24hr RR

On 8/5/06 6:07 PM, in article
, "Parbs"
wrote:

For an all round riding tyre I'd go the Continental Vertical or Maxxis
Ignitor.

I don't mind the Ignitor, or the Larsen but if I can get them the Maxxis
Rancheros are hard to beat IMHO. If you are going to go cheap Torpedo7 has
WTB's for $14 each this week. Tough price to beat.

--brett

On Sun, 07 May 2006 23:52:38 -0700, petulance wrote:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors?

IMAO the Vapors are a touch lightweight for general use. I don't mind the
Explorers. However, the Maxxis Crossmarks seem to work well, and roll
better.
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"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message
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Well done Tam!!! Of course I was lucky enough to get the trailer to the RR
thru the email at work

Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

Parbs wrote:
LIFE'S 2 SHORT wrote:

Going of track a bit from the 24hr. I did the dirt works 100 yesterday as
well with Larson TT Exception 2.00 & after trying around 10 different
light
weight XC tyres in the past 5 yrs I think they easily roll the best (
have
never had to use my breaks so much ), I can buy them in Port Macquarie
for
$75 each.


The Exception series was a brave choice for the DW, they're not known
for having the strongest sidewalls.

I have the Exception TTs as well ...

Hmmm, perhaps I should have got the tubeless version of the TTs as I
hear they have a tougher sidewall.

Parbs wrote:
petulance wrote:

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.


For an all round riding tyre I'd go the Continental Vertical or Maxxis
Ignitor.

Parbs


Ta. I'll keep that in mind.

petulance wrote:

Tamyka Bell wrote:
Oh, I'm not used to this google groups nonsense. Damn my uni for
decommissioning our telnet servers. Damn my uni for no shell access.

http://blindrapture.blogspot.com/200...ce-report.html

Nice work ...

You did a solo 24 hr on a hard tail? Very brave ...

Well I don't own a duallie (or a fully rigid...)

The Maxxis Larsen TTs are great ... I did the DirtWorks 50km race with
them yesterday and they felt fast (it could have been a placebo though
... I spent $100 on a pair).

Lotte and Kurt have definitely recommended them...

Btw, would you recommend the Continental Vapors? I'm looking for a pair
of XC tyres that aren't Larsens because SWMBO doesn't want to get the
same pair as me. She won a pair of Ritchey Motovader 2.1s at DirtWorks
and I believe they are more of a downhill/free ride tyre.

I like the Vapors because they're very grippy. They certainly have more
rolling resistance than the tyres I had previously but they're awesome
for dusty surfaces and I felt about a billion times more confident when
cornering or descending steep dusty loose crap. I think they're also
what Lotte has, and I remember her tyres working well in mud too - when
the Bontrager Jones (ew) were collecting mud and slipping off
everything.

Tam

flyingdutch wrote:

awesome effort Tam

must try and get back into mtb'ing.
looks like too much fun

:-)

PS see Andrew Bell alot about town.
altho how a courier can afford XTR is beyond me!!!

When he did his thank you speech, he had about a gazillion sponsors...

Gags wrote:

"Tamyka Bell" wrote in message
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Oh, I'm not used to this google groups nonsense. Damn my uni for
decommissioning our telnet servers. Damn my uni for no shell access.


http://blindrapture.blogspot.com/200...ce-report.html


Well done Tam!!! Of course I was lucky enough to get the trailer to the RR
thru the email at work

Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

It's a date...

Tam

Parbs wrote:

Tamyka Bell wrote:
Gags wrote:
snip
Are you still up for teaming up for the Mont?? I managed to negotiate an
in-principle agreement with my SO and so I am good to go!!! All I have to
do now is make sure that I don't fall off again and break anything prior to
the race (least I get free medical!!!)

Gags

It's a date...

Tam

That's what you told him last year. You're such a tease :-P

Parbs

Well, something came up...

Tam

Tam,

Fellow soloist at the race, I chatted to heaps around the course. It
was a great field, and all the soloist are top guys. I happened to camp
with bellie, and was his lead man on the morning of day two (after a
rest, while he rode throughout the night).

I will be back for more........are you doing the other endurance
events. My goal is MONT as a solo as well........maybe we should
organise all the Brisbane people who are doing solo at mont together
for some long days in the saddle.

RHINO


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Rhino-x