On 10/20/2011 9:23 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Is there any chance it would make reasonable trade-in material for
something more suitable for off-road use? If not, I may just go ahead
and buy a cheap, used off-road-type bike that's more suited for that
kind of use
You'd be better off just getting a set of on/off road tires and giving
it a try first.
Thanks for that advice. I wasn't sure if the bike frame would be
suitable for that. It's good to know. The wheels seem pretty narrow,
though -- so, I wonder if I might need new rims for off-road tires?
Do some research on a sport called cyclocross. The season is about to
start. I've only ever ridden in one, I threw my back out in it, and
before I had a chance to ride in one again, life happened.
The problem I ran into was that my shoes didn't have enough grip in the
mud for carrying the bike up the hill I couldn't ride up. I don't have
much in the way of pictures of the race, but here are some shots of the
bike I have for riding in off road races:
http://www.red4est.com/lrc/pix/cyclox060129/
These are the tires I have on my dirt rims:
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-Double-Fighter-Bicycle-26x1-9/dp/B0025U2NX0
The problem is that tires for dirt are much worse for riding on pavement.
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