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Subject: Re: old school?
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:02:42 -0400
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On 9/13/2024 5:11 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Due to various reasons I’ve bought a new bike for the commute or at least
> dry days I want to go get there quicker or rather get up later, so bought a
> cheap road bike as it will get left places and well doesn’t need to be good
> just good enough.
> 
> And so is a Sora 9s road bike with rim brakes and fairly tall gearing.
> 
> I’ve attached a pannier as well I don’t like carrying stuff on my back.
> 
> It as stock came with 25mm tires which was quite a culture shock and back
> to the kit I used to use, including one of the tires I used being Lugano if
> V2 though I also used 4 seasons and Gatorskins in 25mm form a decade or so
> back.
> 
> Clearly it’s a rather cheaper bike than my other bikes, and the Rim brakes
> are objectively worse ie less powerful though may well do better as and
> when I change out to cartridge pads. But it’s good enough for its intended
> purpose and I really dislike cable disks!
> 
> But 25mm tires though absolutely pumped up a touch too high from the shop
> ie old school to the max ie 120psi and gave a very skittery and firm ride,
> I swapped out to some 32mm tires which is about the only modern bit of the
> bike it’s tire clearance will take 32mm with out mudguards though have
> fitted an asssaver to warn against wet or damp roads.
> 
> It’s much better with 32mm that extra volume and footprint does make quite
> a difference, dropped some 40psi.
> 
> Did need to be tires that where not adverse to encountering glass as I do
> pass two small sections that are a touch grim though my route is slightly
> different ie less parks, etc but I remember how awful Gatorskins where if
> there was any moisture, and thus went for Armadillos which apparently are
> more normal levels of grip which this far seem to be.
> 
> But in its stock form was very much a blast from the past with 25mm tires
> at 120psi, and similar to what I’d ridden a decade or so in the past, and
> the tires was the stand out feature that reminded me of what road bikes
> where like then!
> 
> Roger Merriman

What brand/model is the bike?