Is slicks worth it

[Bird87_ZA]

I have a Momsen RX292 MTB. I use it for both MTB and Road rides. I want to know if it's worth buying slicks for road?

 

I'm very new in the whole biking scene so don't know anything about wheels.

[V12man]

I have a Momsen RX292 MTB. I use it for both MTB and Road rides. I want to know if it's worth buying slicks for road?

 

I'm very new in the whole biking scene so don't know anything about wheels.

Probably not - you will quickly get tired of changing tires because the wrong ones are always the ones on your bike.

 

Just ride a fast rolling mtb tire and have fun.

[Hairy]

Are you set up tubeless or running tubes?

 

IF tubeless, keep the tyres you have on and have some fun.

 

IF tubes, and you are doing some road mileage, then yes you fill feel an increase in rolling speed and you will be saving your mountain-bike tyres for MTB'ing

 

BUT ... you have to change tyres between the two surfaces ... if on tubes this is reasonably quick

[Vetplant]

I have a Momsen RX292 MTB. I use it for both MTB and Road rides. I want to know if it's worth buying slicks for road?

 

I'm very new in the whole biking scene so don't know anything about wheels.

You will definitely improve your time on a road event. However, a proper roadbike will give you 10x the reduction in your time, even a cheap 2nd-hand bike. But then again, a road bike will cost 10x what slicks would cost.

 

Personally I am very happy I saved up and bought a proper road bike, reduced my 4h12 947 time to 2h57 within one year by also improving my training.

[Milosh]

I have crossmarks on my rigid hard tail commuter,  I trained on them for 947 and  was going to change to slicks for race , but in end kept them on as tubeless was to much PT to change.

 

A road bike can come with time and is also usefull on IDT  etc , but than n+1 kicks in ;-) 

[Bird87_ZA]

Probably not - you will quickly get tired of changing tires because the wrong ones are always the ones on your bike.

 

Just ride a fast rolling mtb tire and have fun.

Which MTB tires are fast rolling? I currently have Kenda K1162-003 (can't see another number on them except the size).

 

@Hairy: I'm got a tubed setup. Wanted to make it tubeless, but still two minded about it.

 

@Rookie85: Don't have the funds for a proper road bike at the moment. But I do believe you that a roadbike will help more than wheels.

 

@Milosh: Sorry if it sounds stupid, but what does IDT stand for?

[Dexter-morgan]

Idt= indoor trainer.

Get yourself some cheap second hand rims and change that everytime, it will be cheaper than a roadbike.

[ChrisF]

For me tubeless is a MUST !!

 

 

Changing tires with a tubeless setup is just to costly to do on a regular basis ....

 

 

Even my commuter bike gets too many thorns - had yet another this afternoon.  So even my "tar-bike" runs on tubeless tires.

 

 

I have a friend who enjoys his MTB, but a roadbike for when on tar.  Two totally different games, especially if you are getting into the 100km rides ....

[Boerklong]

Could work without too much hassle if you have a 2nd wheelset and just change the complete wheels.

 

I did 1 Argus on slicks and never again. I just stick to my crossmarks thats on the bike.

[Pulse]

I have both slicks and normal MTB tires, but as V12 said, it becomes too much of a hassle to change. I stick with the MTB tires 99% of the time.

[FirstV8]

For an investment of about R1600 i bought a set of 2nd hand (never ridden ) wheels tyres and cachet . I use these with Conti Slicks to train on the road and find the difference to be at least 4.to 5 kph on average faster .I have both sets of wheels as tubeless . If you train or commute daily its worth having a second set of wheels and only keep the MTB wheels and tyres for off road . 

[Beesrib]

Just use what you have for now. As you mentioned this is all still a bit new. Use what you have, hit it as hard as you can and don't over complicate things. Have fun.

 

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[Beesrib]

IDT = indoor trainer

 

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[V12man]

Which MTB tires are fast rolling? I currently have Kenda K1162-003 (can't see another number on them except the size).

 

@Hairy: I'm got a tubed setup. Wanted to make it tubeless, but still two minded about it.

 

@Rookie85: Don't have the funds for a proper road bike at the moment. But I do believe you that a roadbike will help more than wheels.

 

@Milosh: Sorry if it sounds stupid, but what does IDT stand for?

I had to Google that tire - looks reasonably fast rolling - in general smaller lower closely placed blocks are faster than big deep far apart blocs on a tire - but fast on tar/gravel generally means not much traction on twist loose stuff.

 

As to tubeless or tubes - tubeless every time for off road use provided your tires can be set up tubeless - it is possible to.put sealant in tubes but it's not as good as a proper tubeless setup but still better than no sealant.

[Mongoose!]

Idt= indoor trainer.

Get yourself some cheap second hand rims and change that everytime, it will be cheaper than a roadbike.

And a cassette and rotors

[FirstV8]

Here is a set of wheels at a good price https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/254388-bontrager-mustang-29-inch-wheels-with-tyres/ . Just look for a pair of slicks and a cachet and you are rolling on the road with slicks.