Any bike #bikestr enthusiasts on Nostr?
Been looking at new bikes, originally thought about a gravel bike (best of both worlds) but if I want to increase mileage would be better off on the road and get an endurance bike (less aggressive stance than race/road bikes)
All the ones I've looked at come with carbon fibre rims, tubeless and hookless tyres. I've never even ran tubeless nevermind hookless and the hate for hookless seems quite strong on YouTube - some saying it's just a scam (manufacturers saving money on tooling) and some saying they're fine for mtb and gravel bikes (wider, less pressure) but there's no good reason for road bikes with narrower tyres to be running them and even dangerous if over inflated or ran at high pressures.
People will highlight the increased weight but I put Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour Smartguard tyres with inner tubes on my old mtb a few years ago and honestly never get punctures or have to worry about slime.
What do other people run on road bikes? Tubeless? And take a repair kit and 16g Co2 can? Or prefer oldskool innertubes?
#bikestr #bike
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