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dinglem:
Well as I've posted on another thread my Carlisle Aggressor tyres (well the rear at least) has spontaneously erupted and failed on me, I think due to heat in the room above my garage.
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I've been sat here since worrying about a similar issue occurring during the ride itself, and as such I have decided to take the advice of JohnnyBoy and go for super-modern road tyres for this ride. I've gone for a pair of super-skinny 20 x 1 1/8 Schwalbe Durano's, with matching Schwalbe inner tubes. These babies are Kevlar lined and can be inflated to very high pressures, so hopefully lessening my rolling resistance a little. To justify the costs (money I could have donated to the charity we are riding for had I just gone for another pair of my OS skinnies) I sold a couple of sets of decals and an Ammaco-stamped chainring to clear my conscience. Bar a couple of nuggets that covered the tyre and inner-tube outlay.
In order to combat any slight gains this may provide I have also just offered to carry an AED defibrillator with me on the bike for the day ???
Seems only right to be carrying one seeing as that is the very reason we are doing the ride in the first place - feels like the correct and proper thing to do.
dinglem:
Well i have switched tyres to modern kevlar lined Schwalbe Durano skinnies which roll FOREVER to ease my progress, and switched out the seat post to a UNI Graphite item from my stash to lift the seat height considerably.
We've made the paper already which is great for gaining a little more sponsorship and awareness fistblump
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Monk_Wally_Honk:
Looks ace that!
wilsey72:
Nice one Mart. :4_17_5:
In2bmx:
Very nice that . :4_17_5:
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