Gradstudent78
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Quick wheel tire question... I am rebuilding a womens hybrid (specialized crossroads cruz...prolly late 90s) and had to buy a new rear wheel. I got a cheap new alloy rim and a used cassette and the rim certainly looks to be 700C but it is noticbly wider than the front rim I have. I tried to put a tire on it and I cant get the first bead on it at all. Tried another tire and had the same problem. Usually I can get the first bead on with bare hands easy... What is goign on here? It looks like a 700C rim and while it is a little wider, I would think one of the (treaded, hybridy) tires I have would at least fit around it
^^^ I like the looks of it, but I know nothing about it. Has anyone heard of, and have you anything to say about, these brands: Electra KHS Davinci They all make Dutch-style bikes and I think are available here in the US. One (the KHS Green) at a very reasonable price. Just wondered if anyone had anything to say about them. b
Da Vinci seems to be a custom frame builder specializing in tandems. Those aren't going to be cheap.
A little more for rdawson: Never heard of Davinci.
Just FYI - Da Vinci is the Tandem maker. Devinci is a Canadian bike manufacturer who has a complete line of bikes (road, mtb, hyrid, etc), and is widely distributed in Canada. They (used to?) make all their frames in Quebec, which was quite notable at the time of mass-outsourcing to the far East. They are not a boutique maker (I am not even sure they make a tandem), and are not priced any higher than an equivalent brand.
Do you have a tire lever? They should be the same width if they're both 700C.
Does anyone have any hot and humid riding advice, besides dressing in light clothes and drinking plenty of water? I just got back from Minneapolis, where the weather was great, to this awful heat wave in Illinois. 106 degrees with the heat index and humid as hell. I'm still trying to get back to 200 miles a week, but this really sucks. Yeah, I know
Threw up for the first time in a long time due to exercise after my Spinervals session today.. done the video numerous times.. just went too hard I suppose at the end, overheated, drank water too fast, BLAARRGHGHHH.