20+ years and 80 pounds ago...can’t ride anymore due to medical. Miss it a lot.
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jmcd
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Great looking truck @Keystone19250
Keystone19250
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Thank you sir. It’s been a work in progress, I have two more lights to put on it.
jmcd
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That work in progress has turned into an awesome looking truck.... it already looked great to begin with. Post some pics when you get the other lights installed.Thank you sir. It’s been a work in progress, I have two more lights to put on it.
Keystone19250
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I do all the work myself. I will but I’m afraid @KillerFord1977 will drool all over himself.That work in progress has turned into an awesome looking truck.... it already looked great to begin with. Post some pics when you get the other lights installed.
jmcd
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That looks like fun. Not knowing about the trail you ride, is it paved? I had a mountain bike, (my son has it now) I just bought a new "commuter" with road tires to keep me sane during a pandemic. I was finding a bit of resistance with the wider tires. (certainly not as wide as yours). Those 1/2 mile slight uphill grades where killing me trying to keep up with the kids. The thinner tires made a ton of difference but know I have limited myself to pavement.
Peglegjoe
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My daily loop is 90% paved, 600' elevation change total (highest to lowest point), but a LOT of up-and-down in between - I live on a mountain, a half mile from a decomissioned Army base (Ft. Ritchie, MD) and that gives me about 500 acres to play on, with no traffic. My Sunday ride on the C&O is gravel/decomposed granite. 16 miles up-river (Potomac), turn around, and 16 miles back down-river.
The fat tires are AWESOME. 26" rim, 4" wide tire (80mm rim width). 15 psi, and they ARE the suspension (you'll notice, hardtail frame and solid front fork). This rides better than my 29" GT mountain bike with hydraulic front fork! And...Cannondale made it lighter!
I track my rides with my Garmin watch, and I run faster times on the Cannondale (pictured) than I did on my GT. It's in the gearing. Calorie burn is about the same from one to the other, but the ride....ohh...SO much better on the fatty!
I am considering changing the tires when these wear out, to something a little less super-swamper-like. Most of the rolling resistance comes from the tread style, not the width. You're only on the center 1/4" regardless, until it's time to lean/turn. The width gives the ability to "pillow" the ride some through lower pressure, and the width keeps it from knifing into mud or soft sand (or snow) - it'll float a bit more, rather than cutting-in.
There are some 4" tires with a solid center rib that I'm looking at (Wanda, I believe they're called), that still have knobs on the sides for lean-traction; and there are some Maxxis Mammoth tires that have similar pattern...but shorter bumps on-center to reduce the rolling resistance while still giving traction when needed. But honestly, since I ride to work out, I don't mind the extra effort. It's more calorie burn, and it's awesome for my cardio! I do my 5.5 miles in a hair under 26 minutes each day (last night, 88 degrees, humid...and I ran 25:53); my 32 mile run takes 2:30 pretty consistently (Sunday, 90 degrees, 8 miles out of the 32 in a driving rain - gawd, that felt good! - and I was 2:33). Can't complain, considering my age and the level of spare parts in my body!
And, I guess we can keep this on-topic...my XD-s lives on my hip the whole time, in my Alien Gear IWB.
The fat tires are AWESOME. 26" rim, 4" wide tire (80mm rim width). 15 psi, and they ARE the suspension (you'll notice, hardtail frame and solid front fork). This rides better than my 29" GT mountain bike with hydraulic front fork! And...Cannondale made it lighter!
I track my rides with my Garmin watch, and I run faster times on the Cannondale (pictured) than I did on my GT. It's in the gearing. Calorie burn is about the same from one to the other, but the ride....ohh...SO much better on the fatty!
I am considering changing the tires when these wear out, to something a little less super-swamper-like. Most of the rolling resistance comes from the tread style, not the width. You're only on the center 1/4" regardless, until it's time to lean/turn. The width gives the ability to "pillow" the ride some through lower pressure, and the width keeps it from knifing into mud or soft sand (or snow) - it'll float a bit more, rather than cutting-in.
There are some 4" tires with a solid center rib that I'm looking at (Wanda, I believe they're called), that still have knobs on the sides for lean-traction; and there are some Maxxis Mammoth tires that have similar pattern...but shorter bumps on-center to reduce the rolling resistance while still giving traction when needed. But honestly, since I ride to work out, I don't mind the extra effort. It's more calorie burn, and it's awesome for my cardio! I do my 5.5 miles in a hair under 26 minutes each day (last night, 88 degrees, humid...and I ran 25:53); my 32 mile run takes 2:30 pretty consistently (Sunday, 90 degrees, 8 miles out of the 32 in a driving rain - gawd, that felt good! - and I was 2:33). Can't complain, considering my age and the level of spare parts in my body!
And, I guess we can keep this on-topic...my XD-s lives on my hip the whole time, in my Alien Gear IWB.
jmcd
Professional
Thanks for the info @Peglegjoe. That sounds like a nice ride. Interesting with the tires being the "shocks" on the bike. Didn't even think of that. I wish I still had my kidney belt from my moto-x days with the bike I have now, I feel like my teeth are going to rattle out of my head sometimes. Luckily, most of the trails I am on are freshly paved. The side streets aren't though. Your run times sound great and you are doing it in the heat. Good for you.
Funny you mention that. My XDS mod 2 is by my side in my Vedder LightTuck IWB
Funny you mention that. My XDS mod 2 is by my side in my Vedder LightTuck IWB
Talyn
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My standard ride is 35 miles although I sometimes reduce it to 20 miles if time/weather is limited. Do the rides 4-5X a week weather & other things going on permitting.
Bike #3 is my converted Mtn bike were I put smoother & narrower tires on and I use that bike in the sloppy late fall/winter/early spring period. Have a pic of it but it's too big to download.
Bike #3 is my converted Mtn bike were I put smoother & narrower tires on and I use that bike in the sloppy late fall/winter/early spring period. Have a pic of it but it's too big to download.
Peglegjoe
Professional
If your ride is too jarring, try dropping your tire pressure some. Don't go too far - you'll add rolling resistance, and your handling will get "slimy" - but let a little out until you get the comfort level you need. I'd run 50psi in my 29r when I wanted all-out speed; I'd drop it to low 30s for some more comfort on expansion joints or actual trail work.
I prefer the fat tires to a suspension, mainly because I lose too much torque from pedaling to the suspension. The bike will dip/squat/wallow with every crank, instead of going forward. The rigid Cannondale with the fat tires, just...goes when I crank. And I haven't found a 3-way adjustable suspension yet, for a mountain bike (high speed compression/low speed compression/spring preload) like on my motorcycles...
I prefer the fat tires to a suspension, mainly because I lose too much torque from pedaling to the suspension. The bike will dip/squat/wallow with every crank, instead of going forward. The rigid Cannondale with the fat tires, just...goes when I crank. And I haven't found a 3-way adjustable suspension yet, for a mountain bike (high speed compression/low speed compression/spring preload) like on my motorcycles...
Lock n' Load
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1974 Harley Davidson Super Glide purchased brand new for $3195. Had to sell it when I moved to NYC. No way would I ride there. Back in PA now but the new model of that bike is now over $20,000. Pic is not of my bike but the only one I could find online of that model. Now that I'm a senior citizen, and too old to ride, my speed fix is as a crew member on a 410 cubic inch 900 horsepower sprint car. Still miss my many happy miles on two wheels.
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