Motard660 Posted May 31, 2012 Share I am thinking to do the Amashova on a mountain bike. What I know of road events is freaking dangerous, so that is why I post here to get some advice. Obviously I will replace my tires with some slicks. Now, I currently got tubeless mountain bike tires on the bike. When replacing, do I need to get tubes or can sliks also run tubeless. My other question, are there any other people doing the Amashova on MTB! I dont want to pitch up and I am standing out like roadie with his road bike at a Mountain Bike event.:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKvoodoo Posted May 31, 2012 Share Tubeless yesStand out no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geecee Posted May 31, 2012 Share I am thinking to do the Amashova on a mountain bike. What I know of road events is freaking dangerous, so that is why I post here to get some advice. Obviously I will replace my tires with some slicks. Now, I currently got tubeless mountain bike tires on the bike. When replacing, do I need to get tubes or can sliks also run tubeless. My other question, are there any other people doing the Amashova on MTB! I dont want to pitch up and I am standing out like roadie with his road bike at a Mountain Bike event.:-) friend did shova as his first road race on an mtb with slicks. 3h30minyou wont stand out. its quite common actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris Posted May 31, 2012 Share Tubeless yesStand out no +1 awesome race enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motard660 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Thanks for the advice ......now looking forward to do this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 31, 2012 Share I've done a few on my mtb, nice, just takes longer. Generally whole batches of mtbers together .However I prefer it on a road bike. That and tour Durban is the only time in the whole year when I ride a road bike, and the speed is great fun on the closed roads. Plus you finish quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted May 31, 2012 Share No man, pitch at the start, bike still unwashed from previous ride....double check that your fork and shock is set to full-open. Camelbak mule good to go and baggies. Then try and hook into a peleton, plenty fun...roadies hate it. Seriously I wouldnt change my tyres for a race, run the bike as is and enjoy the vibe Lexx, Nicola13, Motard660 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 31, 2012 Share Done it on an old MTB before. Easily done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motard660 Posted May 31, 2012 Share I've done a few on my mtb, nice, just takes longer. Generally whole batches of mtbers together .However I prefer it on a road bike. That and tour Durban is the only time in the whole year when I ride a road bike, and the speed is great fun on the closed roads. Plus you finish quicker. Road bike would probibly be the answer, but unfortunately I dont own one.:-) I was looking to maybe buy a good second hand one, but dont think the dragon (wife) is going to fall for that one. Not after my stund I pulled with a new Anthem 29er a few weeks ago. I got a Merida 1000 lite as well and was thinking of putting slicks on it for this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motard660 Posted May 31, 2012 Share No man, pitch at the start, bike still unwashed from previous ride....double check that your fork and shock is set to full-open. Camelbak mule good to go and baggies. Then try and hook into a peleton, plenty fun...roadies hate it. Seriously I wouldnt change my tyres for a race, run the bike as is and enjoy the vibe Oeps....i was in anyway thinking to strap my Camelpak on my back! My tubeless tyres going to take a serious beating on that 100+ road trip. I will check the prices on slicks and if it is going to be to expensive, some roadies will hate me then! (Will make sure there is still chunks of mud on the tyres before I pull away:-) :-) :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 31, 2012 Share Oeps....i was in anyway thinking to strap my Camelpak on my back! My tubeless tyres going to take a serious beating on that 100+ road trip. I will check the prices on slicks and if it is going to be to expensive, some roadies will hate me then! (Will make sure there is still chunks of mud on the tyres before I pull away:-) :-) :-))Mtb slicks are cheap. Motard660 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 31, 2012 Share Mtb slicks are cheap.Yep. Conti sport contact ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motard660 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Mtb slicks are cheap. Thanks, did some pricing yesreday, can get away with about R200 a tyre, that is not bad considering that tubeless MTB is going R500+. I am not planning anyway to keep the slicks on, just for Amashova and then nobbies must go back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted June 1, 2012 Share Did the Shova with R70 noname slicks on my 26" MTB ... had a blast overtaking those roadies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dodgius Bastardo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Do you get tubeless slicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted June 1, 2012 Share No, put tubes in and took a spare tube and some instant patches with me just in case. Put the tubeless tyres back on afterwards. Guys at Mavericks in Hillcrest sold me the noname slicks - they worked perfectly, nice and balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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