With the purchase of a new Trek Procaliber 9.6, I now have two 29ers. I don't really need two. I could sell my old X-Caliber, but I probably wouldn't get a lot for it.
Before my heart valve replacement, I was no longer able to ride my road bike up the NCAR hill, but I could ride up it with my 29er. The reasons being the lower gears and fatter, heavier tires which give me more stability at slow speeds. I'm currently on a medication that slows my heart rate. Slower heart beat, less oxygen to the muscles. So, I've decided to optimize my old 29er for road riding. Hill climbing, in particular.
It's no secret that road bikes are lighter than mountain bikes. A big chunk of that difference is the suspension fork and the tires. So, I'm replacing the suspension fork with a rigid carbon fiber. I don't want to go too light and narrow on the tires or I'll lose the stability advantage, but I switched to some 1.75 inch road tires.
One of my goals for the summer.is to ride up Magnolia Drive (Road?), supposedly the steepest climb around. In all the years I've lived in the area, I've never climbed it.
Before my heart valve replacement, I was no longer able to ride my road bike up the NCAR hill, but I could ride up it with my 29er. The reasons being the lower gears and fatter, heavier tires which give me more stability at slow speeds. I'm currently on a medication that slows my heart rate. Slower heart beat, less oxygen to the muscles. So, I've decided to optimize my old 29er for road riding. Hill climbing, in particular.
It's no secret that road bikes are lighter than mountain bikes. A big chunk of that difference is the suspension fork and the tires. So, I'm replacing the suspension fork with a rigid carbon fiber. I don't want to go too light and narrow on the tires or I'll lose the stability advantage, but I switched to some 1.75 inch road tires.
One of my goals for the summer.is to ride up Magnolia Drive (Road?), supposedly the steepest climb around. In all the years I've lived in the area, I've never climbed it.