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My 12-year-old graduated to a 29” wheel. So nice.

73 on Sunday
30+ yesterday

Bike idiot question: I have a basic Trek hybrid that I use for commuting and tooling around town. Can I slap mountain bike tires on it or is the frame not made for that? There's a huge trail system between my home and office and it would be cool to commute through it rather than around it.

ghost wrote:Bike idiot question: I have a basic Trek hybrid that I use for commuting and tooling around town. Can I slap mountain bike tires on it or is the frame not made for that? There's a huge trail system between my home and office and it would be cool to commute through it rather than around it.

Well you need to fit the right size tire but you can always shop around for a more aggressive tread for sure. It's not gonna hurt the bike to get out there. Bike nerds might disagree with me.

Something about the shocks?

ghost wrote:Bike idiot question: I have a basic Trek hybrid that I use for commuting and tooling around town. Can I slap mountain bike tires on it or is the frame not made for that? There's a huge trail system between my home and office and it would be cool to commute through it rather than around it.

most mountain bike tire widths are about 2.4 inches. so you just have be certain there there is enough clearance to accommodate that width (especially if you have caliper brakes).

The Argonaut wrote:Something about the shocks?

my hybrid has back shocks. a hardtail is pretty adequate for anything unless you are doing extreme downhill.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

ghost wrote:Bike idiot question: I have a basic Trek hybrid that I use for commuting and tooling around town. Can I slap mountain bike tires on it or is the frame not made for that? There's a huge trail system between my home and office and it would be cool to commute through it rather than around it.

most mountain bike tire widths are about 2.4 inches. so you just have be certain there there is enough clearance to accommodate that width (especially if you have caliper brakes).

There are options in the 2 inch range that should fit most bikes.

And like Dev said, unless you plan on going crazy, the hybrid will be fine.

Thanks all, that's super helpful.

I biked 53km on thursday

Got my 30km in this morning. Time for football and undoing any good I just did.

Did about 50 again yesterday. 40 on the watch.

Anyone still out there biking? I did 164km this week.

I would very much like to do a bicycling trip late this summer. 400 miles round trip in ten days, camping along the way. I don't have a bike right now, so I can shop for one with a trip like this in mind. What should I be looking for?

The Argonaut wrote:I would very much like to do a bicycling trip late this summer. 400 miles round trip in ten days, camping along the way. I don't have a bike right now, so I can shop for one with a trip like this in mind. What should I be looking for?

a better paying job

64kms yesterday. First trip of the year. Conditions were much better than in December except for gathering firewood. Deep wet snow. Fack.

It’s been so dry this spring I can finally hit the single track without rutting it up. So looking forward to it.

Chris_H_2 wrote:It’s been so dry this spring I can finally hit the single track without rutting it up. So looking forward to it.

You're a better human being than I. I ride trails rain or shine, snow included.