Mountain Biking Training Plan
slicks for a mountain bike?
im looking for some “slicks” for a friends mointain bike 26 inch rims, preferably some thing that can take some psi above 65. i ride a road bike and my buddy commutes with me every so often. ill gear way down for him but he would like to get a little faster, less rollinig resistance is part of the plan. major training and riding is the other. im looking for brands and models. im in south jersey so if ya got a store that would rock too. thanks
There are plenty of fairly narrow slicks available for mountain bikes. Here’s a couple of listings on the internet.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=6000121&subcategory=60001249&brand=&sku=21596&storetype=5&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%2026×1%2E0%20to%2026×1%2E75%20%2D%20Recent%20Additions
http://harriscyclery.net/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=2452
I have ordered products from nashbar.com, so I know there’s no problems there. The harriscyclery.com website I have not ordered from, but Sheldon Brown works there and any bike information you might look up on the web will direct you to one of his many highly informative pages on anything bike related.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Brown_%28bicycle_mechanic%29
Even with slicks on his moutain bike you’ll likely have to gear down your road bike, because you’ll still be much faster. Your gears are still higher and your bike is still likely lighter, and your riding position more powerful. Why don’t you search yardsales for old road bikes for your friend. You can find really great japanese made roed bikes for next to nothing. They’ll have 27″ wheels instead of today’s 700c size but that is not a disadvantage at all. The japanese made bikes were the best quality bikes ever made. The late ’80′s ones were the last hurrah of the era. They are not as light as alot of the bikes with carbon fibre today, but don’t think that they are heavy either. They might be chromoly, but good chromoly is lighter and better riding than todays entry level aluminum. Besides they are bullet proof and will outlast any carbon fibre bike. Point being, there are some terrific bikes available that are just thrown away. Find one for your friend to ride and he will be more evenly matched. You might like the older bikes yourself, especially for everyday commuting.
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