How are they for pavement riding? Trying to figure out what to run on my singletrack build that will be for mostly commuting (20 mile RT), with some occasional light dirt/gravel
Fat slicks would be better for pavement, but worse on loose dirt. Slicks are fine on hardpack dirt too unless it's wet/slick. If I was commuting 20 miles on pavement I'd definitely use slicks. More grip and faster. And quieter.
They should be fine on hardpack dirt. If you live somewhere dusty then you may want some tread. Here in Ontario dirt tends to be pretty sticky (dry clay mud).
The best fat slick tire I've found is a Rene Herse with the endurance casing.
The best lightly-treaded (inverted tread) 26er I've found for mostly pavement but some dirt is the Maxxis DTH tire. It's made for dirt jumping so it should handle dust, but it's nice 'n' smooth on pavement.
Schwalbe sidewalls on their gumwall tires are very fragile in my experience.
I actually just learned about Rene herse tires a couple days ago from and old dude on a sick custom touring bike.
Thanks for the recc. I’ll look into the Maxxis. I’m in the Bay Area so it can get kinda dusty
> I actually just learned about Rene herse tires a couple days ago from and old dude on a sick custom touring bike.
Yeah, very pricy tires but very nice too. They have a treaded tire as well but the knobs are a bit big and spaced out for mostly pavement riding.
I've heard bad things about their default casing though. Endurance casing is the way to go imo unless it's for a race.
The basket is the pelago rascet. I still need to fix it to the fork but the canti hanger is in the way. When I finalized brake and shifter setup I’ll install the grips and plugs ;)
It was pure chance. It was just described as Mountainbike 26“ on a platform similar to Craig’s list (but German) with a blurry picture and without any additional details. It was close to em so I drove by after work and couldn’t believe my luck
Vs all day but 3x7 or 8 is very useful and obviously much cheaper than the conversion if everything is working smoothly. The X in x-bike isn’t supposed to stand for xpensive 😆
Ha ha, I think I made exactly the same unnecessary purchase a few days ago! I'm trying to work out which "project" I'm going to use it on but none of them cost more than the groupset, even _with_ the discount
I'd like to see some more interesting cranks on there. Sachs, maybe? In fact a sachs new success groupset would be pretty awesome on that bike. Very silky and expensive feeling. When you get around to replacing your wheels -- which would definitely be on my list, a fine lightweight wheelset brings out the best in that frame -- sachs hubs are absolutely exquisite. (Except for the Quarz rear hub, which I would avoid.) I'd be making that bike a showcase of German engineering. Cheaper than buying a BMW. And not something you see every day.
Haven’t finished it as I have a conflict with the canti hanger. The bottom is fixed to the fender mount with a spacer. Works just right as pictured in the instructions of the rasket
Billy bonkers, i see you are a man of culture
How are they for pavement riding? Trying to figure out what to run on my singletrack build that will be for mostly commuting (20 mile RT), with some occasional light dirt/gravel
Fat slicks would be better for pavement, but worse on loose dirt. Slicks are fine on hardpack dirt too unless it's wet/slick. If I was commuting 20 miles on pavement I'd definitely use slicks. More grip and faster. And quieter.
Any reccs? I was leaning toward conti contact speed but I’m sure they’re not great on dirt.
They should be fine on hardpack dirt. If you live somewhere dusty then you may want some tread. Here in Ontario dirt tends to be pretty sticky (dry clay mud). The best fat slick tire I've found is a Rene Herse with the endurance casing. The best lightly-treaded (inverted tread) 26er I've found for mostly pavement but some dirt is the Maxxis DTH tire. It's made for dirt jumping so it should handle dust, but it's nice 'n' smooth on pavement. Schwalbe sidewalls on their gumwall tires are very fragile in my experience.
I actually just learned about Rene herse tires a couple days ago from and old dude on a sick custom touring bike. Thanks for the recc. I’ll look into the Maxxis. I’m in the Bay Area so it can get kinda dusty
> I actually just learned about Rene herse tires a couple days ago from and old dude on a sick custom touring bike. Yeah, very pricy tires but very nice too. They have a treaded tire as well but the knobs are a bit big and spaced out for mostly pavement riding. I've heard bad things about their default casing though. Endurance casing is the way to go imo unless it's for a race.
Nice job! What basket is that? Looks good and strong. But *please* plug those core samplers, my friend, or you could end up on medizzy..
The basket is the pelago rascet. I still need to fix it to the fork but the canti hanger is in the way. When I finalized brake and shifter setup I’ll install the grips and plugs ;)
Holy crap. There’s never deals like these in the greater Toronto area.
It was pure chance. It was just described as Mountainbike 26“ on a platform similar to Craig’s list (but German) with a blurry picture and without any additional details. It was close to em so I drove by after work and couldn’t believe my luck
Congrats on the find!
Kleinanzeigen for the win 😉
Exactly!
There are still some things to do. I plan to do a 1x10 drivetrain and maybe switch out the brakes for vbrakes
Vs all day but 3x7 or 8 is very useful and obviously much cheaper than the conversion if everything is working smoothly. The X in x-bike isn’t supposed to stand for xpensive 😆
I managed to snag a microshift advent 1x10 group for 75€ so it’s still relatively cheap ;)
Ah, yeah that’s totally worth it.
Ha ha, I think I made exactly the same unnecessary purchase a few days ago! I'm trying to work out which "project" I'm going to use it on but none of them cost more than the groupset, even _with_ the discount
What seatpost?
It’s a reverse components aluminum seatpost. [Link](https://reverse-components.com/en/products/aluminium-0)
I'd like to see some more interesting cranks on there. Sachs, maybe? In fact a sachs new success groupset would be pretty awesome on that bike. Very silky and expensive feeling. When you get around to replacing your wheels -- which would definitely be on my list, a fine lightweight wheelset brings out the best in that frame -- sachs hubs are absolutely exquisite. (Except for the Quarz rear hub, which I would avoid.) I'd be making that bike a showcase of German engineering. Cheaper than buying a BMW. And not something you see every day.
Swoopier handlebars please
How did you mount the front rack? I've got quick skewers too and am having a real hard time trying to mount it to the fender mount
Haven’t finished it as I have a conflict with the canti hanger. The bottom is fixed to the fender mount with a spacer. Works just right as pictured in the instructions of the rasket