MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
if you want quick without sacrificing comfort via size then I heartily recommend the Marathon Supreme in a 700x40, but they aren't cheap
Doing Sportive on Hybrid ??????
- Thread starter paulb55
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Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
I did my first 100km sportive on a hybrid with similar sized tyres.
More important than the bike is you: you'll want to be getting some miles in and also increasing the length of your rides.
There is no substitute for miles in the saddle!
More important than the bike is you: you'll want to be getting some miles in and also increasing the length of your rides.
There is no substitute for miles in the saddle!
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Yup saw plenty of hybrids at a sportive this year , ride what you like .
paulb55
Über Member
- Location
- Birmingahm
was the size of tyres my 700 x 32c or 700 x 40 by MacB
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
32; I downsized from 38.
Personally, I think 40 is over the top and would have happily have done it on 28. But everyone is different...
If you're comfortable on what you are riding now, I'd stick with that: see how you get on and then you can make any changes with the benefit of experience.
I wouldn't get too hung-up on specs, after all the bike you're riding today is far better than what was being ridden even twenty years ago.
More important is to get some miles in, if you try and tackle 100km when you've only ridden 10km then you'll struggle and what tyres you're on won't make much difference to that.
Have a look at this page, there's a training guide aimed at beginners that will gradually build up the distance. It's the one I followed and I made it!
I have no doubt that you can do it, you just need to get stuck in to the cycling: the effect that the "right" kit and components will have on your riding is negligible compared to the effect that you can have on it.
Personally, I think 40 is over the top and would have happily have done it on 28. But everyone is different...
If you're comfortable on what you are riding now, I'd stick with that: see how you get on and then you can make any changes with the benefit of experience.
I wouldn't get too hung-up on specs, after all the bike you're riding today is far better than what was being ridden even twenty years ago.
More important is to get some miles in, if you try and tackle 100km when you've only ridden 10km then you'll struggle and what tyres you're on won't make much difference to that.
Have a look at this page, there's a training guide aimed at beginners that will gradually build up the distance. It's the one I followed and I made it!
I have no doubt that you can do it, you just need to get stuck in to the cycling: the effect that the "right" kit and components will have on your riding is negligible compared to the effect that you can have on it.
paulb55
Über Member
- Location
- Birmingahm
Thanks Jimmy,
i am doing a 100km charity nightride in june 2012 but thinking of doing a charity 100km sportive in april just to test myself as i am doing between 70-75 miles per week now which works out at
Sun - 25 miles +
Mon - Day off
Tues - 15 miles +
Wed - Day off
Thurs - 15 miles +
Fri - Day off
Sat - 15 miles +
with winter coming up i will be happy with 50 miles per week with weather etc and then kick off beginning of Feb 2012 with a 75 mile week and then build that up to 150 miles per week by the end of may 2012
all i will change is my tyres and hopefully i can do it
Does anybody have a training plan to build up from 75 miles per week up to doing a 100 km sportive in June 2012
MattHB
Proud Daddy
- Location
- Deepest darkest Dorset
I saw someone coming down 9 barrows down in the purbecks in dorset yesterday on a cyclocross with damn skinny jobs on it!! Having just walked up the near vertical slope I couldnt believe he didnt burst his airbags on the way down! it was a good lesson in just how much a tyre can take.
Id like to reduce mine significantly from the 700c x45C it came with as it seems excessive! Especially for what I do.
Id like to reduce mine significantly from the 700c x45C it came with as it seems excessive! Especially for what I do.
Slick tyres as narrow as you dare!
Will either add 2 or 3 mph to your speed for the same effort or conversely, reduce your effort by some 10-15% for the same performance.
Imagine having 10 miles to still finish and suddenly realising you only have 1 or 2 to do? That is probably the difference on good road tryes vs the standard knobbly ones on your bike.....
I was free wheeling when a mate was peddling - difference was tyres!
(and I am a fat bastid)
Will either add 2 or 3 mph to your speed for the same effort or conversely, reduce your effort by some 10-15% for the same performance.
Imagine having 10 miles to still finish and suddenly realising you only have 1 or 2 to do? That is probably the difference on good road tryes vs the standard knobbly ones on your bike.....
I was free wheeling when a mate was peddling - difference was tyres!
(and I am a fat bastid)
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
^^ true Slaav, but there is a pay-off between speed and comfort.
Over distance being comfortable is much more important than being fast: a comfortable rider will go further than one who's had their bones jarred and teeth rattled...
Over distance being comfortable is much more important than being fast: a comfortable rider will go further than one who's had their bones jarred and teeth rattled...
Ha - you have seen the flaw in my plan.... On a Cross or hybrid, you wont get bone breaking 23c tyres (at 115psi) .... but make sure they are slicks! Bu66er the grip; make sure that you make it as easy as possible - and comfort as rightly pointed out - is a key issue with that!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Ha - you have seen the flaw in my plan.... On a Cross or hybrid, you wont get bone breaking 23c tyres (at 115psi) .... but make sure they are slicks! Bu66er the grip; make sure that you make it as easy as possible - and comfort as rightly pointed out - is a key issue with that!
Actually tread doesn't do anything for grip on the road, slick tyres will grip better, especially if they are a softer compound.
marcs
New Member
- Location
- corfe castle
i come down 9 barrow down quite a lot and use a hybrid 700c 28s but it just depends on what line your'e taking when coming down that hill, iv'e even seen racers shooting down there in the past "Madness" lol
Joshua Plumtree
Approaching perfection from a distance.
I've regularly done 70-80 mile club runs on a Trek Hybrid. The bike isn't really the issue, it's much more to do with your level of fitness and how many miles you have in your legs.
That said, have to agree with the comments about wheel size; put some 700+23's on and you'll immediately transform the hybrid into a speed machine - but try to avoid too many cattle grids!
That said, have to agree with the comments about wheel size; put some 700+23's on and you'll immediately transform the hybrid into a speed machine - but try to avoid too many cattle grids!
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Keep the same tyres, but increase the pressure to reduce rolling resistance.
tudor_77
Veteran
Im doing a sportive in june on a Giant Roam Hybrid which is similar to yours. Lockable front suspension, 700 x 40 slightly knobbly tyres etc. Thats if I don't buy another road bike before then, but the Giant Roam is what I am currently training on. It might not be the lightest machine, or best suited for long distance but its fast for its weight and very comfortable. I agree with what others have suggested about getting slimmer tyres, 700 x 35 would make a huge difference over a long distance.
Best of luck either way dude.
Best of luck either way dude.
