I have a Trek 8000 which I have been riding on the road a lot more than I thought I would. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good set of tires and rims which would be better suited for the road? Thanks.🙄
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Both Mavic and Shimano do 700c road wheels for MTBs, with 135mm rear dropout and disc brake mounts. 700c Tyres, the world is your oyster... 🙂
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I'm guessing you're commuting on it and you've got Bontrager wheels?
I wouldn't change the rims, just the tires to something smoother and better suited to commuting. I'd suggest getting shod in something from Dutch Perfect.
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Check out Specialized FatBoy slick tires, way cheaper than new wheels.
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If you know you're going to eb riding on road and not venturing onto anythng more challenging than fine-gravel coated hardpack off road, then a set of Continental Sport Contact 1.3's are the bee's knees. Check out the MTB slicks thread on the Aust/NZ forum on this site.
Mine have done over 3500km and have heaps of life left yet. They have built-in puncture protection. Not a single puncture to date, they're faaaaast, and good in the wet.
The only downside is they're a very tight fit on the rim. I mean VERY tight. I've snapped all my plastic tyre levers and bought a set of steel-cored ones against the day I do have a flat, which hasn't happened yet, touch wood(bangs on head) .
But if you're planning on venturing onto more challenging off road on this steed, a second set of rims makes life much easier. It is what I've done - less than five minutes to change from onroad to offroad. Although - as it turned out - I didn't really need to. I saw a C'dale Jekyll 800 on eBay at a good price and couldn't help myself. :o
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If you're running discs, Shimano do a set and Mavic do a set of disc ready 700c wheels. If not, you can run brake arm extenders and use regular old road wheels.
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[quote="bobbyOCR"]..you can run brake arm extenders and use regular old road wheels.[QUOTE]
That was a neat little trick, wish I'd known about it a few weeks ago. How does it affect braking power, do you have to squeeze a lot harder? -
[quote="dabac"][quote="bobbyOCR"]..you can run brake arm extenders and use regular old road wheels.
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There is some loss in brake power, but not enough to make the brakes feel unsafe. It's still quite easy to lock wheels and, if anything, They feel better with the added arm flex. Plus, the extra arm length counters the fact that V-Brake levers pull more cable. Without the longer arms it'd lose more modulation.That was a neat little trick, wish I'd known about it a few weeks ago. How does it affect braking power, do you have to squeeze a lot harder?
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