Mountain Biking
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Re: Mountain Biking
Good choice. The Fuels are good all around bikes. Plus the chasis is the same for the best fuels as for the lowest end Fuels, so as you break parts you can replace with better stuff and won't feel foolish putting good parts on a department store bike.
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Re: Mountain Biking
Heres an upgrade I already purchased:
Original Equipment:
Bontrager Jones ACX 26"x2.2" - 630grams
NEW Equipment:
Bontrager Jones XR TR 26"x2.2" - 525grams
and those are tubeless tires, and thats the way I'm going to run them, so that should save me between 100-200 grams per tube.
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Honestly,
If you want a good upgrade tire, you should return those tires. For this area where it is wet a lot of the time, the IRC Serac tire, I think is about the best. I have run Seracs both tubeless and tubed for like the past 3 years. I think this michelin tire is really popular around here as well, and probably a bit cheaper than the serac.
http://biketiresdirect.com/productde...1766&c=6931656
IRC Serac
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Tire/product_88644.shtml
By the way, tubeless. Meh. I did it for about 2 seasons. The weight is not a really big savings. They require a lot more maintenance as well. If you get in to mountain biking, you will find that there are just as many fads in that sport as in cars. Personally I think tubeless is a fad. They are such a bitch to mount because the beads have to be so tight. Then you have to inflate them super fast like a car tire and hope they bead up right. And bontrager wheels are notoriously tight for tubeless. I wish you luck in mounting them. My bontrager wheels have the paint scratched to hell because of mounting and unmounting tubeless.
If you want a good upgrade tire, you should return those tires. For this area where it is wet a lot of the time, the IRC Serac tire, I think is about the best. I have run Seracs both tubeless and tubed for like the past 3 years. I think this michelin tire is really popular around here as well, and probably a bit cheaper than the serac.
http://biketiresdirect.com/productde...1766&c=6931656
IRC Serac
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Tire/product_88644.shtml
By the way, tubeless. Meh. I did it for about 2 seasons. The weight is not a really big savings. They require a lot more maintenance as well. If you get in to mountain biking, you will find that there are just as many fads in that sport as in cars. Personally I think tubeless is a fad. They are such a bitch to mount because the beads have to be so tight. Then you have to inflate them super fast like a car tire and hope they bead up right. And bontrager wheels are notoriously tight for tubeless. I wish you luck in mounting them. My bontrager wheels have the paint scratched to hell because of mounting and unmounting tubeless.
Last edited by Paul; Jan 15, 2007 at 06:02 AM.
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Re: Mountain Biking
York River: Marl Ravine 6.5 mile loop
Probably the best trail we have. Pretty hilly and technical, a good workout for even the best riders.
50 minute drive. From I-64 take exit 231B onto Croaker Road (Route 607). Turn right onto Moss Side Lane after 1 ½ miles. At the end of Moss Side Lane bear right onto Riverview Road. Turn left onto York River Park Road after 1 1/2 miles.
Probably the best trail we have. Pretty hilly and technical, a good workout for even the best riders.
50 minute drive. From I-64 take exit 231B onto Croaker Road (Route 607). Turn right onto Moss Side Lane after 1 ½ miles. At the end of Moss Side Lane bear right onto Riverview Road. Turn left onto York River Park Road after 1 1/2 miles.