Buying/fitting road tyres to a mountain bike

[bikegeek]

I also fitted some security QR wheel locks

Essential items for the commuter. Not unbreakable, but certainly a plus.

Bling Example here...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=19642

I got some TranzX ones, complete with seatpost widget, from EBC for £5.00
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 1&f%5Fbct=

Or there's these which take a 'special' key..
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 1&f%5Fbct=

Cheers, P.

[totallyrandom]

Thanks for all the replies, the information provided has been reall useful and should give me something to go by. I'll keep you posted!

[stoobs]

Personally, I'd go for narrower mountain slicks, and make sure you pump them to the top of the specified range, as opposed to the lower that you would use off-road. In the interim, make sure that your knobblies are pumped up to the top of the pressure range. That itself makes quite a difference.

[mark_w]

I also fitted some security QR wheel locks

Essential items for the commuter. Not unbreakable, but certainly a plus.

Bling Example here...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=19642

I got some TranzX ones, complete with seatpost widget, from EBC for £5.00
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 1&f%5Fbct=

Or there's these which take a 'special' key..
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 1&f%5Fbct=

Cheers, P.

I got Pinhead ones, which are quite clever. You have a skewer with domed ends, but one end has a set of pin-holes in it which mate with a key (which doubles as a keyring and bottle opener) which allows you to tighten or loosen it. So even if you have an allen key you won't get it off - you can only use the special key.



http://www.pinheadcomponents.com/ is the website. Not cheap, but work very well.

Each key is unique and has a serial number which you register with them, so if you lose the key you can order a new key.

[bikegeek]

Mark - I've seen those pinheads on a bike with hope hubs before. The colour goes v.well with the gold hub & the shape of the heads look neat too. Alas, I could only afford the bog standard allen key ones, you've got more cash for bikestuff than me! lucky b..

Cheers, P.