Ah but then what tyres for swoopy rooty bits eh eh eh??? Me I like Verticals but they are too cheap and I must admit to a sense of shame at the Peaslake Shop when everyone else is on expensive rubber and my tyres cost less than a packet of johnnies.
There’s a lot of money at that tea shop of a Sunday.
your right about the bikes though! My secondhand PA frame that i ride round here was 120 quid 4 years ago! and its seems to be faster than
alot of frames it meets on the trails….
although have just bought a Kobe Ti which will shortly be built..that was 300 quid 😯
you would be amazed as to to how much better a minion is and at 30psi..so grippy compared (especially in the wet) I found the verticals such hard rubber tht sits on top of the trail not in it.
“Lightness requires very different riding technique… You skim and bounce, hop and dance, and when it goes wrong you’re not just going to get away with it with a bit of momentum, it all happens very quickly!”
explains why I keep falling off, my FS is only 25lbs 🙁
Nick & co, when I return from Brussels in September (if I return) it would be great to see some of the good stuff you must know around Ranmore – I know some of it but always get the sense there’s more…
nb Alps dates this year are Chamonix June 11 – 16 and July 16-31, and Verbier September 3-10 with the possibility of additional time tacked on at the end depending on employment situation.
No probs, happy to show you some of the ranmore stuff – its my back yard.
Chamonix should be good earlier this year as its been a dire winter for snow, so should melt out quicker. Off down there tomorrow for a week of ski touring in the Vanoise 😛 Going to be hot hot hot…
