Hippie has a new ride

[bigboi146]

Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

I take it you didn't fall then?

I didn't I was in my hallway between the wall and the banister so i just grabbed on to the banister.

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Guessing all of you guys who are serious riders must be in pretty good shape. Do you follow a decent diet and do other sorts of stretching and strength training? Just curious, as biking is a physically demanding past time!

I used to be pretty big when i started riding, 315, then I just fell in love with it. I don't really follow a specific diet but i should. Now I'm about 260 and falling slowly but surely. I gotta work on that diet thing

Originally Posted by rchippie

Thank's
I weighed them at the shop, with out Tires, Rim strips, or skewers. They weighed 1525 grams. There was about a 4 or 5 oz difference between them & my spoked wheels. Just because you haven't fallen yet, don't get cocky .

Wow that's about 500 grams lighter than mines. Did you notice a huge difference when switching to lighter wheels?

Your welcome on the tips. My bad for not reminding you not to get cocky . Riding off the rollers is fairly common when getting started.

Yeah definitely, I'm in absolute love with them right now. I spent about an hour on them today pretty noisy. I think i just have to get use to it.

[rchippie]

The biggest difference i noticed is how much more a cross wind effects me. I also felt they would held there speed better, both on power & coasting. The ride is definitely smoother.