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Bike tyres, general advice on bike

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  • custardy
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    cardinalbiggles wrote: »
    I got out for the first time this year, quick 12 mile blast, its good to get back in the saddle.

    The only downside is after 6 months over winter without getting out the old !!! gets a little bit sore, that will go after a week or so however!

    I am quite surprised how little i hurt after getting back on the bike
    its been at least 1 year(probably a good bit more)
  • Rolandtheroadie
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    edited 9 April 2011 at 8:40PM
    Commuted once (would have been twice, forgot to allow for darkness at 5:30) and just done the 10.5 miles again. Took about 12 mins off my original time.
    Difference? Bought a Ridgeway tourer. So road bike it is.
    I'll put the knobblies back on the MTB incase I fancy a run up the forests.
  • Derivative
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    edited 9 April 2011 at 1:43PM
    scotsman4th wrote: »
    Commuted once (would have been twice, forgot to allow for darkness at 5:30) and just done the 10.5 miles again. Took about 12 mins off my original time.
    Difference? Bought a Ridgeway tourer. So road bike it is.
    I'll put the knobblies back on the MTB incase I fancy a run up the forrests.

    The difference between a cheap bike and proper road bike is just astounding.

    I went from an Argos 'bike shaped object' to a low end road bike, went out and did 100km yesterday. Wonderful. Before I'd have been lucky to do 30-40.

    http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/mredgey/20110408-withernsea-seafront.jpg:)
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
    Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
  • Rolandtheroadie
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    The glorious weather helps as well.
  • Derivative
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    scotsman4th wrote: »
    The glorious weather helps as well.

    Not wrong there. Beautiful day.
    Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
    Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]
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