litespeed
New Member
I have been lurking and reading for a couple weeks now. Lots of interesting info. I live over on the east central coast of Florida and I am looking for a way to keep my truck in the driveway more often and more $$$ in my pocket. I regularly travel 9 to 10 miles one way to see friends, go shopping, etc... The truck is killing me now that gas is over $4 a gallon. A real scooter is out of the question right now because our budget has become so tight. This looks like the solution. My only fear is getting run over by some idiot on a cell phone or a drunk while riding the bike.
I used to race road bikes (USCF Cat. 4) and mountain bikes when I lived in NC. I did 10 years in the Air Force up there. Cycling was much different up there and this was actually before the whole cell phone revolution. It is scary to watch people drive around here. Even watching from a truck. People are literally all over the road, completely distracted. etc....
Anyway... I'm going to give it a shot. I'm looking at putting a Staton Friction unit on my Giant NRS 1. I think it is the simplest solution for the bikes I have now. I don't want to screw up the NRS and I would like to keep the rear disc. I would have kept some of the ones I sold if I knew I was going to be doing this.
I have been reading alot and I cannot exactly find the information I am looking for. I'm looking for a good set of street tires for this bike. The rims are UST and presta, but I can and have used tubes before. Has anyone tried the Continental Town and Country tires? They look to be a good choice:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...id=&pagename=Shop by Subcat: 26x1.8 to 26x2.1
Cool forum! Thanks for the input. I'm already looking at different bikes for a chain drive setup.
AJ
I used to race road bikes (USCF Cat. 4) and mountain bikes when I lived in NC. I did 10 years in the Air Force up there. Cycling was much different up there and this was actually before the whole cell phone revolution. It is scary to watch people drive around here. Even watching from a truck. People are literally all over the road, completely distracted. etc....
Anyway... I'm going to give it a shot. I'm looking at putting a Staton Friction unit on my Giant NRS 1. I think it is the simplest solution for the bikes I have now. I don't want to screw up the NRS and I would like to keep the rear disc. I would have kept some of the ones I sold if I knew I was going to be doing this.
I have been reading alot and I cannot exactly find the information I am looking for. I'm looking for a good set of street tires for this bike. The rims are UST and presta, but I can and have used tubes before. Has anyone tried the Continental Town and Country tires? They look to be a good choice:
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?...id=&pagename=Shop by Subcat: 26x1.8 to 26x2.1
Cool forum! Thanks for the input. I'm already looking at different bikes for a chain drive setup.
AJ