tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post115847366365629687..comments2023-11-03T02:22:05.710-07:00Comments on Masiguy: The ride from hell...Tim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00656450355435181157noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158536568749785512006-09-17T16:42:00.000-07:002006-09-17T16:42:00.000-07:00O M G!This sounds an awful lot like a ride wi...O M G!<BR/>This sounds an awful lot like a ride with Hekman and Lee I once took.<BR/><BR/>You should be good now unless you have bad rim tape.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158520408501686862006-09-17T12:13:00.000-07:002006-09-17T12:13:00.000-07:00Keep dreaming Squirrel... You do get an A for effo...Keep dreaming Squirrel... <BR/><BR/>You do get an A for effort though on the Powercranks.Tim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656450355435181157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158519304266164342006-09-17T11:55:00.000-07:002006-09-17T11:55:00.000-07:00ok, let me feel in the details here, first off i r...ok, let me feel in the details here, first off i refrained from giving timothy a hard time about the flats, we all get them from time to time. oh, wait, my conti 4 seasons [the best training tire around, nuff said] haven't gotten a flat in awhile [although with all of my patches gone, i am sure i will now] and show the battle scars of riding california back roads. i still don't know how they don't flat, they holes, pieces of metal, etc. in them. i will concur on the heat, i was covered in salt when we returned. it was great to get out and ride with tim, as he said it is far and in between that we get to talk the shit while riding. and as far as the sprint goes he forgot to tell you that i was riding a compact with <A HREF="http://www.powercranks.com/" REL="nofollow">powercranks</A> and his sprinter thighs rub together, as mine are lean and mean. but one of these days i will catch him sleeping and spank his big fat sprinter arse.blue squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09323646795956411769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158504851671928512006-09-17T07:54:00.000-07:002006-09-17T07:54:00.000-07:00I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon with a tire sugges...I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon with a tire suggestion here... <BR/><BR/>Forget about Armadillos or Hardcases; they ride like poo.<BR/><BR/>I've been using Maxxis ReFuse tires... they're folding, and they've got a puncture resistant belt, but not the super-duper stiff hardriding casing like the Armadillo-type tires.<BR/><BR/>Trust me, if you like America, you'll LOVE the ReFuse tires for your everyday training.<BR/><BR/>(P.S. glad you had a good ride... hope the MasiDaughter had a great time at Grandma's)Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234309081322365017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158501801034028452006-09-17T07:03:00.000-07:002006-09-17T07:03:00.000-07:00I've started riding Bontrager hardcases on my road...I've started riding Bontrager hardcases on my road bike and commuter. I'm no criterium diva so I don't need fancy bald tires. And I hate changing flats. The hardcases require a tantrum to get off, but they never flat. Mine lived through 8 days of Texas and 10 in Colorado and the ones on my commuter haven't been changed since last fall despite half the glass in minneapolis embedded in them.Saschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753671246115554231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11219197.post-1158487339873573742006-09-17T03:02:00.000-07:002006-09-17T03:02:00.000-07:00In this day of light tires, tubes etc., I swear by...In this day of light tires, tubes etc., I swear by specialized armadillos. They have steel beads and weigh a ton, but I rarely get flats. I am not racing on my rides anyways, so who gives a rats ass how much they weigh? I usually ride about 300 miles per week and cannot remember the last flat I got. I get 2k miles out of rear tires and about 6k miles out of the fronts before I replace them. I have red stripes on both as we speak(sidewall color coming through) and still haven't gotten any flats on the tires I am riding. Maybe I should replace them this week...Lizardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081336721991098919noreply@blogger.com