Cycle Drivel

LT42

Along_the_Wire let me know when that starts 👍

Along_the_Wire

LT42 14th August mate. I expect it to be much better than the Tour and the Giro this year

LT42

Lovely stuff, G

Hursty

Not looked at the Vuelta stages this year, some of them are usually double nawty!

Like Stage 18 by the looks of things…

https://www.lavuelta.es/en/stage-18

Mad_Cyril

Hursty
Is stage 18 wrecking ball cycling?

Along_the_Wire

Hursty fucking hell that looks horrendous!

bosstrabs

Ed Smallman has Stage 18 braintard disease.

benson

Went for a 180 km ride today. 90km to my uncles and back. Fell to pieces at 85 km with a puncture, Co2 adapter was broken, fucked the new innertube when I put it in and basically had a EOS level reg. Wlaked the last 5km to my uncles house and got the train home.

I’m going tubeless

Along_the_Wire

benson tubeless is a mess and not worth the hassle. Just learn to get good equipment and replace tubes.

Smallman1

benson EOS level reg

You rang?!

Dubman

Been running tubeless tires for years without any problems or mess. Had a couple of punctures last year. I plugged the holes and there still going strong without any loss of air. The biggest problem I had was seating the tires but that probably down to the size of the tire itself.

Along_the_Wire

Dubman MTBs and Gravel bikes are different gravy, especially given the rate of tyre wear and the terrain your on.

Dubman

Along_the_Wire
I gathered it would be different on a road bike. I can imagine you go through tires fairly quickly. How long do road tires last?

Along_the_Wire

Dubman About every three months on my commuter

Dubman

Wow. That is short. I read an article the other day about some of TDF riders were using tire inserts. Could they prolong tire wear.

Along_the_Wire

Dubman No, would just offer better puncture protection.

Dubman

My MTB tires last at least 2 years but they are 2.5″ tubeless ready.

Hursty

I make tyres last years but I’m a stingy northerner 😂

Along_the_Wire

Hursty I ride conti 5000 GPs - trade grip and rolling resistance for wear. Race on Vitoria Corsa Speed on the TT bike - fucking thin as you like

benson

Along_the_Wire I think I’ve got the vottorias on the systemsix. They are getting binned. I’ll take the aero hit

Along_the_Wire

benson Victoria tyres are absolutely shit unless you’re at the top end and performance is everything. Definitely makes a difference in TTs. For my other bike is GP5000s - they’re fantastic, great grip and protection for a race-quality tyre.

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