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| Sun finally makes an appearance over the trees a little after 0745 |
The wind picked up, which I knew it was supposed to do, and of course it was a headwind. Other than that, all went well.
Happy solstice and if you, like me, are deeply touched by the darkness of the winter solstice, I hope you enjoy your cocoon of darkness as much as I do.
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| Salsa La Cruz in current battle dress. Those Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires mounted on Salsa's Delgado Cross hoops are massive (700-37) but pretty impenetrable to damage. |
3 comments:
Don't leave the La Cruz parked against the trash bins for too long. Someone might think it is out on the curb for the taking :-)
Those Marathon Plus tires are almost bullet proof. I run the regular Marathon (green guard) tires on the Soma ES road bike. I haven't had any flats with those either. I use regular tubes and no sealant, so it's the tires stopping the flats.
I own some Marathon Winter 26 inch tires I used for commuting when I was expecting ice. They are really sturdy, but heavy and slow. Better than crashing though. I do believe modern fast tires have much improved puncture protection than 10 years ago. I have used the following tires for all my road riding, including commute to work year round, without issue for about 3 years with one slow leak in a front Schwalbe tire:
Schwalbe One 700C 25/28 mm
Continental 700C GP 4000 S2 25/28 mm
Compass Naches Pass 26 in. x 1.8 in. Extralight Casing (shockingly fast!)
Maybe I'm just lucky? At my age, I need all the wattage savings I can get.
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