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chatlow
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Okay, so I have just been on a gruelling/pathetic 15 mile bike ride. Gruelling not because it was long (quite the opposite), but because of the roads. I am not sure how good a road bike should be at absorbing bumps/broken road but I had to slow down quite a few times to avoid my chin falling off and teeth getting smashed by my jaw.
I can literally feel every bit of the road and it's doing my head in! I have a 2011 Claud Butler san remo. Tyres are pumped to 110. Although I am on thinking about upgrading to a carbon,is there anything I can adjust or buy that will help me in the mean time?
Thanks
I can literally feel every bit of the road and it's doing my head in! I have a 2011 Claud Butler san remo. Tyres are pumped to 110. Although I am on thinking about upgrading to a carbon,is there anything I can adjust or buy that will help me in the mean time?
Thanks
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210??? or 120psi? it's bumpy, I wear gloves with gel pads, seems to cut some outKev
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haha whoops that would be 110 not 210! doubt even popeye could have pumped up to that pressure0
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try 80-90 psi, and if you can wider tyres.0
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Like others have said, use a lower tyre pressure.
The difference in comfort of 110psi on my old steed to 85 - 90psi on my new baby is huge - even with a change of 25mm to 23mm.Reporter: "What's your prediction for the fight?"
Clubber Lang: "Prediction?"
Reporter: "Yes. Prediction"
Clubber Lang: "....Pain!!!"0 -
I think you'll always feel it due to the nature of road bikes.
From what I've read carbon won't soften out the larger bumps but cuts down on road buzz. I think the best you can do is use wider tyres (25mm<) at lower pressure (100psi>).Bianchi Intenso Athena
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When going over rough rode loosen your grip on the bars and take your arse slightly off the saddle.0
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or find some smoother roads.0
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thanks. wider tyres and lower pressure it is. Smoother roads might be difficult without doubling my commute time. Already cheating and taking a shortcut through the local park just for a tiny bit of new tarmac0