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Fuji Bikes and Trek
On Mon, 24 May 2004 11:55:19 -0700, Bernie
wrote: How bout the tires? Mine came with Hutchinson Globetrotters. They can be had online for $9.99 usd so I wonder about the quality. They ride fine though. Cheap tires are often more durable and/or long-wearing than expensive tires. I think I'd like the bars better if they had a flatter ramp behind the hoods to rest my hands on, but maybe that;s just because I haven't ridden drop bars in such a long time. If you can measure and mark everything to be able to put it back where it was originally, it might be worth some experimentation. You could move the brifters back and change the tilt of the bars accordingly and may find the flatter ramp that you want...but that's a tough guessing game, so make sure you can figure out where everything started. -- Rick Onanian |
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Rick Onanian wrote: On Mon, 24 May 2004 11:55:19 -0700, Bernie wrote: How bout the tires? Mine came with Hutchinson Globetrotters. They can be had online for $9.99 usd so I wonder about the quality. They ride fine though. Cheap tires are often more durable and/or long-wearing than expensive tires. Generally speaking, I agree. My Cheng Shin nylon 700 x 35's were very durable, and rode fine too. However, here's what happened today. Went for a spin. Rode about 12 miles to where I start to loop back home. Heard a small scuffing noise, so I stopped, suspecting something was stuck onto or into one of the tires. While I was looking/feeling the tires my rear tire blew very hard. Couldn't find anything stuck in it, so removed tire and tube, inspected tire, found nothing. Tube had a 1/8th" diameter hole in it. Inspected tire again, still nada. Installed spare tube, started pumping. Pumped tire up to ready to ride hardness and blam! Reinspected tire and found a break at the edge of the bead and the sidewall. There was no obvious cause, just that the threads had parted. Came home on the bus. There's no need to mention my eyesight, it's awful. But so was the tire. Has maybe 350 miles on it. Is there a high defective rate for this tire? Anyone? I think I'd like the bars better if they had a flatter ramp behind the hoods to rest my hands on, but maybe that;s just because I haven't ridden drop bars in such a long time. If you can measure and mark everything to be able to put it back where it was originally, it might be worth some experimentation. You could move the brifters back and change the tilt of the bars accordingly and may find the flatter ramp that you want...but that's a tough guessing game, so make sure you can figure out where everything started. It's a thought, but small adjustments keep improving the comfort, so I think I will leave the levers where they are at least for now. Thanks for the feedback. Bernie |
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