Cough, wheeze, sneeze - yes, I feel so flued up. Can't think of a worse time than now, but I guess it's better early than during the ride? Anyway, this is only a small bout, had worse ones in the past.
Friday was truly shit. Keen to test out my new bike with all its new equipment - except for a chainring that needs to be modified before I go - I went on a ride. After 2km, the rear tyre punctured. And guess what, I used Schwalbe Big Apples, which is supposed to have the best puncture protection - the Smartguard. I am disappointed, for sure.
Nonetheless, I realised that this bike still folds and goes into a boot of a taxi, which is a good sign, because it shows that with all these upgrade, there still is a semblance of foldability. Great!
With the Big Apples, I felt that my bike became a lot slower! I came from Kojaks, but I'm shocked at how much speed these tyres sap out of my ride! It could be the poorly tuned brakes, though. Gonna tune it later.
Try Marathon Supremes, I have never flatted using them it is through city and also broken roads riding. It also offers good rolling feeling. BTW, I am not paid to say this...:) Big apples are very comfortable ride but it is very draggy...
ReplyDeleteU can see my flamingo with the marathon supremes... http://smallwheelsbigsmile.blogspot.com/2010/09/flamingo-prepped-and-ready.html