12-03-2018, 03:12 PM
(12-03-2018, 10:56 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: I bit the bullet and, perhaps foolishly, bought myself a new bike which I'm planning to ride through winter. Some Schwalbe Comp CX's got put on the flat bar Fuji with fenders and a rack. My 10-12yo beater bike was truly an excessive beater; If I was lucky the rims and wheel hubs would be ok, but pretty much every other piece of the bike is in need of a change (aluminum front shock diamondback). I'm thinking I might set it up with very deep snow/studded tires for the horrible days.
First thing I'm noticing is that in switching from a pretty tightly packed 700x38 treaded tire to the 700x35 comps, and now from really beat up rim brakes to fresh disc brakes, wow is that a lot of stopping power, to the point where I'm locking up my wheels far more than I ever have.
Nice! You'll love the new ride! And gone are your days of full strength braking hah.