Those two are competing options - I ride to go fast, and riding more is how to lose weight - although getting under 215 is a struggle that requires illness or significant muscle loss to achieve... so I'm still in the range where I do bad things to tires.
I'm actually fast in very specific circumstances (even compared to people with actual bike-handling talent), but the recipe is momentum and commitment.
Like DarioD, it's the tire squirm that is the ultimate performance limit, the last 6 off-bike excursions I've experienced have all been rear tire squirm induced low-sides.
So far more tire casing has been that answer, but I've been concerned about how muted the feel will get with a DH tire, and 'helpfully' being unable to source semislick tires in that size through any local shops has kept me from experiencing that issue.
Oct. 29, 2020, 12:49 p.m. - Tehllama42
Those two are competing options - I ride to go fast, and riding more is how to lose weight - although getting under 215 is a struggle that requires illness or significant muscle loss to achieve... so I'm still in the range where I do bad things to tires. I'm actually fast in very specific circumstances (even compared to people with actual bike-handling talent), but the recipe is momentum and commitment. Like DarioD, it's the tire squirm that is the ultimate performance limit, the last 6 off-bike excursions I've experienced have all been rear tire squirm induced low-sides. So far more tire casing has been that answer, but I've been concerned about how muted the feel will get with a DH tire, and 'helpfully' being unable to source semislick tires in that size through any local shops has kept me from experiencing that issue.