Nic Barnes
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I'm starting the ride to work in feb. 14 miles a day will do me good.
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fir3vip3r
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Any recomendations for tyres/inner tubes? Got a puncture on my Giant defy 1 a couple of weeks ago and need it sorted. Having to use the MTB is just not the same
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PhilC
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Lancs, UK
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Continental tubes have always served me well.
Check out their 'plus' tyre range. They're the kevlar lined ones that they market next to a box of drawing pins at local bike shops.
Schwalbe do them also. I have a set of their Lugano tyres on my Cube Peleton.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
Any recomendations for tyres/inner tubes? Got a puncture on my Giant defy 1 a couple of weeks ago and need it sorted. Having to use the MTB is just not the same
Get a decent set of tyres with puncture protection, most brands call them different things, and isn't referred to puncture protection. For example, Continental call it "ProTection Technology" (http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/technical_safety.shtml#protection) and Schwalbe call it SnakeSkin, although that is only on the sides, plus Double Defense.
I've been using the Slime tubes. I fitted them and first ride out I was riding along and a twig was stuck to my tyre. I stopped, pulled it off and turned out it was a thorn. As I pulled it out, air rushed out, followed by a bit of green gunk. Put a bit more air in and the tube has been fine ever since - any other tube I would have been changing in the rain!
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Cole
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
Any recomendations for tyres/inner tubes? Got a puncture on my Giant defy 1 a couple of weeks ago and need it sorted. Having to use the MTB is just not the same
Lee jejamescycles have a sale on inner tubes all giant branded aswell from as cheap as £1.50 a tube
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Cole
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Deano have you ever tried the ghetto way of running tubeless by using a bmx inner tube cut in half
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
Deano have you ever tried the ghetto way of running tubeless by using a bmx inner tube cut in half
I'm skeptical about the whole tubeless thing. Mainly because I do a lot of DH/Freeride with "hucks" and I wouldn't be confident in the tube staying on the rim.
iirc both the rims on my DH and XC are tubeless ready so wouldn't need to go ghetto 
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fir3vip3r
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Cheers Cole. I'll have a look
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Jamie Walby
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Continental gatorskin tires have served me impeccably on my road bike. When I got back from riding in France I pulled a piece of glass out the rear tyre, no puncture. Glued the slit in the rubber up with some CA and probably put another 1000 miles through the same tire since!
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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I use slime tubes but only because I run unprotected conti rubber queens.
Had 5 punctures on my front tyre on 1 ride a few months ago. Don't think I will ever use normal ones unless I go tube less.
I really need to get riding now, so fed up of not being able too. Hopefully get back on in a couple of weeks after my next visit to the fracture clinic. Really missing it.
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willay
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RIP Front mud guard, came off in traffic this morning and I rode over it with a mighty crunch, looked back at a shattered mud guard and thought fuck it and rode off.
Can anyone reccomend something that I can fit and isn't going to come off every other day?
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Crud catcher or Mucky Nuts.
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smcGSI16V
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Get a neoguard.
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
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Took the full suss to work today, loads more grip on the bike paths which are just ice/compacted snow now, but felt so sluggish. Got to work and realised somehow 2 spokes had snapped. Hadn't realised with headphones in, that's my lunctime gone sorting the wheel
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Cole
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Mucky nuts I can recommend cheap as well around £7
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Looking at getting a new bike, been wanting something with a cro-mo frame for years and came across these:
Been out of the loop for years now and things have come a long way. Does it look like a decent buy?
http://www.realcycles.com/m1b158s2p2938/2012_GENESIS_Latitude_10_2012
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ed
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Forgot to say, will be used for commuting during the week and long rides every so often at the weekend. Will probably have a set of road tyres on it most the time.
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deano87
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Looks good that. Can't go wrong with Genesis tbh.
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Cole
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Looks like it should be a rigid single speed that bike
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ed
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You can get them in rigid single speed trim 
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deano87
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My mate who lives in a pretty rough area of Northampton has had all 5 bikes stolen today, in broad daylight. Not the firts time he has had bikes stolen but today they randomly left a knife in the living room 
Amongst those stolen was a very nice Santa Cruz Blue 4x, Ironhorse Sunday and Whyte XC hardtail 
He nor his misses have bikes anymore.
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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Saw that posted on singletrack earlier on today! I'd be gutted if my bike was pinched, never mind 5...
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willay
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QOTD: When does the gooch stop hurting?
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smcGSI16V
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Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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Just mtf up.
Mine took a good few weeks. Doing about 3, 10 mile rides a week. Also depends on the seat.
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Jamie Walby
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Gooch will get used to it after a period of time but you can still get sores.
Whack some chamois creme on there before your rides.
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