Buying bicycle parts online - where to look?

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MrBond

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Rode my bike into work this morning, I have a Specialized Crossroads hybrid. The tires are the original ones - so I figure it's time for something new. Plus, when taking a curve this morning, the back tire started to act like it wanted to kick out - it probably would have if I had taken the curve any more aggressivly.

I currently have road tires on it - I'd like something with a little more gravel traction too, as occasionally I have to get off the road for another car, or there will be gravel scattered on the driveway into my work's parking lot that I turn into.

Any good websites for bike-gear? There's no shops in town, plus even if I do get something at a B&M store, I'd like to shop around first to get some idea of what I want.
 
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MrBond

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Sounds like you would want semi's?
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I'm not sure what the technical term is - cyclocross tires is what I saw on another site. I know exactly what the tires I want look like - my Mom has a Trek 700 hybrid that has what I think are the prefect tires on it. They're as narrow as my tires (about half way between a mtn tire and a road tire), but they're slightly knobby, giving excellent grip in the grass and gravel, while still riding nicely on the road. I was just there visiting last weekend, but I completely forgot to see what she had.
 
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Blieb

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If you're riding road ... with some gravel ... you could probably get away with some 2.00 or 1.95's ... probably 26" tire ...

I would check out Specialized.com ... they have a tire called the "Rockster" that has great tread life that is not TOO knobby for the road, but enough to go off-road. I was eating tires on my mtn bike, because I would ride the road to the trails in town ... and I got the Rocksters and they're lasting about 5x as long!

Edit: I think I have 2.20 rocksters ...
 
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Don Vito Corleone

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Originally posted by: Blieb
If you're riding road ... with some gravel ... you could probably get away with some 2.00 or 1.95's ... probably 26" tire ...

I would check out Specialized.com ... they have a tire called the "Rockster" that has great tread life that is not TOO knobby for the road, but enough to go off-road. I was eating tires on my mtn bike, because I would ride the road to the trails in town ... and I got the Rocksters and they're lasting about 5x as long!

Edit: I think I have 2.20 rocksters ...
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Uhhhh, no. The Crossroads takes 700c tires. Here is a wicked deal on some knobby tires, though they may or may not fit into your frame. Personally I'd stick to something slicker, though, if the majority of your riding is on the road. Here are several other potential choices.
 
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MrBond

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I checked the Specialized site - the Crossroads tires actually look about right. I saw those Twisters too - they're a definate candidate.

Most of my riding is on the road - I worry about the occasions when I end up going off the road into the gravel on the sides to make room for cars or when I'm driving over a solid surface with small rocks scattered on it. I corner pretty aggressivly, and last summer the bike slid right out from under me when I turned onto a side street and hit a patch of stones scattered on the corner because of recent construction in the area.

Thanks for the suggestions guys!
 
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TheStonepedo

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I ride Continental Conti Top Touring tires. They have been kind to me in quick corners and do fine on gritty roads. Were your tires fully inflated when they tried to quit during your turn? Tires on a mountain bike have a fairly wide range of pressures under which they'll cooperate, but road tires need high pressure and should be checked often.
 
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LS20

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overall nashbar has the best price and selection
performancebike.com has nicer stuff, and are a great deal on sale items
cambriabike.com is a great place for clearance stuff

then the others are supergo.com, jensonusa.com, coloradocyclist.com, and etc
 
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