12/11/13 5:21 PM

Picked up a second 29er wheelset last night for non knobby tires use.

So I decided I would ride the bike to the PO to mail out some stuff. 26^ calm-ish winds. Closed for lunch, rode back home. 28^ now, second trip and then a detour down this moon scape for a road and back to the pavement to get home. kept the cranks spinning. ;)

I was actually pretty hot when I got back to the house. Worse the first trip, and I peeled off a layer for the 2^ hotter second trip. ;) Love that old Ceramic Ski Jacket! :) Over estimated what layers to have under...

Wheels have Salsa Semi welded 29er rims, like 30mm wide outside to outside @ bead! Came with Conti Comfart Contact 47C tires. Some serious meat, spread way out with rims that wide.

@ full pressure 58lb. makes for a nice ride. Although I suspect 5 minutes in 26^ the air density lowered the pressure.

Original plan was 28C or some 32s I have, but new 47s on the wheels, I thought I would not like but do.

Smooth center tread, and a pasella like edge tread. There was a few long sections of fresh 3/4" loose crushed stone to fix washouts. I was surprised how well the smooth tread handled it.

brrrr.....


;)

12/12/13 7:27 AM

Welcome to frostbite riding!

A couple of comments:

1. If you pumped the tires to 58 psi at 70°F the pressure would be about 53 psi at 26°F.

2. You can make the "degree" (°) sign from your keyboard if it has a number pad and you have the "num lock" on. Hold the Alt key down and type 248.

12/12/13 12:46 PM

Note book so I'd have to fcn key in and out the num pad. So I do the lazy ^ for degrees.'


I used to name files and folders ALT255.ALT255 and variations.