Team BKool CycleChat

[Del C]

hi, What tyre are you using? My Vittoria zaffiro goes up to 140 psi and is wearing ok, but I'd like something that didn't spray the white wall on my office red! (no dinghy garage for me...the downstairs neighbours love me!) What tyres are people using had in addition to the max psi, which ones don't shred?

I've just swapped my Vittoria Zaffiro back to an old Conti 4 seasons which I was using previously.

Seems to be running quicker on the turbo.

I don't get a spray of red rubber on my garage floor........... I just get black rubber instead!

 

[AAAC 76C]

hi, What tyre are you using? My Vittoria zaffiro goes up to 140 psi and is wearing ok, but I'd like something that didn't spray the white wall on my office red! (no dinghy garage for me...the downstairs neighbours love me!) What tyres are people using had in addition to the max psi, which ones don't shred?

Challenge Open Criterium.
Has a white tread as well.

 

[Rod McG]

Challenge Open Criterium.
Has a white tread as well.

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I find this tyre loses alot of rubber and at high pressure slips when going up anything steep. Downhill is great though!

 

[AAAC 76C]

I find this tyre loses alot of rubber and at high pressure slips when going up anything steep. Downhill is great though!

Can't say I have any problems with tyre slip ever with any tyre.
I always sit climbing, hands close to the stem and weight moved toward the back of the saddle.
My forks are mounted on a roller front wheel stand which in turn is bolted to two old car roof bars to create a 'sledge'. The sledge is anchored to the turbo with a quick release strap.
The latter removed any tendency for the bike to rock forward which would result in a reduced grip on the rear wheel.

 

[Bored Man]

Can't say I have any problems with tyre slip ever with any tyre.
I always sit climbing, hands close to the stem and weight moved toward the back of the saddle.
My forks are mounted on a roller front wheel stand which in turn is bolted to two old car roof bars to create a 'sledge'. The sledge is anchored to the turbo with a quick release strap.
The latter removed any tendency for the bike to rock forward which would result in a reduced grip on the rear wheel.

Can we have Photos please? Help me visualise your sledge.

 

[berty bassett]

i think somewhere in these pages i can remember him putting a picture up - happy hunting

 

[Bored Man]

Cheers.

Have you seen the images @AAAC 76C posts on here? It’s only a matter of time before the contents of his pc becomes a matter of public interest...

If I search, I’ll be implicated...

 

[AAAC 76C]

Can we have Photos please? Help me visualise your sledge.

Red and gold with bells and some reindeer!

 

[AAAC 76C]

Can we have Photos please? Help me visualise your sledge.

Here is the 'sledge'

 

[AAAC 76C]

i think somewhere in these pages i can remember him putting a picture up - happy hunting

And here it is with the tension strap installed.

 

[AAAC 76C]

And here it is with the tension strap installed.

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I also use the strap to store my cycling shoes in when I'm not using them.
And my bib shorts
And my tops
And gloves
And gels
And water bottle
And .....................

 

[<Tommy>]

And here it is with the tension strap installed.

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And they say the Brits aren’t innovators anymore!

Now we’ve done the optimal turbo tyre debate for this month should we move on to best bra size for optimal tension?

 

[AAAC 76C]

And they say the Brits aren’t innovators anymore!

Now we’ve done the optimal turbo tyre debate for this month should we move on to best bra size for optimal tension?

The tension strap is custom and definitely not available on the high street.

 

[Del C]

And here it is with the tension strap installed.

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That looks like the sort of image you'd find on Damian Green's computer!

 

[Bored Man]

And here it is with the tension strap installed.

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I laughed so much I wee’d a bit...