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Reply #345 - Oct 31^st, 2013, 6:26pm

Quote from JimFPU on Oct 31^st, 2013, 2:41pm:

Bought them a few days ago, but they arrived just now: Schwalbe Durano's 28-406 (20x1.1) for my Catrike Road. Much smaller than the worn-out Marathon's (can see the cord)...these just look fast!

We're running that same tire on the front of our Screamer tandem, and we made that same switch from a Marathon. It is a fast tire and seems to wear really well, too.

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Monkeywrangler22 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1308	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #346 - Oct 31^st, 2013, 7:30pm In the past week... A new helmet A new front tire (previously bought at HHH. A reflective safety triangle A yellow fibre flare light DOT reflective tape
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Reply #347 - Nov 15^th, 2013, 7:49pm

nothing real special but it took me weeks to make the decision. I bought a set of Time XC2 pedals for my P-38. I have been riding an old set of time metal pedals that seem to weigh a ton but I really liked them. I put them on today and moved the old ones to the Phantom so now i have clipless on both bikes and can use the same pair of shoes and cleats, only took me six months to get this done.

ordered a replacement Schwalbe Durano 20x1.1 for the P-38 today. I have 4k miles on the one on the bike, can anyone tell me how many miles i should get before worrying about the tire. I've heard lots of stories but honestly don't believe it when folks tell me 1500-2000 miles is the upper limit.

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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #348 - Nov 17^th, 2013, 10:29am Maybe not all that technical but needed some flags for the new trikes and while at Home Depot bought some driveway reflectors on 1/4" fiberglass rods and some Martha Stewart multicolor LED string lights powered with 3 AA batteries. Kind of like an Arizona Whip for under $10.
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Reply #349 - Nov 25^th, 2013, 10:47am

Quote from Phantom Rider on Nov 15^th, 2013, 7:49pm:

ordered a replacement Schwalbe Durano 20x1.1 for the P-38 today. I have 4k miles on the one on the bike, can anyone tell me how many miles i should get before worrying about the tire. I've heard lots of stories but honestly don't believe it when folks tell me 1500-2000 miles is the upper limit.

There's no way 2000 miles is the upper limit for you on a Durano... tire wear obviously is dependent upon a lot of things, including your weight and typical road surface, but 4,000 is certainly reasonable. I have a Durano on the front of the Xstream that is still showing mininal wear after 6,000+.

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Reply #350 - Nov 25^th, 2013, 1:39pm

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Nov 25^th, 2013, 10:47am:

Quote from Phantom Rider on Nov 15^th, 2013, 7:49pm:

ordered a replacement Schwalbe Durano 20x1.1 for the P-38 today. I have 4k miles on the one on the bike, can anyone tell me how many miles i should get before worrying about the tire. I've heard lots of stories but honestly don't believe it when folks tell me 1500-2000 miles is the upper limit.

There's no way 2000 miles is the upper limit for you on a Durano... tire wear obviously is dependent upon a lot of things, including your weight and typical road surface, but 4,000 is certainly reasonable. I have a Durano on the front of the Xstream that is still showing mininal wear after 6,000+.

Thanks Paul.

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Reply #351 - Nov 25^th, 2013, 10:29pm

Quote from Phantom Rider on Nov 25^th, 2013, 1:39pm:

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Nov 25^th, 2013, 10:47am:

Quote from Phantom Rider on Nov 15^th, 2013, 7:49pm:

ordered a replacement Schwalbe Durano 20x1.1 for the P-38 today. I have 4k miles on the one on the bike, can anyone tell me how many miles i should get before worrying about the tire. I've heard lots of stories but honestly don't believe it when folks tell me 1500-2000 miles is the upper limit.

There's no way 2000 miles is the upper limit for you on a Durano... tire wear obviously is dependent upon a lot of things, including your weight and typical road surface, but 4,000 is certainly reasonable. I have a Durano on the front of the Xstream that is still showing mininal wear after 6,000+.

Thanks Paul.

In my experience, even a trike which only wears on the crown of a tire, will get at least 4,000 miles on a Durano...and I ride rather on the performance end.

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #352 - Nov 26^th, 2013, 12:27pm We've got Duranos on the Seavo, as well...
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Phantom Rider Five Star Member Posts: 1056	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #353 - Nov 26^th, 2013, 12:54pm I'm going to ride it through the winter unless I start to see a reason to change it. The spare will be hanging in the garage just in case, and lets hope that when the NEED arises it will be in the garage rather than 100 miles from anything.
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Caribwill rbent member Posts: 29	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #354 - Nov 27^th, 2013, 8:56pm I added a dinotte rear light a few weeks ago. I have to say, it really is extremely impressive. Riding with a decent size group it was Ina completely different ballpark from the other lights.
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Reply #355 - Nov 28^th, 2013, 1:44pm

Quote from Caribwill on Nov 27^th, 2013, 8:56pm:

I added a dinotte rear light a few weeks ago. I have to say, it really is extremely impressive. Riding with a decent size group it was Ina completely different ballpark from the other lights.

Not only is the light bright, but the entire system is bulletproof. My NiteRider lights fail, the Aussie Fibre Flares poop out, even my thousand dollar Big Bangs stumble badly, but in the three years since I have gotten the 400R, not a single problem in all sorts of weather. Impressive. Smiley

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dd5339 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 526	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #356 - Nov 28^th, 2013, 5:27pm Quote from Caribwill on Nov 27^th, 2013, 8:56pm: I added a dinotte rear light a few weeks ago. I have to say, it really is extremely impressive. Riding with a decent size group it was Ina completely different ballpark from the other lights. You're going to like that Dinotte. Vicky and I swear by ours. Semper Fi
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Denman rbent member Posts: 350	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #357 - Dec 4^th, 2013, 9:51pm We bought a set of Martha Stewart battery powered multi-colored indoor X mas tree lights and a couple driveway markers at Home Depot. $18 and change for two each. Looks like an Arizona Whip. Went back to Home Depot and bought the last sets of LEDs in case we need spares.
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Reply #358 - Dec 29^th, 2013, 2:30pm

I bought a pair of Ultra Bib Shorts from Performance Bike (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1132969_-1_400065__4000 65 ) on Friday. They were on sale with an extra 15% off. I used them on the road bike yesterday and on the bent today. I liked them on both - I got tired of pulling my shorts and tights up especially in the cold air. These are my first pair of bib anything but so far so good. I'm going to ride them for a while to see if I'm a convert away from regular shorts. I'm kind of interested in how they are going to feel - especially in the summer.

I also got a deal on a Pearl Izumi Elite Softshell Jacket from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CN29HR0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&a mp;psc=1

I haven't ever tried one on so hopefully it will fit. The kicker is I purchased it from an outfit in the UK so delivery time is expected to be between January 21st and February 3rd. Hopefully I'll get a chance to use it in the cold weather but I guess there is always next year!

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rcko rbent member Posts: 99	Re: W.I.B.T. Thread Reply #359 - Dec 30^th, 2013, 10:12pm Park Tools PCS-10 works stand. Supports the Corsa fairly well. Shimano R-088 road shoes (these have the sole air intakes for cooling the feet) Shimano 105 SPD-SL pedals (2014 models have trickle down tech and are now carbon epoxy with the steel rub strip insert)
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