Move to 28c or not?

dstev55

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

I am a keen descender.

What does that even mean?

It means I like to push on going down hills, generally in the drops, rather than sitting on my brakes on the hoods like many people do.

Would have thought it would have been pretty obvious to be honest :?

So like 99% of anyone who rides a bike then?

Out of the 9 guys I regularly go out with, only 3 of us (myself included) really push on down descents. 5 of them have a go but they'll back off on corners a fair bit and one sits on his brakes as he's very nervous due to a couple of offs. Mind you I can't get anywhere near one of my mates, he's a complete fruit loop when it comes to descending.

sloppyschleckonds

dstev55 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

I am a keen descender.

What does that even mean?

It means I like to push on going down hills, generally in the drops, rather than sitting on my brakes on the hoods like many people do.

Would have thought it would have been pretty obvious to be honest :?

So like 99% of anyone who rides a bike then?

Out of the 9 guys I regularly go out with, only 3 of us (myself included) really push on down descents. 5 of them have a go but they'll back off on corners a fair bit and one sits on his brakes as he's very nervous due to a couple of offs. Mind you I can't get anywhere near one of my mates, he's a complete fruit loop when it comes to descending.

Generally most people I know are 'keen descenders' until they crash a few times

sloppyschleckonds

HaydenM wrote:

Descending on the top tube, it's the only way for keen descenders

I've not seen that yet, but when you see people overtaking cars to descend a little bit quicker you know they've lost the plot

dstev55

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

dstev55 wrote:

I am a keen descender.

What does that even mean?

It means I like to push on going down hills, generally in the drops, rather than sitting on my brakes on the hoods like many people do.

Would have thought it would have been pretty obvious to be honest :?

So like 99% of anyone who rides a bike then?

Out of the 9 guys I regularly go out with, only 3 of us (myself included) really push on down descents. 5 of them have a go but they'll back off on corners a fair bit and one sits on his brakes as he's very nervous due to a couple of offs. Mind you I can't get anywhere near one of my mates, he's a complete fruit loop when it comes to descending.

Generally most people I know are 'keen descenders' until they crash a few times

That might be the case with me, my fruit loop mate has crashed a few times (been riding longer than me) and he's one of those select few who just does not have any fear at all!

motogull

I'm gonna give 28s a go. Mind you the 25 I was advised to think about binning as it was squaring off last year is still behaving.

I'm up to 15 stone and run 100+ rear and 90+ front.

I hope I've packed in the balls out descending now.

haydenm

SloppySchleckonds wrote:

HaydenM wrote:

Descending on the top tube, it's the only way for keen descenders

I've not seen that yet, but when you see people overtaking cars to descend a little bit quicker you know they've lost the plot

I saw a handful of guys doing it in Tenerife, none of them were on team Sky either. I really enjoy a good fast descent but I'm going nowhere near my top tube with my balls. I'd only overtake cars if they were going exceptionally slow, or kept nearly stopping on hairpins...