You might buy an expensive tire and get the tire pressure wrong; it is better to have an inexpensive tire but right tire pressure.
Am switching to low priced tires.
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Sunday, March 28, 2021
Which is better for long ride - road bike or MTB?
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
3.28.2021.
Which is better for long ride: MTB or road bike based on 3 factors:
Road bike Mt bike
1. Weight / x
2. Tires x /
MTB tires safer at night and for rutted roads
3. Riding position x /
MTB at upright comfortable position especially for endurance rides
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Comparison of Michelin Pro4 and Continental GP 4000 2
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
July 28, 2018
I had a debate in mind which tires to fit into the carbon wheelset that I just got. Conti GP 4000 which was quoted by John Wilkes at P2,700 or the Michelin Pro 4 quoted by Lifecycle at P2,500. The favor tips in favor of Michelin Pro 4 because of the lesser rolling resistance compared to Conti.
I consulted VM on this and he said decide. We do not know the longevity and durability of Michelin. Since he lent me an unused set of Conti priced at P2,500 I settled for this.
How about you? Would you go for Conti - the tried and tested or new advanced Michelin Pro 4?
In this comparison, lamang ang GP 4000 II mas magaan mas lower ang rolling resistance ng Conti. Tama ang choice ko?
Rizal Philippines
July 28, 2018
I had a debate in mind which tires to fit into the carbon wheelset that I just got. Conti GP 4000 which was quoted by John Wilkes at P2,700 or the Michelin Pro 4 quoted by Lifecycle at P2,500. The favor tips in favor of Michelin Pro 4 because of the lesser rolling resistance compared to Conti.
I consulted VM on this and he said decide. We do not know the longevity and durability of Michelin. Since he lent me an unused set of Conti priced at P2,500 I settled for this.
How about you? Would you go for Conti - the tried and tested or new advanced Michelin Pro 4?
In this comparison, lamang ang GP 4000 II mas magaan mas lower ang rolling resistance ng Conti. Tama ang choice ko?
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Investing in carbon fiber frame may not be the only or best way to have a fast light bike
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
January 23,2018
Buying an expensive carbon fiber bike frame may not be the only and the best way to make your bike lighter and consequently go faster. There are other ways. A bike frame investment could be as little as P20t if you buy unbranded from Lazada. or on the average P30t if you buy second hand, from OEM importers from Cebu, CDO Antipolo City (P39k doon)
1. Carbon fiber frame may not be the lightest. Carbon fiber bike frame does not necessarily mean lighter bike. Some older models may be heavier than alum or your existing bike. Like in the current sale, their cheapest weighs 1.2 kg. Same as some Giant, or Caad 8 frames. You may actually be going higher in cost and weight. The high end frame may be in the vicinity of P70k and that means they weigh under 1 kg.
Carbon fiber or alum frame?
2. Carbon fiber wheelset may not also be the lightest. Rim height of 3.5 cm or more require more materials and hence contribute to more weight. Aero has another purpose - to cut through the wind resistance and thus save you watts and increase your speed. Aero also works if your speed is beyond 30kph. Now if you ride at 20 kph.... Some alum bikes are lighter than carbon fiber wheelsets. And wheelsets with carbon fiber brake line become ugly and dirty over time and suffer degradation in wet conditions. Should you stick to your alum wheelsets?
AmCla wheelsets are known to be light and sub 1.5 kg. I got a wheelset that is only 1,435 grams. A fulcrum quattro weighs 1.7kg. Some name brands are heavy . The Colnago Bora 2 which will save you additional 200 grams costs more than P100K. That is P500.00/gram. That is stiff. P50.00/gram is an acceptable investment
3. The other parts: seat post, stem, saddle, drop bar. Say they total:
Seat post - 350 grams
Saddle 400 grams
Alum drop bar 500 grams
Stem 300 grams
Total 1,550 grams
You can buy China parts from Lazada with substantial savings: (who cares if they come from China? Mura naman at gagaan bike.
Seat post 240 grams
Saddle 150 grams
Alum drop bar 250 grams
Stem 200 grams
New total 840 grams
Weight reduced 710 grams
Estimated cost P5,200/710 P7.32 /gram a very cost effective method.
If you buy from a bike shop, the entire investment may be P30,000 or morel. An alum drop
would cost P15,000 or more, a seat post maybe of an even amount. A medium priced
saddle would cost about P8,000.
4. Tires and tubes.
Many readings recommend that this items be given first priority because the rotating mass is the one being pushed by the rider. It is best to be lightweight and efficient in this area
Buy lightweight tires and tubes. You may invest the following:
Weight reduced
Carbon frame - P35,000 300 grams
Carbon wheelset 30,000 200 grams
High end GS 30,000 200 grams
Total 95,000 700 grams
And yet at the end of the day, your bike still feels heavy and sluggish. Why, because of your tires. They are heavy.
Invest in light weight tires and tubes.
Ordinary tires weight Lightweight tires Weight savings
Tires 300 grams 190, 154 110, l46
Tubes 110 60 50
Total 160 x 2 = 320
Imagine that 320 grams saved for let us say investment for
Tires 2,000 x 2 = P4,000
Tubes 280 x 2 560
Total 4,560/320 14.25/gram
Cheap and cost effective. How much more if your favorite tire is CST or Panaracer
Some lightweight tires from Weight Weenies
Continental GP Supersonic - 140 grams
Kenda Kaliente light 165 grans
Maxxis Xenith Equipe Legere 160 grams
Panaracer Stradius TT 170 grams
Schwalbe Ultremo 180 grams
Veloflex Record Kevlar 140 grams
Vittoria Diamante Pro light 175 grams
Rizal Philippines
January 23,2018
Buying an expensive carbon fiber bike frame may not be the only and the best way to make your bike lighter and consequently go faster. There are other ways. A bike frame investment could be as little as P20t if you buy unbranded from Lazada. or on the average P30t if you buy second hand, from OEM importers from Cebu, CDO Antipolo City (P39k doon)
1. Carbon fiber frame may not be the lightest. Carbon fiber bike frame does not necessarily mean lighter bike. Some older models may be heavier than alum or your existing bike. Like in the current sale, their cheapest weighs 1.2 kg. Same as some Giant, or Caad 8 frames. You may actually be going higher in cost and weight. The high end frame may be in the vicinity of P70k and that means they weigh under 1 kg.
Carbon fiber or alum frame?
2. Carbon fiber wheelset may not also be the lightest. Rim height of 3.5 cm or more require more materials and hence contribute to more weight. Aero has another purpose - to cut through the wind resistance and thus save you watts and increase your speed. Aero also works if your speed is beyond 30kph. Now if you ride at 20 kph.... Some alum bikes are lighter than carbon fiber wheelsets. And wheelsets with carbon fiber brake line become ugly and dirty over time and suffer degradation in wet conditions. Should you stick to your alum wheelsets?
AmCla wheelsets are known to be light and sub 1.5 kg. I got a wheelset that is only 1,435 grams. A fulcrum quattro weighs 1.7kg. Some name brands are heavy . The Colnago Bora 2 which will save you additional 200 grams costs more than P100K. That is P500.00/gram. That is stiff. P50.00/gram is an acceptable investment
3. The other parts: seat post, stem, saddle, drop bar. Say they total:
Seat post - 350 grams
Saddle 400 grams
Alum drop bar 500 grams
Stem 300 grams
Total 1,550 grams
You can buy China parts from Lazada with substantial savings: (who cares if they come from China? Mura naman at gagaan bike.
Seat post 240 grams
Saddle 150 grams
Alum drop bar 250 grams
Stem 200 grams
New total 840 grams
Weight reduced 710 grams
Estimated cost P5,200/710 P7.32 /gram a very cost effective method.
If you buy from a bike shop, the entire investment may be P30,000 or morel. An alum drop
would cost P15,000 or more, a seat post maybe of an even amount. A medium priced
saddle would cost about P8,000.
4. Tires and tubes.
Many readings recommend that this items be given first priority because the rotating mass is the one being pushed by the rider. It is best to be lightweight and efficient in this area
Buy lightweight tires and tubes. You may invest the following:
Weight reduced
Carbon frame - P35,000 300 grams
Carbon wheelset 30,000 200 grams
High end GS 30,000 200 grams
Total 95,000 700 grams
And yet at the end of the day, your bike still feels heavy and sluggish. Why, because of your tires. They are heavy.
Invest in light weight tires and tubes.
Ordinary tires weight Lightweight tires Weight savings
Tires 300 grams 190, 154 110, l46
Tubes 110 60 50
Total 160 x 2 = 320
Imagine that 320 grams saved for let us say investment for
Tires 2,000 x 2 = P4,000
Tubes 280 x 2 560
Total 4,560/320 14.25/gram
Cheap and cost effective. How much more if your favorite tire is CST or Panaracer
Some lightweight tires from Weight Weenies
Continental GP Supersonic - 140 grams
Kenda Kaliente light 165 grans
Maxxis Xenith Equipe Legere 160 grams
Panaracer Stradius TT 170 grams
Schwalbe Ultremo 180 grams
Veloflex Record Kevlar 140 grams
Vittoria Diamante Pro light 175 grams
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Did I ride yesterday on under inflated MTB tires?
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
April 3, 2016
As we rode yesterday in Lagundi Morong going home from the Wind Turbine farm in Bugarin, Ven told me that my MTB tires were soft (under inflated?) I thought not because I sprinted several times and led the riders most of the way. I gave a run for their ride.
Well I checked today early morning and the tires pressure front and back were only 30 psi well below the recommended tire pressure of 65 psi.
I would make it a point that I would check the tire pressure before riding. I had under inflated MTB tires when I rode the PNP Binangonan Cardona loop race.
Rizal Philippines
April 3, 2016
As we rode yesterday in Lagundi Morong going home from the Wind Turbine farm in Bugarin, Ven told me that my MTB tires were soft (under inflated?) I thought not because I sprinted several times and led the riders most of the way. I gave a run for their ride.
Well I checked today early morning and the tires pressure front and back were only 30 psi well below the recommended tire pressure of 65 psi.
I would make it a point that I would check the tire pressure before riding. I had under inflated MTB tires when I rode the PNP Binangonan Cardona loop race.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Upgraditis afflicting me on my newly acquired MTB
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal Philippines
December 23, 2015
My newly acquired bike is barely a week old and the the "upgraditis" sickness has inflected me. All ready, I want to lighten the bike to 10 kgs or less after:
1. reading the 4 cheap ways to lighten the bike
2. after talking and seeing the bike of Long Henson today
3. After 3 long rides and experienncing how extra 3 to 5 kgs vs road bikes can affect your grade.
All ready my plan includes:
1. Buying a lighter tire and replacing the CST now shod in the bike with say Maxxlite 310 I would be able to save about 600 gms x 2 = 1.2 kg x 2.2 = 2.62 lbs
2. Buy a a lighter wheel set. May be save 1 kg. There you are. That is all ready 2.2 kg. I would be all ready in the 10 kg territory. But I will do that after the bike is 1 year old. Long Henson this would set you back by about P20t per wheel. He prefers the tubeless ready because it can be really be lighter.
AmCla MTB wheel set at 1.582 grams and 500 UK pounds (about P40,000
How to choose MTB wheeset
Best and lightest MTB wheel set (lightest are AmCla and Mavic
Amcla - $425.00 1585 grams
Mavic Crossmax $800 1595 grams
Mavic Cross Trail at 15t featured at OLX with Conti Raceking tires and titanium skewers;
Mavic Cross ride without tires
Rizal Philippines
December 23, 2015
My newly acquired bike is barely a week old and the the "upgraditis" sickness has inflected me. All ready, I want to lighten the bike to 10 kgs or less after:
1. reading the 4 cheap ways to lighten the bike
2. after talking and seeing the bike of Long Henson today
3. After 3 long rides and experienncing how extra 3 to 5 kgs vs road bikes can affect your grade.
All ready my plan includes:
1. Buying a lighter tire and replacing the CST now shod in the bike with say Maxxlite 310 I would be able to save about 600 gms x 2 = 1.2 kg x 2.2 = 2.62 lbs
2. Buy a a lighter wheel set. May be save 1 kg. There you are. That is all ready 2.2 kg. I would be all ready in the 10 kg territory. But I will do that after the bike is 1 year old. Long Henson this would set you back by about P20t per wheel. He prefers the tubeless ready because it can be really be lighter.
AmCla MTB wheel set at 1.582 grams and 500 UK pounds (about P40,000
How to choose MTB wheeset
Best and lightest MTB wheel set (lightest are AmCla and Mavic
Amcla - $425.00 1585 grams
Mavic Crossmax $800 1595 grams
Mavic Cross Trail at 15t featured at OLX with Conti Raceking tires and titanium skewers;
Mavic Cross ride without tires
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Will you buy cheap but difficult to install or expensive but light and easy to install?
Wheels of Happiness
As a usual bargain hunter, bought on CC two CST (made in China tires) that cost only P480.00 each.- total P960. Quite a bargain compared to the 1t to the 2t tires we usually buy lately. But lo and behold, I could not not install it at my aero rim. I make deep scratches on the rim because I had to use a metal screwdriver to force the issue.
So after puncturing two tube interiors, I had to swallow my pride and correct my decision, I returned the two CST tires and had them swapped for a Maxxis detonator. I had to add P75.00 pa to complete the transaction.
But I had the Maxxis installed in a breeze. It took me under 5 minutes to install
As a usual bargain hunter, bought on CC two CST (made in China tires) that cost only P480.00 each.- total P960. Quite a bargain compared to the 1t to the 2t tires we usually buy lately. But lo and behold, I could not not install it at my aero rim. I make deep scratches on the rim because I had to use a metal screwdriver to force the issue.
So after puncturing two tube interiors, I had to swallow my pride and correct my decision, I returned the two CST tires and had them swapped for a Maxxis detonator. I had to add P75.00 pa to complete the transaction.
But I had the Maxxis installed in a breeze. It took me under 5 minutes to install
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
How to make your bike lighter; light is might
Wheels of Happiness
Rizal, Philippines | December 4, 2013
From Grimper Hereux
From wiki how
As we biked last Sunday VM told me about a You Tube video that adding merely a water bottle in a bike added 20 watts to a bike without adding speed or incline. Conclusion: light is might. A heavy bike requires more power.
What are the ways to reduce weight:
1. Buy lighter, albeit lighter frames like carbon fiber.
2. Buy lighter chain ring set, and pedals
3. Buy lighter wheel and wheel set tires These will set you back by 30 to 50t and will save you about 2 lbs. Your 19 lbs bike now becomes l7 lbs. That is a lot of weight loss
4. Remove all unneccessary accessories that add weight
Rizal, Philippines | December 4, 2013
From Grimper Hereux
From wiki how
As we biked last Sunday VM told me about a You Tube video that adding merely a water bottle in a bike added 20 watts to a bike without adding speed or incline. Conclusion: light is might. A heavy bike requires more power.
What are the ways to reduce weight:
1. Buy lighter, albeit lighter frames like carbon fiber.
2. Buy lighter chain ring set, and pedals
3. Buy lighter wheel and wheel set tires These will set you back by 30 to 50t and will save you about 2 lbs. Your 19 lbs bike now becomes l7 lbs. That is a lot of weight loss
4. Remove all unneccessary accessories that add weight
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