Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

by **MountainBiker** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:49 pm

Went out on the second ride on my new tires...Continetal 4000's
Very comfortable tire with good grip. I can run them at 110 psi without shaking my bones to bits.
Did 40km with one big hill climb (about 6 minutes for the climb).
Felt good :thumbsup:

Either going to do time trials tomorrow, or Fartleks (got to love a sport where a training method has that name :lol:

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by **Fenlason** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:21 pm

We just starting running conti.. 4000s also. I had been using Michelins.. they ride great but don't wear that well... and the quality has gone down since they started making them in Asia..

We have 32 in the group tonight.. with a wide range of abilities. We sort of needed a break so I successfully hung back with some slower people.

Tomorrow night a group mountain bike ride.. here on the "Playground"...

by **MountainBiker** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:20 pm

I was running Hutchinsons last year, but didn't like the grip or the wear. I was running Bontragers on my new bike but found they liked to slip in fast corners.

I'm running Kendas on the Mountainbike just for the traction and like them. They are a bit slower on the flats than the ones I had previous, but I think the extra traction makes up for it in the technicals and uphills.

Met a guy last week who said he was runnin 90psi in his mountainbike, but I don't see that as being possible. I run 40psi. He would be bouncing all over the place at 90 psi. He was riding the same trails as me. :thinking:

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:46 am

I can't fathom 90 psi on a mountain bike.. I remember years ago some of us tried 50-60.. and we were bouncing off stuff like a pinball...

Mountain bike tires.. I have some Specialized S works..

I had some of the tubeless ready ones.. but they did not work tubeless

on my 26 Stump FSR I have Michelin on the rear and a Kenda up front.. and on my 29er Stump.. I have Hutchinson tubeless. So far I am liking them..

by **MountainBiker** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:01 am

How do you find the 29er :thinking:

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:37 am

MountainBiker wrote:How do you find the 29er

I love the 29er..

I had not gotten to really test ride much of anything before hand.. but bought the Specialized Stump FSR.. I love it. I would like to try and nice fast hardtail.. but I am pretty happy with this one.

by **MountainBiker** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:17 pm

I'm looking for a new Hardtail. Bought a Trek 6 back in 04 and it was a great entry level bike for the dollars. Sold it to a friend who never rides it :cry:

but won't sell it back.
Have a limited budget, so can't go carbon fiber.
I have a Specialized Epic full suspension that rides great and has the "brain" at the back..so quick to change for different conditions/rides :thumbsup:

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:13 pm

MountainBiker wrote:I'm looking for a new Hardtail. Bought a Trek 6 back in 04 and it was a great entry level bike for the dollars. Sold it to a friend who never rides it but won't sell it back.
Have a limited budget, so can't go carbon fiber.
I have a Specialized Epic full suspension that rides great and has the "brain" at the back..so quick to change for different conditions/rides

Yeah I really don't have any time on the brain.. my bike comes with that now. Except for the weight.. does it feel as efficient as a hardtail?

by **GlamperGirl** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:13 pm

MountainBiker wrote:I'm looking for a new Hardtail.

Note

This is news to GlamperGirl (wife)!

We went camping this past weekend with our LG and MountainBiker left said mountain bike at home. Then lamented that he had not brought it and further concluded that the tires would not have been good for the roads that were around the park area. When I asked him why he did not bring the other one, I was told that there was no way he would take the beautious, new road bike, it being carbon-fibre, don't ya' know. To which I replied, no not that one, the other one - the blue one that sits in the garage ... you know, the one you were supposed to sell in order to help pay for the lovely, carbon-fibre road bike and then just could not find anyone to sell it to ....

The assorted bicycles take up a larger square footage footprint in the garage than the trailer does! :lol:

After 25 years of marriage (just celebrated last week), I should be used to it, but I'm thinking we may have to branch out to new things - let go of the bikes and lets start exploring the world of dutch ovens!

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:38 pm

GlamperGirl wrote:
MountainBiker wrote:I'm looking for a new Hardtail.

Note This is news to GlamperGirl (wife)!

We went camping this past weekend with our LG and MountainBiker left said mountain bike at home. Then lamented that he had not brought it and further concluded that the tires would not have been good for the roads that were around the park area. When I asked him why he did not bring the other one, I was told that there was no way he would take the beautious, new road bike, it being carbon-fibre, don't ya' know. To which I replied, no not that one, the other one - the blue one that sits in the garage ... you know, the one you were supposed to sell in order to help pay for the lovely, carbon-fibre road bike and then just could not find anyone to sell it to ....

The assorted bicycles take up a larger square footage footprint in the garage than the trailer does!

After 25 years of marriage (just celebrated last week), I should be used to it, but I'm thinking we may have to branch out to new things - let go of the bikes and lets start exploring the world of dutch ovens!

We have around 30 bikes.. I have a couple I was going to sell.. and even had someone semi interested.. and I am not sure I can do.

We will be 33 years in March..

by **MountainBiker** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:56 pm

oops, busted :oops:

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:02 pm

MountainBiker wrote:oops, busted

by **Fenlason** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:45 pm

We had a nice group mountain bike ride tonight. 11 of us I think.. we rode about 2 hours. Our "Playground" .. the network of trails I have out back.. are great.. but doesn't work as well for me with everyone else a bit slower. On other trails.. I can ride ahead hard.. and turn back.. or something.. there there are so many turns.. really close to one another.. I could not ride fast anywhere without loosing people.. :roll:

It's still a fun place to play..

by **MountainBiker** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:49 am

I have some trails about 5 km's from here...same problem. I grew up here so know all the trails, the people I ride with don't so sometimes a mountain bike game of Marco Polo breaks out till we get everyone together again. :lol:

What I do sometimes is put a bear bell on the bike and that way everyone knows where I am at all times, even if I am the slowest in the group
They have stopped maintaining the trails because they are putting in a big sports park, so the riding is getting dicey

by **MountainBiker** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:33 pm

Did just a 36km ride tonight, with the King Road climb. Nice rolling climb till the end, then gets very steep. You always feel good when you have done it. Rode the flats above the escarpment for a while, then headed back home to go out with GlamperGirl.

I'm starting to feel better, but still wonder if the Bloodthinners I am on are affecting my speed :thinking:

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