Flowta Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Normal road tyres will work just fine, or you can get a set or thesehttp://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/kenda-mtb-kwick-tendrill-tyre or these is you want close to "normal" "29er" sizehttp://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/continental-city-ride
sadamhussein Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) Ride your freekin bike where you want and with slicks if you think it will make your day more enjoyable. There is no such thing as a real mountain biker unless you're 12 years old and doing it to impress people. on the contrary, the consensus is that the people who put slicks on a MTB for a once-a-year joyride like the 94.7 are the actual posers - you are cutting 3.56400349456 minutes off your time of three hours point NO ONE CARES!!! Edited October 9, 2012 by sadamhussein
kingalton Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 i bought some conti Cyclocross tyres, very small tread, work pretty well, and dont make the bike look too horrible as they arent as thin as normal road tyres.. see attached pic DR ◣◢ 1
kingalton Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 on the contrary, the consensus is that the people who put slicks on a MTB for a once-a-year joyride like the 94.7 are the actual posers - you are cutting 3.56400349456 minutes off your time of three hours point NO ONE CARES!!!the main concensus, I believe, is that most dont care what you think.. if one wants to put slicks on to improve your time, do it - whats it to you? Showtime, EZRider and Sepia 3
koukie Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 why would you do that race on slicks?you're not going to win it on a mtb with slicks, so who are you trying to out-do by putting slicks on? just suck it up and be a mountainbiker for crying out loud!Listen to the ghost!
EZRider Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 on the contrary, the consensus is that the people who put slicks on a MTB for a once-a-year joyride like the 94.7 are the actual posers - you are cutting 3.56400349456 minutes off your time of three hours point NO ONE CARES!!! You will cut A LOT more than 3 .5 minutes with slicks on. More like 20 - 30 minutes.You are only a poser if you care about consensus.Half the fun of road cycling is going very fast and slicks will make you much faster.And someone will care - the OP cares which is why he wants slicks in the first place.Wierd how so many feel the need to tell him how to enjoy his sport... kingalton, Showtime and Sepia 3
Showtime Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 on the contrary, the consensus is that the people who put slicks on a MTB for a once-a-year joyride like the 94.7 are the actual posers - you are cutting 3.56400349456 minutes off your time of three hours point NO ONE CARES!!! Nope the poser would be the guy slogging away on the knobbies imagining that everybody is in awe of his coolness and 'real mountain bike' status. If you consider that nobody cares about what you're doing the day will be more enjoyable on slicks as he gets to experience some of what makes road cycling addictive to us as a variation to mountain biking. EZRider, kingalton and Sepia 3
kingalton Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I did a 3:03 last year on my 29er, with racing ralphs.. i have a spare set of wheels and i put slicks on, hopefully i can do a sub 3:00 this year.. Doing it for MY pb, dont need anyones approval...
Showtime Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I did a 3:03 last year on my 29er, with racing ralphs.. i have a spare set of wheels and i put slicks on, hopefully i can do a sub 3:00 this year.. Doing it for MY pb, dont need anyones approval... All the best with that sub 3. I hope you have good luck with the weather etc.
sadamhussein Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) You will cut A LOT more than 3 .5 minutes with slicks on. More like 20 - 30 minutes. no one cares if you cut 30 minutes off your time because you still aren't anywhere near winning the race, so you might as well keep your knobblies on and try and improve your personal time instead, without taking the easy route of fitting slicks and fooling yourself into thinking you are faster. it grinds me how so many people think you simply cannot under any circumstances do the 94.7 on your MTB if you don't have slicks fitted. To them the idea of doing it with knobblies is totally absurd. - WAKE UP people, an MTB rides just fine on tar! Edited October 9, 2012 by sadamhussein
gummibear Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 no one cares if you cut 30 minutes off your time because you still aren't anywhere near winning the race, so you might as well keep your knobblies on and try and improve your personal time instead, without taking the easy route of fitting slicks and fooling yourself into thinking you are faster. it grinds me how so many people think you simply cannot under any circumstances do the 94.7 on your MTB if you don't have slicks fitted. The idea of doing it with knobblies to them is totally absurd. - WAKE UP people, an MTB rides just fine on tar! Why waist good tyres on tar?Do you even cycle or just troll from the grave? Sepia and kingalton 2
Eldron Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Why waist good tyres on tar?Do you even cycle or just troll from the grave? +1 - I have super soft Ritchey Shields on my mtb... Tar eats them for breakfast! EZRider 1
BergForce Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Tar eats away the knobbies and mtb tyres are expensive. I have researched 29er slicks and found the best option is Schwalbe Marathon Racer tyres. Dont go too narrow width on 29er rims, >35-38mm. KenC. 1
Bike Mob Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I would find some 28-35c road tires and fit those.
EZRider Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 no one cares if you cut 30 minutes off your time because you still aren't anywhere near winning the race, so you might as well keep your knobblies on and try and improve your personal time instead, without taking the easy route of fitting slicks and fooling yourself into thinking you are faster. it grinds me how so many people think you simply cannot under any circumstances do the 94.7 on your MTB if you don't have slicks fitted. To them the idea of doing it with knobblies is totally absurd. - WAKE UP people, an MTB rides just fine on tar! Dude, don't ever let other peoples fun grind you. Ever! That's absurd and an indication of a wake up call.And when you can do a 3:03 with MTB tires like the poster above then I'll listen to you. Oh wait, he is putting slicks on this year...
EZRider Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I did a 3:03 last year on my 29er, with racing ralphs.. i have a spare set of wheels and i put slicks on, hopefully i can do a sub 3:00 this year.. Doing it for MY pb, dont need anyones approval... 3:03 on MTB tires! Respect.Route is shorter this year so you should be good for that sub 3.
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