26x1.25 slick tyres on a MTB

After several weeks of vacillation I finally bit the bullet and bought
a pair of 26x1.25" tyres and a 10-pack of tubes from Torpedo7. They
arrived today, so I spent half an hour over lunchtime fitting them up
to the bike and admiring the result.

I might be pushing it a bit fitting them to 1.75" wide rims, but they
look OK fitment-wise. I pumped them up using my little compact pump
until I became tired, so they've probably got about 80psi in them
rather than the 100psi they're rated for.

I've done a quick turn around the underground carpark, and they
certainly have more grip than the previous 26x1.5" Cheng Shin I had on
the front - that thing was deadly on wet concrete cycle paths. The
real test will come on the trip home tonight, and the return commute
tomorrow morning.

Reports will be filed at 09:00.


BTH

BT Humble wrote:
After several weeks of vacillation I finally bit the bullet and bought
a pair of 26x1.25" tyres and a 10-pack of tubes from Torpedo7. They
arrived today, so I spent half an hour over lunchtime fitting them up
to the bike and admiring the result.

The cheap Inova ones, right?

I've been through a couple and for the money they're fine.

Strange thing, though. They claim to be 1.25, but are substantially
"fatter" than the Continental sportcontact 1.3's I've also run. This is
on the same rims.

I have no idea who is "right" about their measurements, but I have my
suspicions ;-)

Decent tyre, but they wear very quickly.

Cheers,
Jules

"BT Humble" wrote in message
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Cheng Shin

translates into English as "Widow Makers"

In aus.bicycle on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:41:24 GMT
Jules wrote:
BT Humble wrote:
After several weeks of vacillation I finally bit the bullet and bought
a pair of 26x1.25" tyres and a 10-pack of tubes from Torpedo7. They
arrived today, so I spent half an hour over lunchtime fitting them up
to the bike and admiring the result.

The cheap Inova ones, right?

I've been through a couple and for the money they're fine.

Mine picked up a wire or something. Replaced it with a Marathon,
which seems to ride better and be as fast or even faster.

The Marathon is a 1.3 but substantially wider than the 1.25 Inova, so
damfino.

Zebee

Jules wrote:
Decent tyre, but they wear very quickly.

I'll bet! They were so new and sticky that for the first 10km or so
they were picking up bits of gravel and flicking them against the down
tube - I was riding along with a steady "plinking" noise! ;-)

If I had tyres that sticky on my motorbike they'd be worn out in under
1000km. But by Gadfrey they'd hang on well! :-D


BTH

Tex wrote:
"BT Humble" wrote in message

Cheng Shin

translates into English as "Widow Makers"

I knew about that a long time ago, but I only noticed who made it when
I examined it after the first time it slipped away from under me
without warning.

It was fine in the dry, but absolutely diabolical in the wet.


BTH

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Tex wrote:
"BT Humble" wrote in message

Cheng Shin

translates into English as "Widow Makers"

I knew about that a long time ago, but I only noticed who made it when
I examined it after the first time it slipped away from under me
without warning.

It was fine in the dry, but absolutely diabolical in the wet.

Sounds like my scooter. Grips fine, provided you never use the brakes.

Say BT, it's be vaguely amusing to gather up some local aus.moto folks for a
*pushie* ride.

Then again, it might just be my sense of humour,

Tex wrote:
Say BT, it's be vaguely amusing to gather up some local aus.moto folks for a
*pushie* ride.

Then again, it might just be my sense of humour,

You set it up, and I'll do my damnedest to get there. I can't
remember where you live, but I'll lay good odds it's as far from my
house as it's possible to get (I'm in Gordon).


BTH

BT Humble wrote:
Tex wrote:
Say BT, it's be vaguely amusing to gather up some local aus.moto folks for a
*pushie* ride.

Then again, it might just be my sense of humour,

You set it up, and I'll do my damnedest to get there. I can't
remember where you live, but I'll lay good odds it's as far from my
house as it's possible to get (I'm in Gordon).

Oh, just don't make it the Queen's Birthday weekend - I'm riding my
CT90 to the Wintersun rally in Mildura.


BTH

"BT Humble" wrote in message
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BT Humble wrote:
Tex wrote:
Say BT, it's be vaguely amusing to gather up some local aus.moto folks
for a
*pushie* ride.

Then again, it might just be my sense of humour,

You set it up, and I'll do my damnedest to get there. I can't
remember where you live, but I'll lay good odds it's as far from my
house as it's possible to get (I'm in Gordon).

Oh, just don't make it the Queen's Birthday weekend - I'm riding my
CT90 to the Wintersun rally in Mildura.

Your MTB would be faster