Which bike rides the best?
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.........we will see how the trek rides,could be my favourite cos its so shit and different lol
i quite like my Raleigh yukon
bit of a gate but a nice thing to pootle about on
the others my ali GT s/s rigid ,a stunning little bike ,very point and shoot
sort of thing
and my GT karakoram s/s
newer bikes (not jumping on the full speed ahead bandwagon)
on-one slidey inbred
honest
bit of a gate but a nice thing to pootle about on
the others my ali GT s/s rigid ,a stunning little bike ,very point and shoot
sort of thing
and my GT karakoram s/s
newer bikes (not jumping on the full speed ahead bandwagon)
on-one slidey inbred
honest
. Always found aluminium a bit harsh 
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Rigid MTBs:
Ti Kona. Not hugely different to the steel equivalent, but noticeably more comfortable after an all-day ride. And corners like it's on rails.
A housemate's steel Diamond Back. It didn't look like anything special, but had a very nice, light tubeset and was amazing to ride. Add your own "steel" cliches. It was a real eye-opener.
Road:
My old Cottingham TT bike. Again, the tubes had some multiple butting that gave it an amazing feel. But the riding position was extreme and I guess I got too old and needed something more relaxed.
29er:
My Fisher Rig. It rolls over everything and is very comfortable... but the wheels are very heavy and it handles like a lazy pig compared to a 26er.
So, from one extreme to the other. All of them have their place.
Ti Kona. Not hugely different to the steel equivalent, but noticeably more comfortable after an all-day ride. And corners like it's on rails.
A housemate's steel Diamond Back. It didn't look like anything special, but had a very nice, light tubeset and was amazing to ride. Add your own "steel" cliches. It was a real eye-opener.
Road:
My old Cottingham TT bike. Again, the tubes had some multiple butting that gave it an amazing feel. But the riding position was extreme and I guess I got too old and needed something more relaxed.
29er:
My Fisher Rig. It rolls over everything and is very comfortable... but the wheels are very heavy and it handles like a lazy pig compared to a 26er.
So, from one extreme to the other. All of them have their place.
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It's tyres that have the largest effect on ride quality. In 1984 I swapped my F.W. Evans' ATB with its skinwall 2.125" x 26" tyres, for a Cleland' Aventura with 2" x 650b Finnish snow tyres that weighed 3lb each and ran as low as 15lbs /square inch.
Apart from their weight, they gave, and still do give the smoothest ride I have experienced. They don't pinch puncture and will completely absorb high frequency vibrations from bumps up to one inch high. Beyond that they will bottom out but are so thick that this won't damage the rim. Handling is interesting as the tyres float from side to side on the narrow rims. I used to practice by riding over a pile of house bricks. The tyres would snake in between the bricks and so didn't kick back through the steering and cause the loss of control you would expect.
It's tyres that have the largest effect on ride quality. In 1984 I swapped my F.W. Evans' ATB with its skinwall 2.125" x 26" tyres, for a Cleland' Aventura with 2" x 650b Finnish snow tyres that weighed 3lb each and ran as low as 15lbs /square inch.
Apart from their weight, they gave, and still do give the smoothest ride I have experienced. They don't pinch puncture and will completely absorb high frequency vibrations from bumps up to one inch high. Beyond that they will bottom out but are so thick that this won't damage the rim. Handling is interesting as the tyres float from side to side on the narrow rims. I used to practice by riding over a pile of house bricks. The tyres would snake in between the bricks and so didn't kick back through the steering and cause the loss of control you would expect.
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