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Eric Gleason
Guest
I got my first decent bike last fall, was able to ride it for a month or so before the weather
turned and riding was no fun anymore. The weather finally broke here in upstate NY (at least for a
few days), so I got out on the road for the first time this year.
The bike is more or less an entry-level flat bar road bike, riding on road tires. I want to get
tires that are a little wider and will still work on these rims, I ride on a lot of asphalt in bad
shape, so I can feel every little bump jarring my ass. What do you guys recommend? What do I look
for? The current tires are 700 x26C
Second, I need one of those seats that won't make my weewee go numb, what's good there? My local
shops seem to have a very poor selection. I've heard the Terry Liberator mentioned before, is this a
good option? FWIW, I've got kind of a wide ass.
What do I need to keep my chain and gears clean? Lots of water from melting snow and gravel on top
of the asphalt from a long winter, so I got plenty of grainy dirt on me today, and my chain already
felt like I just sandblasted
it.
Are the cheapy fenders like Nashbar sells worth the $ and time to install them? I think it's going
to be a wet spring here...
Thanks in advance for the advice!
turned and riding was no fun anymore. The weather finally broke here in upstate NY (at least for a
few days), so I got out on the road for the first time this year.
The bike is more or less an entry-level flat bar road bike, riding on road tires. I want to get
tires that are a little wider and will still work on these rims, I ride on a lot of asphalt in bad
shape, so I can feel every little bump jarring my ass. What do you guys recommend? What do I look
for? The current tires are 700 x26C
Second, I need one of those seats that won't make my weewee go numb, what's good there? My local
shops seem to have a very poor selection. I've heard the Terry Liberator mentioned before, is this a
good option? FWIW, I've got kind of a wide ass.
What do I need to keep my chain and gears clean? Lots of water from melting snow and gravel on top
of the asphalt from a long winter, so I got plenty of grainy dirt on me today, and my chain already
felt like I just sandblasted
it.
Are the cheapy fenders like Nashbar sells worth the $ and time to install them? I think it's going
to be a wet spring here...
Thanks in advance for the advice!