I've not ridden much to compare it with, but after the first 100 miles I like it. (I've not regularly used disk brakes before or ridden tyres bigger than 25c on the road...) I had a look at a few Winter/tourer possibilities and decided it was a lot of bike for the money, £800 for the SRAM Rival 11 build and I have Force on the Summer bike, so I like the set-up. Feels very solid and smooth; I'm enjoying the feel of 32c tyres, which don't seem to slow things down that much. Had considered switching to 28c for unloaded riding but I guess 32's a good choice for touring.
(PX Pro Carbon SL, medium, appearing in Classifieds soon if anyone's interested!)
Yeah, I've got 55 psi front/65 rear at the moment which seems to be nice and comfy. I'm 70kg. No idea if the Hutchinson Top Slick 2 are supposed to be any good or not but they feel OK. I might invest in something better quality for the big tour. Marathon Supreme?
I've not ridden much to compare it with, but after the first 100 miles I like it. (I've not regularly used disk brakes before or ridden tyres bigger than 25c on the road...) I had a look at a few Winter/tourer possibilities and decided it was a lot of bike for the money, £800 for the SRAM Rival 11 build and I have Force on the Summer bike, so I like the set-up. Feels very solid and smooth; I'm enjoying the feel of 32c tyres, which don't seem to slow things down that much. Had considered switching to 28c for unloaded riding but I guess 32's a good choice for touring.
(PX Pro Carbon SL, medium, appearing in Classifieds soon if anyone's interested!)