All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

One of my friend's hated on e-bikes until his dad who is 65+ got one and now they can do 30+ miles rides together. Absolutely changed his tune.

 

@stronghammer just get an extra set of tires and carry them with you up the climb.

 

Ha, sending this to my lady friend who rides a Salsa Journeyman. Convinced her to get the 650b build and she wishes she got the 700c build since she is waaaay more comfortable on roads than gravel. This will certainly fix her problems

 

there's plenty of us TW members who ride bike here in the SLC area. I'm sure we could find space for anyone who wanted to come by...provided the country and state doesn't get more into the shit about travel. :/

 

It's more about getting BACK to wherever you're from. Some states are quarantining those returning from high risk states of which Utah has been flagged one.

 

For me, tire pressure has always been all about tire width and rider weight. The wider (higher volume) tires really do allow for much lower pressures.

My current preferences, given my 190 lb rider weight, tubeless setups, and the following tire widths:
2.4F/2.25R = 23 psi Front, 26 psi Rear
2.6F/2.6R = 20 psi Front, 23 psi Rear
2.8F/2.8R = 16 psi Front, 19 psi Rear
3.0F/3.0R = 12 psi Front, 16 psi Rear

 

I think you are looking at it wrong. Benching 400 is probably not going to happen for most folks. Say your goal was instead to bench 200lbs 50 times in one work out. You could spend forever trying to reach that goal if all you do is 5 reps a workout and maybe increasing it by two, etc. Instead, start small (like you are doing) then go for max reps and shoot for a goal of 30 reps and see where you land. You might surprise yourself and make it to 30 reps. It just may take you longer than the next person but who cares and now you have a taste of what it feels like to get up there. Yes it will suck afterwards but you will leap in stamina.

 

I have the Accu-gage that others have posted, and the $25 Fox shock pump. I haven't had issues with either. Be aware that there are different versions of the Accu-gage. The one that was linked on Amazon maxes out at 30psi. The one that I have goes up to something like 80psi.

 

yeah I'll only need one sub 30 psi. anything other than that will be the floor pump and it has a gauge.

 

Always. My life is too crazy to try to plan anything in advance though.

 

Sounds like I'll have to break out the spandex this weekend. Wife wants to a Pisgah Gravel ride for my birthday. 35 on 35.

 

when is your birthday?!

mine is coming up on the 17th.

 

13th

 

bro. we're like bday bros.

 

Here’s my supertaco setup

 

did y'all just become best friends????

 

I thought we did when we enjoyed a nice creek bath in NC together...

 

Were banjos playing in the background?

 

Anyone ride Bentonville Arkansas or Kingdom Trails in Vermont have any thoughts. I’m pondering either destination. Also the possibility of Michigan UP.

 

no, just @honda50r listening to tunes while bleeding his brakes under the shade of an awning like a man