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yes they will make a big difference. i run them on my bike. you could even go skinnier if you wanted. i run michelin 26 x 1.4's on my bike. they are a more expensive tyre because they have a layer of plastic between the tread and the canvas to prevent punctures. you are looking at about $40+ for one of them though. but you can run them at 90psi, which also helps you roll faster. the stock tyres on the altitude you can only run up to about 60psi.

and a 24" frame? how tall are you???? must be pretty tall to ride a 24". i find even the 22" frames feel big.

and that reminds me. i should go build some altitudes because i sold all the ones i had on the floor. pity you weren't in qld though, cause i am selling the altitudes for $400 (09 models though, which are pretty much identical to the 2010 model, just different colour)

hey there is/was a sticker on my wheels when i got the altitude that specified 26x1.5-1.95 so I'm assuming that means minimum 1.5" width..how strict are these specifications? I might try the michelins instead of these cheapies as the cheapies are innova and can only go up to 65psi like the 1.95" knobbys which is strange. What's the model name/number for the michelins??

I'm 6'5" hence the big frame ..

michelin city are what they are called. you will also need some smaller tubes. i use 26 x 1.25 tubes. the only other thing i would recommend is upgrading the rim tapes. i have had a few tubes let go because of the rim tape allowing the tube to balloon into the nipple holes and pop. i use a cloth rim tape and it solves the problem, but you could run a few layers of electrical tape under then rubber rim tape and that should do the job.

the sizing on the rims doesn't mean shit. cherie has the same rims on her bike and she runs 26 x 1. they are the same width as a road bike tyre.

just ordered 2 x Continental City Contact 26x1.5 tyres and 5 tubes/levers from wiggle.co.uk with free shipping ..total $91 Best price I could find on that tyre locally was $59 for just 1 tyre Hopefully it doesn't take more than a couple of weeks to get it.

yeah aussie prices suck compared to overseas prices. the UK price is probably close to wholesale price here. in fact i just checked my emails and i have a pricelist for the conti tyres. rrp is $59, wholesale is $29+gst. so even if i was to do them at cost price, by the time they get sent to me and then i sent them to you, you would be looking at over $80, so for you to get tubes, etc for that price is good.

but it shows how much the aussie distributors need to lift their game.

also it says on the wiggle site that they are currently out of stock of those tyres.

mate - before i started riding i tipped the scales at 130 kg - granted i didn't smoke

but also take note of this

before i started riding, i did a "bit" of exercise, ate healthilly the entire time but couldn't shift the weight

i started riding on a cheap entry level mountain bike n got bit by the bug... everything about it - the speeds you travel, the fact it's YOU doing the effort. everything

if that *thing* about riding "bites" you.. then you'll start looking for any excuse to ride... going out on your lunchbreak, going out after work, using the bike to ride to the shop, the gym, to the video shop, whatever... before you know it - your breathing will increase - smoking or not, who knows? perhaps you might wanna smoke a bit less - if you don't... no biggie, and you'll also notice the kilo's falling off too =)

FYI - i've now been riding "more than casually" for about 14 months. and i've lost 30 kilos.

that's a good effort, congrats =)

Yeah I'm quitting the smokos ... used to be much healthier 2 years ago until I got a semi serious shoulder injury at the gym (was a gym junky / cardio + weight sessions almost daily) I do enjoy riding but the smokes are definately killing my lungs and need to go if I'm going to get anywhere.

I'm lucky in that I did quite a bit of cardio until 2 years ago (daily 40-60 mins on the gym bikes at pretty hard levels) so I'm familiar with the pain process and I know it's not gonna be so hard forever. I can't wait to get my slicks delievered though, the knobby tyres are a bit of a drag on the street really

if you want heart rate then the polar computers are the way to go but they are bloody expensive. cheaper option would be a more basic unit and a heart rate monitor. if you are wanting heart rate then you are obviously interested in fitness, so you would want to go a computer with cadence as well as speed as your cadence will play a bigger part to achieving your heartrate goals than speed. something like the cateye strada cadence would be my suggestion. it's what i use with my bike on the mag trainer. it is a wired computer but they also do a wireless version called the strada double wireless. i'm not a huge fan of wireless though. about the only only wireless computer i've had a good experience with is a pro computer, the same as what jase uses. i think from memory the strada cadence sells for about $90RRP, but it's been about 6 months since i saw the price, and the prices have changed (gone both up and down) since then.

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