Brake and tire recommendations

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Permalink Reply by Cincicycles on September 23, 2009 at 2:33pm

Paul Neo Retro in the front, and Paul Touring in the rear.

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ring on September 23, 2009 at 4:54pm

Definitely pauls in the front. If you are only going to run one set of clincher wheels, I'd go with Challenge Grifo tires for training and racing. Perhaps Ritchey Speed Max if you live some where dry and dusty. Once you get serious about racing, you'll want 2-3 more wheelsets with different tires for different conditions

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Permalink Reply by Chris Mayhew on September 23, 2009 at 5:11pm

I'd recommend the Challenge Fango. It will be a bit more forgiving, esp if it's at all sloppy.

For brakes the Avid shortys will work well with a bit better stopping power. The primary advantage of high profile brakes such as Pauls is that they clear mud. So depending on where you live this may not matter at all.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Asleson on September 24, 2009 at 11:28am

Thanks for the suggestions. Another question...I was planning on using my Ultegra derailures and cassette. Is this OK?

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Permalink Reply by icolquhoun on September 24, 2009 at 12:18pm

yes, those will work great...just make sure you use gearing a little lower than you would on the road ex: 36/46, 38/46, or even 34/50 with a 11-23 rear are all fairly "normal"

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