Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

rottitera02

Maybe a lower psi would let the tyre deform more allowing it to shed mud a bit better?

Will have to try this myself as haven't tried it out yet, i ussually have a high 30's psi.

sparrowlegs78

had on a Panaracer fire FR 2.4 on the front and it was too good, I had to pedal downhill on the grassy stuff, but it was good on the rocks, it was run about 30ish PSI, the back tyre was a Panaracer cinder 2.1 run at the same pressure and that did wiggle on the mud but also held up well on the rocks,....I'm gong to get a pair of Panaracer fire XC 2.1 on saturday and try those out, it's a happy medium between both the tyres I was running
Caz xx

kangaroo

the manager of the lbs has given me a schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 triple compound to try out, anyone know about these

Enduro 1

Sorry to gatecrash,
But a mtb tyre is different to a road tyre. Where you would put 100 + psi in a road tyre for better rolling, a mtb tyre as better rolling with less pressure in, unless your on road obviously.
cheers lee

Enduro 1

kangaroo wrote:

the manager of the lbs has given me a schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 triple compound to try out, anyone know about these

Fantastic tyre in dry conditions, prob best that money can buy, abit slippy when wet though.

rottitera02

kangaroo wrote:

the manager of the lbs has given me a schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 triple compound to try out, anyone know about these

They are pretty much the same as my nobby nics which have a low tread height, fantastic in the dry but i find them crap in the wet, they are great on dry slabs and such, are very light indeed and give me a very fast roll in all dry conditions.

I've never had a pinch flat or puncture with around 2 years use.

Stick it on the rear and you'll notice the difference but i don't think ther'e good enough for front use.

kangaroo

rottitera02 wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

the manager of the lbs has given me a schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 triple compound to try out, anyone know about these

They are pretty much the same as my nobby nics which have a low tread height, fantastic in the dry but i find them crap in the wet, they are great on dry slabs and such, are very light indeed and give me a very fast roll in all dry conditions.

I've never had a pinch flat or puncture with around 2 years use.

Stick it on the rear and you'll notice the difference but i don't think ther'e good enough for front use.

it is for the back it has a slight hole in the wall, but has been repaired, not bad for a freebie hey
not sure which tyre to put on for tomorrow now, keep the minion on, put the eskar on witha tube or the ralph with a tube
such hard decisions

rottitera02

Well if i were you and your run 2moz doesn't have any gloop i would try the ralph, you will notice a speedy difference straight away, but if it's quite wet don't expect miraculous grip!!!!

kangaroo

ill be going cannock so there will be mud

sparrowlegs78

Embrace the good old UK mud, it's good for the soul
Caz xx

rottitera02

kangaroo wrote:

ill be going cannock so there will be mud

Take the ralph and another for the rear, try 'em both and you'll see the difference, use tubes and itl'l only take you 5-10mins to change tyre..........

experience is the key to all worlds!!!!!!!!

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Embrace the good old UK mud, it's good for the soul
Caz xx

As long as you don't go face first......''

sparrowlegs78

Of course, face first isn't good, and no one will laugh, honest
Caz xx

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Of course, face first isn't good, and no one will laugh, honest
Caz xx

It took me ages to clean out the mud from my shifters etc; after i landed in that muddy puddle on the roman road.......':roll:'

Cheshley

I've arranged a ride out locally tomorrow and have just remembered that my rear mech is in bits and the chain is still soaking in a bottle of parafin.........

sparrowlegs78

I'm feeling like crap again ( got issues) so If there's no better offers I think I'll head off out on the bike again to see where I end up
Caz xx

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

I've arranged a ride out locally tomorrow and have just remembered that my rear mech is in bits and the chain is still soaking in a bottle of parafin.........

Whoops!!!!!!!!

Instead of using paraffin use diesel cos it won't dry the chain out completely and it'll leave a film of oil inside the chain's rollers, personally i use one of those chain cleaning devices where you run the chain through it (without having to take it of bike) using the old citrus degreaser, then replacing the degreaser with water in the device and then after drying out the device i fill it with a wax type lubricant like krytech wax lube, you just have to give the chain a good run through the device with each stage and dry off with a rag before using the wax lube, it works a treat..

Cheshley

rottitera02 wrote:

Cheshley wrote:

I've arranged a ride out locally tomorrow and have just remembered that my rear mech is in bits and the chain is still soaking in a bottle of parafin.........

Whoops!!!!!!!!

Instead of using paraffin use diesel cos it won't dry the chain out completely and it'll leave a film of oil inside the chain's rollers, personally i use one of those chain cleaning devices where you run the chain through it (without having to take it of bike) using the old citrus degreaser, then replacing the degreaser with water in the device and then after drying out the device i fill it with a wax type lubricant like krytech wax lube, you just have to give the chain a good run through the device with each stage and dry off with a rag before using the wax lube, it works a treat..

After scrubbing the chain on the bike when I clean it after a ride,I half fill an old fabric softener bottle with parafin, drop the chain in and give it a bloody good shake, hang the chain up to dry overnight and refit on the bike, ZX1 friction reducer on each link, let that dry and then a drop of chain lube on each link. Sounds like it takes ages but it doesn't really.

rottitera02

Yeah, have seen the bottle trick on t'internet but using citrus degreaser instead, it really doesn't matter which method you use as long as you know that all the crap is coming out of them rollers.
It took me ages to clean the shifters after the upside down trick i did in that big puddle on the roman road!!!!!!!!!!!! the grit got everywhere.

maloo

Now everyone has recovered from last Sunday ... where you got planned for biking this weekend ? Im going Lee Quarry on the Saturday and might even go for an explore round Rivington on the Sunday if I can find a map

phoebian

Staying at the barracks this weekend left my bike at home

sparrowlegs78

I am going to Saltaire on sat on condition I can go to All Terrain Cycles so I can get my new tyres ,then on Sunday I'm being dragged off to Lyme Park in Stockport so Richie can take photo's all weekend, I'm not allowed to go out cycling this weekend.....poooooooooooooooooooo
Caz xx

dan1502

No time this weekend as I have an Octopush competition (underwater hockey) - probably some maintenace on Sunday but I'm just trying to decide whether to get a park tools chain scrubber or to break the chain and take it off.

Cheshley

dan1502 wrote:

No time this weekend as I have an Octopush competition (underwater hockey) - probably some maintenace on Sunday but I'm just trying to decide whether to get a park tools chain scrubber or to break the chain and take it off.

If you have a chain with powerlink I'd take it of.

Cheshley

I have a local ride around our lovely flat woods tomorrow and on Sunday I'm hoping to get out with the local CTC club riders and get some miles in on the <ahem> road bike





















I'll get mi coat.....

sparrowlegs78

I think I'll buy a new chain ...it's the same one it's had since new and it's hardly ever cleaned so there 2 and a bit years worth of muck in it
Caz xx

rottitera02

maloo wrote:

Now everyone has recovered from last Sunday ... where you got planned for biking this weekend ? Im going Lee Quarry on the Saturday and might even go for an explore round Rivington on the Sunday if I can find a map

I have a map of rivvi, fancy a meet sun morn around eleven?

Richie63

I'm at Gisburn Sat Morn Meeting Tea Shack for 10

dan1502

Cheshley wrote:

dan1502 wrote:

No time this weekend as I have an Octopush competition (underwater hockey) - probably some maintenace on Sunday but I'm just trying to decide whether to get a park tools chain scrubber or to break the chain and take it off.

If you have a chain with powerlink I'd take it of.

I have a chain and I have some powerlinks - I just have to work out what to do!

rottitera02

dan1502 wrote:

Cheshley wrote:

dan1502 wrote:

No time this weekend as I have an Octopush competition (underwater hockey) - probably some maintenace on Sunday but I'm just trying to decide whether to get a park tools chain scrubber or to break the chain and take it off.

If you have a chain with powerlink I'd take it of.

I have a chain and I have some powerlinks - I just have to work out what to do!

Me and cheshley do our chains different ways, if you look back thru the posts (last page) we have both explained how we do our chains if that helps.