How much improvement with slicks on MTB?

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: screw3d

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Actually, wouldn't it be cheaper to jsut get a road bike at *dare I say it* Wal-Mart?

If speed is the concern, that's an option. Or you could trade in your MTB for a road bike.

I'm a bike newbie but I know enough to not get a crappy bike from Wal-Mart

I would love to have a road bike for recreational riding and a mountain bike for commuting but I don't have the $ now to get one and even if I did, I don't have a place to store it.

Plus I like the reliability of my Trek.

Well, it's kinda like having a beater to drive around.

 

[screw3d]

I've decided to get Specialized Nimbus EX after reading good reviews..

Now the size of my current tires are 26 x 1.95.. so the Nimbus EX at 1.5 should fit right? Do I have to get new inner tubes as well?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Get some that still have a little bit of traction, that's what I did. They're fine on dirt, rocks, little mud, etc.

Mine have more traction on the outer parts so that when I'm balanced and going in a straight line on road it's creating as much friction

They make a large difference for road bikers IMO. I mean, instead of 5 miles, you may feel the same workout when you bike 6 miles or something.

 

[Brutuskend]

The less rubber you have making contact with the road the faster you can expect to go, and the easier you can get there. The smaller the tire, and the higher the pressure the better.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Actually, wouldn't it be cheaper to jsut get a road bike at *dare I say it* Wal-Mart?

If speed is the concern, that's an option. Or you could trade in your MTB for a road bike.

I was thinking Value Village. Can't beat a $10 bike!

Or you could check the classifieds at your local university. Pretty decent deals there.

 

[Brutuskend]

These are very nice tires. Long lasting and puncture resistant.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Yes. I put road tires on my MTB when I started using it for commuting and it made a big difference. I actually prefer it to my road bike because it is more comfortable and I almost never have flats with it. If you are using it for road riding get those knobbies off there, they are only slowing you down.

 

[screw3d]

Now the size of my current tires are 26 x 1.95.. so the Nimbus EX at 1.5 should fit right? Do I have to get new inner tubes as well?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: screw3d

Now the size of my current tires are 26 x 1.95.. so the Nimbus EX at 1.5 should fit right? Do I have to get new inner tubes as well?

The inner tubes should be fine.

Am I right Brutus?

 

[screw3d]

OMGCANTELOUPE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO BUY!!! :Q:beer:

 

[screw3d]

bump? Need to know if I have to change the tubes too

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
The less rubber you have making contact with the road the faster you can expect to go, and the easier you can get there. The smaller the tire, and the higher the pressure the better.

Going rubberless isn't safe at all.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: screw3d
bump? Need to know if I have to change the tubes too

It depends. There seem to be quite a difference sometimes between the same size tires coming from two different manufactures. Some 1.95 tires are pretty close in size to some 1.50 tires, it all depends on who makes them. If the tube is quite a bit larger than the tire you are trying to put it in, you will get wrinkles in the tube and sometimes (over a period of time) those wrinkles can cause the tube to develop a leak. (They can split at the fold) To be on the safe side, it's usually better to put in new tubes, and going a size or two smaller, is safer than going a size or two larger.

And yes, going rubber-less IS NOT safe at all!

 

[screw3d]

Thanks all

Just blew >$100 on bike accessories.. I know it's not much by you hardcore guys' standards, but it almost cost more than what I paid for my bike

 

[Brutuskend]

I have a NICE set of wheels for sale in the FS/FT forum.