Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
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Hi Andy and thats also a +1 on the bar ends from me and also maybe some gel grips ! these did the trick for my team rider ( thats the other half) who could not go more than about 2 miles before her hands did the same.Now the questions you may have noted that anything you ask is usualy answered so again that should not cause problems,motivation well all I will say is I used to be a 22 st. 10lbs chain smokeing slob (yes I now call my former self a fat slob) who was killing himself ! developed sleep apneoa because of it and was advised by the hospital to start somekind of exercise or die !!! so considered jogging no bl**dy fear running is for total emergencies only,swimming when yer that fat you just don't look good in budgie smugglers lol, so along can a bicycle a cheap and cheerful pre owned (thats posh for second hand) mtb and well now 14st ish sold car cycle everywhere and bu**er me loving every second of it,so get on that bike and ride ! Oh and also don't worry yourself if after a little while you start to want nice shiny new bits and bobs for you stead and ones bank balance starts to dip a little fear not this is quite normal for cyclist's to do this lol.
Whoa there! Did you say "x45"? That's very wide. I'm guessing you were worried about them taking your weight. After a few blowouts and a couple of broken spokes, I've been running on a combination of "Alpine 3" triple-butted spokes on my rear wheel and "Slime" self-healing inner tubes. This is a bomb-proof combination that has served me well for years, and if you follow suit you could probably drop to a 700x32 or x35 tyre straight away. You will be amazed how much faster (and therefore furthe) you can go on a slimmer tyre.It has ...700c x45 tyres which I think could be abit narrower.
Whoa there! Did you say "x45"? That's very wide. I'm guessing you were worried about them taking your weight. After a few blowouts and a couple of broken spokes, I've been running on a combination of "Alpine 3" triple-butted spokes on my rear wheel and "Slime" self-healing inner tubes. This is a bomb-proof combination that has served me well for years, and if you follow suit you could probably drop to a 700x32 or x35 tyre straight away. You will be amazed how much faster (and therefore furthe) you can go on a slimmer tyre.
I'm no expert on rims, so I won't bulls**t you. But if there's one really important thing I've learned over the years, it is to trust my local bike shop man, who happens to be a genius wheel builder (free plug for Striking Bikes in Gloucester, in my case). The rear wheel is the one that really counts, as it takes more weight. If you have that wheel re-laced with the thickest spokes you can get, you won't go wrong.The last major repair I needed was to replace a broken rear hub. One of the eyes on the hub actually broke instead of the spoke that went into it! "Alpine 3"s are that strong. As to tyres, at 20st, I currently use x32s with (as I said) "Slime" tubes and I swear by them. Purists might say they slow you down due to the very slight extra weight, but that only really comes into play if you are on a racing bike with little skinny tyres.Well I basically inherited the bike from a mate last year.
Initially I was worried about getting thinner tyres but the more I read around here I think I'll be ok with them. I'm not sure on the wheels. They are Alexrims CT700 "double wall" 622x18.
I now have the reverse problem clothes are now way to big lol I never had to wear a belt pants always seemed to be tight enough by themselves,not sure which I have spent most on over the last couple of years new clothes or stuff for the bike uhm most likely the bike lol.Tell me about it
I was getting overweight before I started riding, just didn't realise how much until 6 months later and all my clothes didn't fit anymore!
I now have the reverse problem clothes are now way to big lol I never had to wear a belt pants always seemed to be tight enough by themselves,not sure which I have spent most on over the last couple of years new clothes or stuff for the bike uhm most likely the bike lol.
If i had the money i would already have a new bike !I'm sure you'd be ok with a rigid fork - but do you really need one?? Maybe ride as you are until youre hooked as then you'll want to buy a new bike (read as "a new bike for every eventuality") anyway.