Riding Rigid

[PHeller]

it's funny how many people haven't seen Surly's big tired bikes.

 

[South Bound]

Goes without saying that one should only ride rigid STEEL. Rigid Alu is far too painful...

 

[Max P]

As Yo Eddy said - if rigid the main thing is to be fat up front. Not many forks that won't take a '2.4' which never are actually 2.4. Even the most 'honestly' measured from extreme outer knob edge to other edge are maybe 2.2 - 2.3.

The Conti 2.4 is actually 2.1ish edge to edge - many of the 1.95 tyres j**boy tyres are more like 1.75.

Narrow tyred - narrow minded.



Fat is often faster and offers infinitley more comfort, grip and control.

 

[Max P]

Goes without saying that one should only ride rigid STEEL. Rigid Alu is far too painful...

Pah, another old myth.

 

[neilll]

it's funny how many people haven't seen Surly's big tired bikes.

Can you buy these off the shelf in the UK?

 

[messiah]

Goes without saying that one should only ride rigid STEEL. Rigid Alu is far too painful...

Pah, another old myth.

You need those big Balloon (Buffoon?) tyres because your frame is so harsh :roll:

Get a lovely forgiving steel frame and you only need skinny rubber

 

[clockworkgazz]

Have to say that any comfort you get from the bigger tyres must be cancelled out by the lack of comfort given the saddle choice on the SC :shock:

 

[tintin40]

Ihaven't got a steel frame I only owned Klein or Trimble and only rigid with 1.5's on the front with 2.1 on the back

 

[yo-eddy]

Ihaven't got a steel frame I only owned Klein or Trimble and only rigid with 1.5's on the front with 2.1 on the back

nice steel forks on the TRIMBLE though .... and a steel stem comin´ soon huh :roll:

The tyre choice sounds a bit strange to me though... but hey if it works for you

 

[Max P]

They're not 'balloon'! - the front one gives that impression due to the slightly aero shape of the DT5.1 rim, as above a 2.4 measures more like 2.1/2.2 in the real world.

And lots of people swear by SLR's as uber-comfortable. I didn't find it that great and went back to my WTB SST '98 after that pic.



Back to the tyre thing though - why run skinny rubber on any frame - what's the advantage? A few grammes maybe but old school tyres narrow tyres were probably as heavy (or heavier) than today's more advanced big treads. Thin tyres are a huge performance compromise - try fat at least...