notice any appreciable difference in the way the 25mm tyres roll on the road as in resistance compared to the narrower 23mm ones?
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They feel maybe slightly faster, but that may be from them being a 'racey'(?) Giant P-R3 rather than a general tyre like the Mitchelin Pro 4 Endurance rather than the size...
 
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I was on a borrowed TT bike with a pointy hat!

Was a bit worried because I'd only ridden to work on back on the bike before the TT and it felt a bit twitchy. Was ok on the TT though thankfully.
 
Dumbass question here and a bit "out there":

One of my friends is getting rid of his Scott CR1 Elite frameset including forks and BB for a very cheap price. Is there any reason at all that this frame could not be used to build a fixed gear bike?

Before you say it, no, I don't think anybody has ever converted a Scott CR1 into a fixie! Haha! I'm purely at the concept stage here and if then concept is garbage, then so be it!
 
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physichull said:
Dumbass question here and a bit "out there":

One of my friends is getting rid of his Scott CR1 Elite frameset including forks and BB for a very cheap price. Is there any reason at all that this frame could not be used to build a fixed gear bike?

Before you say it, no, I don't think anybody has ever converted a Scott CR1 into a fixie! Haha! I'm purely at the concept stage here and if then concept is garbage, then so be it!
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fixie or single speed?

drop outs will be a problem, you'll probably need a single speed kit on the rear.. other than that no, I can't see why it would be a problem :)

so literally..

rip the shifters off etc... stick SS conversion kit on the rear wheel and that's it..

you won't be able to run SS wheels on it tho.. never seen one with smaller axels.
 
Fixie.

So, you would use wheels for a conventional bike (implies that I couldn't convert it to a fixie?), bwith some spacers etc to properly align the chain with the front crank?
 
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