Yesterday's weather was beautiful. The trails were wide open. Welcome back summer.
Showing posts with label gravel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gravel. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2012
This is What Spoiled Looks Like
Riding around these parts just doesn't get much better. Roll from my house and I'm at the Des Plaines River Trail in 20 minutes. Ride gravel north as long as I want. Repeat.
Yesterday's weather was beautiful. The trails were wide open. Welcome back summer.
Yesterday's weather was beautiful. The trails were wide open. Welcome back summer.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Follow up: 2012 Giro Privateer Mountain Shoes
Another ride in, and another happy rider. The Privateer continues to impress.
Looks like we may stock these in the near future, though most likely in black instead of white....you know, for the masses. Not everyone is fancy enough for white mountain shoes, it takes a certain kind of lad.
Looks like we may stock these in the near future, though most likely in black instead of white....you know, for the masses. Not everyone is fancy enough for white mountain shoes, it takes a certain kind of lad.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Clement X'PLOR USH Overview
It's becoming increasingly clear how much our crew enjoys gravel road racing. Being CX-crazy, it shouldn't be a surprise we like this type of racing, but we needed something to keep us rolling in the spring/summer.
Right out of the box I had to weigh them. I was nervous they'd weigh a ton, but at 438g I'd say they came out ok. I weighed two different tires, both were within 5g.
Clement must be seeing a lot of this action, which is prompting a couple of new gravel road-specific tires coming soon, the USH being the model we're reviewing here. The USH is labeled as a 700x35c, and measured in at 34.43mm mounted to some Alpha 340 rims, which seems pretty much right on.
The tread is a really solid center section, very similar to a tire we'd sell to someone looking for a beefy city tire. Outside of that, though, is where the tire shows some CX-influence. The shoulder is a pretty gnarly diamond pattern.
From my first couple of rides, I can say these roll quite fast. They of course aren't as fast as a Corsa CX, but they roll far faster than a Clement LAS. I have yet to get any hard cornering in on them, but so far cornering on the road has been really confidence inspiring.
I can see a tire like this being excellent for anything from road to limestone to light trail riding. With it's bigger brother, the MSO going on test as well (keep an eye out for another post) it seems Clement may have hit another homerun. We'll know more soon.
Please feel free to ask questions on this one. Clement is looking for feedback from us, and I'm happy to try this out in various conditions you think it may be useful in.
Right out of the box I had to weigh them. I was nervous they'd weigh a ton, but at 438g I'd say they came out ok. I weighed two different tires, both were within 5g.
Clement must be seeing a lot of this action, which is prompting a couple of new gravel road-specific tires coming soon, the USH being the model we're reviewing here. The USH is labeled as a 700x35c, and measured in at 34.43mm mounted to some Alpha 340 rims, which seems pretty much right on.
The tread is a really solid center section, very similar to a tire we'd sell to someone looking for a beefy city tire. Outside of that, though, is where the tire shows some CX-influence. The shoulder is a pretty gnarly diamond pattern.
From my first couple of rides, I can say these roll quite fast. They of course aren't as fast as a Corsa CX, but they roll far faster than a Clement LAS. I have yet to get any hard cornering in on them, but so far cornering on the road has been really confidence inspiring.
I can see a tire like this being excellent for anything from road to limestone to light trail riding. With it's bigger brother, the MSO going on test as well (keep an eye out for another post) it seems Clement may have hit another homerun. We'll know more soon.
Please feel free to ask questions on this one. Clement is looking for feedback from us, and I'm happy to try this out in various conditions you think it may be useful in.
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