snapshins Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi. I only use my Dawes Kovert on the street now, but it's very slow because of the gear ratios and the fat knobleys. I was wondering if it's worth changing the tyres and gears. I only use the 3 or 4 of the fastest gears. It's got 7 cogs on the wheel and 2 on the crank. Or should i just get a new bike? Any advise would be welcome, like 'what tyres' or 'how to do the gears'. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi. I only use my Dawes Kovert on the street now, but it's very slow because of the gear ratios and the fat knobleys. I was wondering if it's worth changing the tyres and gears. I only use the 3 or 4 of the fastest gears. It's got 7 cogs on the wheel and 2 on the crank. Or should i just get a new bike? Any advise would be welcome, like 'what tyres' or 'how to do the gears'. Thanks Possibly the most random post I've read in a long time! You'll have to provide a bit more info like how long you've been riding (sorry if you've covered that in another thread!) and what do you plan on doing with the bike? Are you going to buy a trials specific bike at any point in the future or are you just trying to see if you'd be any good and if it'd be worth it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapshins Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Possibly the most random post I've read in a long time! You'll have to provide a bit more info like how long you've been riding (sorry if you've covered that in another thread!) and what do you plan on doing with the bike? Are you going to buy a trials specific bike at any point in the future or are you just trying to see if you'd be any good and if it'd be worth it?? Thanks for the quick reply. I used to go dirt jumping with my son but he's 14 and too cool to hang around with Dad now. So i'll mostly be just riding the streets maybe doing a bit of small dirt jumping. I'm only a novice so i wont be doing anything extreme. I love the bike but it's too slow on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) Well if it's dirt jumping your after then your in completely the wrong place I'm afraid! If however you want to modify the bike to do some street trials then it'd be a different matter, and if your son has sacked you off cause your too uncool I highly recommend joing the other later in life trialsers that have suddenly sprung up onto the forum and show your son up! Edited February 25, 2011 by isitafox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapshins Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well if it's dirt jumping your after then your in completely the wrong place I'm afraid! If however you want to modify the bike to do some street trials then it'd be a different matter, and if your son has sacked you off cause your too uncool I highly recommend joing the other later in life trialsers that have suddenly sprung up onto the forum and show your son up! I wish i could,,,anyway thanks. . . . Later in life????? Cheeky ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) This is a trials forum, not a trails forum. EDIT: This would be a trials version of your bike, kinda. Edited February 26, 2011 by Luke Dunstan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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