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CU Medallion [64837]
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Mountain Bikers, GITT
Jun 5, 2020, 11:29 AM
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So I've dusted off the old mountain bike that has been mostly dormant for a decade (other than slapping some slicks on it and riding on the road).
Now that I have my kids riding, I went to put the offroad tires back on my bike and realize they're dry rotted.
The big shocker - apparently 26" tires are a thing of the past??? When TF did that happen? I was still active in the "scene" when 29ers came out, but then apparently 27.5"ers came out too??? I totally missed that one.
ANYWAYS>>>>>>> I've always run Panaracer Fire XC Pros, but they are very limited these days and about $50/tire.
Anybody have any opinion on a good MTB tire that would work for me?
Tubed tire
26"
Thickness 2" - 2.3" (I think I could stuff a 2.3" tire.... the panaracers were 2.1"
Local trails, mostly XC type stuff some light mud, but mostly hardpack.
FYT:
Do any of you fatties even ride?
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All-In [34486]
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I ride a road bike
Jun 5, 2020, 11:32 AM
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There are no mountains in the Midlands, idiot
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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You shouldn't do that. Roads are for cars***
Jun 5, 2020, 11:33 AM
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All-In [34486]
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I ride on the sidewalks about half of the time,
Jun 5, 2020, 11:36 AM
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that way I get maximum coverage of pisssing off both drivers and pedestrians.
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Heisman Winner [105622]
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Harbison Forest has nice trails
Jun 5, 2020, 11:33 AM
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I ran a 50k in there a couple years ago
#BragBook
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Heisman Winner [105622]
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Mine is a 2008 Fuji Team Carbon (not certain on the year)
Jun 5, 2020, 11:37 AM
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got the frame for like $200.
Robbed all of the goodies off of my old 2002 Gary Fisher and stuck on there.
The bike is pretty much full Shimano XT (like early 2000's shimano XT), with A Rock Shox Reba Super Light fork and hydraulic disks. It's pretty solid.
That 3700 will do anything you need, though. My bike has Presta valves... a trade off for getting some seriouly nice wheels at a discount. NBD, though. You can buy a presta to shrader adapter for like $1 and just leave it threaded on. Or most bike pumps work on either.
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Heisman Winner [105622]
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The 3700 will do just about anything I need but it
Jun 5, 2020, 11:40 AM
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does nothing great. It is a hybrid and I bought it new in 2012 thinking I was going to get into riding. I did not get into riding. I may now that the kids are getting older.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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The man who has an unending supply of rebar is worried
Jun 5, 2020, 11:33 AM
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about dry rotted mountain bike tires?
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Don't try to put me in a box.***
Jun 5, 2020, 11:34 AM
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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You drive a Mustang GT though HOW CAN I NOT?!***
Jun 5, 2020, 11:36 AM
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Oculus Spirit [78892]
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I was thinking about
Jun 5, 2020, 11:39 AM
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getting the mountain bike down from the hook it is hanging on and pumping up the tires and see if I can still ride a bike
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CU Medallion [64837]
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They say you never forget, just like riding a bike.***
Jun 5, 2020, 11:40 AM
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Heisman Winner [137976]
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I used to be a mountain biker.
Jun 5, 2020, 11:40 AM
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Then my mountain bike got looted in the Great Race Riots of March 2019.
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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How did your wife and kids take it when you told them you
Jun 5, 2020, 11:42 AM
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were ghey?
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CU Medallion [64837]
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They weren't nearly as upset as your wife when I told her.
Jun 5, 2020, 12:15 PM
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But that was just so she'd quit calling me, tbh.
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Lot o points [155944]
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Man, that’s what tires cost now.
Jun 5, 2020, 11:44 AM
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And I’m super old skool. Panaracer dart on the front and smoke on the rear.
Ignore the stupid wheel size fad. 26’s rule.
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I'm getting semi-close to pulling the trigger on a new bike
Jun 5, 2020, 12:40 PM
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and getting back into routine mountain biking...that said, I was never really picky about tires
was reading some reviews (both published write-ups, and rider reviews) of a particular bike a few weeks ago that had WTB Vigilante up front, with WTB Ranger on the rear, and pretty much everyone who mentioned it loved that combo
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CU Medallion [54758]
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and by 'not picky', I mean I was cheap.
Jun 5, 2020, 12:41 PM
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and dealt w/ the semishitty Kenda tires that came w/ the bike.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Just pulled the trigger on a set of 26x2.25 WTB Trail Boss
Jun 5, 2020, 12:45 PM
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amazon prime $37/each. Should do the trick. 590gr/tire, I think. which is fairly light.
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Yikes
Jun 5, 2020, 12:53 PM
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I heard terrible things about those. They cause premature ejaculation, adult pattern baldness, and they taste like rubber.
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Re: Mountain Bikers, GITT
Jun 5, 2020, 2:30 PM
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Sounds like a good excuse to buy a new mtb bike. Lots of new technology (and standards) since 26'ers were around. Tell Mrs Adidas that you can't find parts any longer.
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