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STAN'S, xt/517 and Specialized Enduro Pro's NICE! (3 posts)
|  STAN'S, xt/517 and Specialized Enduro Pro's NICE! | tankhead10
Jan 26, 2003 4:24 AM | | I mounted the new rimstrips the other day. I had a hard time mounting them even after I drilled to 3/8th". But the tire was deformed from being in a cold garage and in a box so I left it in the garage for about a day and a half so to let the tire form around the rim. I remounted the tire, soaped it up and used a co2 cart. and whalah. I had air. Yesterday I went to Fair Hill MD. I aired the Specialized Enduro 2.2 to 37-39 psi and had a blast. Rode for two and a half hours in 20-30 degree weather and the tires felt great. I think I could have ran lower pressure. The tires felt no "squisshy rollover on the rim" feeling. My "new everyday use wheelset" . BTW rear wheel weight no skewer was 1001 grams and the front w/out skewer was 733 grams. Stan you are the man. ENDURO PRO is big and plushhhh
I have gained some considerable weight to the horse. 280 grams ISIS bb, heavy wheelset, some old wellgo spd's 360 grams. Great training! |
| Great training? Who you kidding? | Dougal.s
Jan 27, 2003 12:21 PM | | Great training? A few grams ain't gonna do that. I live in Scotland, and during the summer months ride a 20lb hardtail with disks. Come the winter, it gets built up to 25lbs (big tires, different wheels). I have a 28lb bike as well, whic gets used for the occsional training session.
Add Bottles, and loads of thick mud, and that is real training!
Dougal. |
| Not you obviously... | tankhead10
Jan 28, 2003 6:17 AM | | I forgot to mention that my easy overdistance rides have been with a weighted pack with either steel plates or sand bags. Usually twenty pounds extra. I thought I mentioned this before but I think it was on another thread. Have fun. |
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