I commute on a 32 inch unicycle and I can ride on the snow but the ice is scary and I've fallen hard enough to be done with that. However I'd like to fit one of my smaller unicycles with some of the best most metal spikes price doesn't even matter tires what would you recommend? I want to have good faith in the tires and that's worth any cost. I'd definitely only need them a few months of the year
@pauldotbike14 күн бұрын
Schwalbe make the best winter spiked tires. They have the marathon winter series for roads and the ice spiker for off road. Hopefully they have the size you need in either.
@markrskinner25 күн бұрын
I've had a Lezyne pump unscrew cores. And it's a problem others have reported.
@pauldotbike24 күн бұрын
Oh for sure. I've seen many a KZbin video on the problem. But in over 10 years of owning several of their pumps I've never had it happen. So I'm curious is it just dumb luck or something else I'm specifically doing or not doing.
@Renae-caАй бұрын
BUG!
@einundsiebenziger5488Ай бұрын
Rather looks like a flea market than a proper bicycle fair.
@zaphod-beeblebroxАй бұрын
Such a beautiful trail Paul!
@s2vanegmondАй бұрын
Really enjoy the downhill footage, btw!
@s2vanegmondАй бұрын
Ground: Yo, Head! Ready for something fun? I got something great this time... Head: Not sure, man. Remember how it went that one time...? Ground: Nah, that was some other ground, it played you. Helmet: What happened? I wasn't there. Elbows: Yeah, I wonder why. Dude, we got wrecked. Ground: Just bad luck! The trail’s epic! Head: Miss that rush... Legs: We’re tougher now. Yesterday was leg day. Let’s gooooo Head: Alright, let’s do it. Bike: F.
@nathancampbell82Ай бұрын
Thanks for the excellent review. As a road rider I think this will suit me perfectly. I just want pockets that keep items separate and this looks like it will do the job. Cheers from Australia.
@randyhale4181Ай бұрын
Wow the bike shows changed so much since the first time I went in 95. Back then there was all kinds of shops manufacturers it's a shame.
@ramoverde41332 ай бұрын
It's not big, it's heavy but I love it. The best! 👍
@NonLegitNation22 ай бұрын
1:03 that's exactly what I was thinking. I paid over $100 for ONE 96North studded tire, ONE damn tire for over $100 and I used it for about a week and took it off because as you said the roads got salted and the studs weren't needed. I used that studded tire on my front and that Continental Contact Plus tire on my rear but found it provided almost no traction in deep snow. I know it's summer now but I'm thinking ahead to next winter and two winters ago when we actually got snow it sucked, no snow last winter because of stupid El Nino. I was running 2.35 inch Schwalbe Smart Sam's and they just weren't very good in snow, especially on those days where I walked out of work and there was 6 inches of unplowed and unshoveled snow on the ground. This coming winter I'm just going with the gnarliest tread I can get and the widest tires I can fit on my bike. For the front wheel I already have a tire, it's a 27.5 x 2.8 inch Michelin WildAM tire made for soft/muddy terrain. Unfortunately, I can't go as wide on my rear so I'm probably going to go with the same Michelin tire but in 2.40 inches. And I'm running tubes, so I'll probably air those down to about 20psi.
@pauldotbike2 ай бұрын
The advantage of a smaller tire in the winter vs a larger one is that it cuts through the snow instead of trying to ride on the snow. Unless you go all the way to a fat bike. So a knobby cyclecross is what you should probably try. Schwalbe has a new non-studded winter tire, Marathon 365, that looks like it would work in your use case very well.
@donsmith28332 ай бұрын
Overall quite a disappointment for all of those involved.
@camperp1952 ай бұрын
I love tools,quality tools,buy cheap,buy twice,i think im addicted to tools!
@travelswithMTcharlie2 ай бұрын
For the 1sr time I bought a cheap pump from harbor freight the presta adapter unthereded the valve. When I screwed it on it was really tight I think that the oring in the adapter was of the wrong size it sealed well but was very tight going on and off. SO poor equipment design o manufacture can be too blame especially on cheap pumps
@kerwingroot3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review; not being able to pack my full face pretty much makes it useless for me, shame they didn't account for that
@brianbassett43793 ай бұрын
lol You're a sad little man.
@roninems4 ай бұрын
How about mounting it to a fence in the park?
@pauldotbike4 ай бұрын
Yeah, that would work if the clamp made it around the links.
@roninems4 ай бұрын
@@pauldotbike I was thinking the fence post or is that too wide?
@pauldotbike2 ай бұрын
That's too wide.
@koi-pond4 ай бұрын
You showed the perfect example why this "stand" is not not worth it
@user-sr5sn8bl3n4 ай бұрын
25, FEB 1024 AD
@Zyzzyx424 ай бұрын
I've been using the Topeak Morph mini pumps for... 25 years? Been working great all that time. Basic difference would be they don't have the CO2 part added in. But yeah, having the hose for inflation on the trail makes things so much easier.
@lezyne4 ай бұрын
🤘🤘We're glad you're happy! Lezyne rhymes with design!
@kendonmcbee26924 ай бұрын
What bike is your son riding here?
@pauldotbike4 ай бұрын
It's a 20" Frog.
@ivanchristensen86034 ай бұрын
Funny how things is different to different people...to me the Lezeyne is the worst pump ever...it takes out the inner valve again and again, when using tubeless valves....
@pauldotbike4 ай бұрын
I've been thinking on this topic all weekend. And the only thing I can think of is the brand of tubeless valve. Due to the ubiquity of them at my LBS's, I use Much Off valves on all my bikes. This has never been a problem for me. Maybe it's the valves themselves that is the reason I have never found this as a problem?
@rmcauley5 ай бұрын
Ahhh, memories of getting flats in front of work and getting Top Gear ruled out of the ride home. To toss my 2 cents in on what you've covered: - Portable electric pumps are heavy (or have the tiniest battery), very noisy, and struggle with >60psi. I tried a Xioami, it works but I used it maybe 3 or 4 times only, I don't recommend these at all. - I use a Lezyne Gauge Drive HP, since I need 60psi / 4bar for my road bike. Not quite high pressure but not high volume either. I love the gauge on the hose cause I have no feel for pressure, and I like the portability with the hose that fits inside the drive. The hose doubles as CO2 inflator. I use it mainly for top-ups when I'm out on my epics, not for inflating from zero. - The other issue people report with at least the portable Lezyne drive threaded chucks is sometimes the chuck is made with plastic, and can deform if you unthread it after inflation when its temperature is high. Easy solution: wait a few minutes for it to cool.
@pauldotbike4 ай бұрын
Plastic? I've never seen a plastic chuck on a lezyne. Good to know.
@BrianJohnson-bq9tr5 ай бұрын
God, that looks depressing. I used to live going to that show. I even bought a bike there in 2012. There seemed to be a lot of empty soece there. I'm glad I stayed home.
@rmcauley5 ай бұрын
Never skip core day! (Says the guy who always skips core day)
@pauldotbike5 ай бұрын
Core day is the worst.
@josephshimandle96195 ай бұрын
Question: Looking to buy a Mokwheel Basalt ST fat tire ebike, but want to get rid of the 26 x 4 OEM wide spaced knobby off road tires, as I will be mostly street, groomed trials, or dirt roads riding. Found some 26 x 3 beach bike tires with more street treads that should perform better. Can any/all 26 x 4 wheels accept tubeless tires as it seems from you great video?
@pauldotbike5 ай бұрын
I looked up that bike. It looks like a very low end ebike. As such it's highly likely that the rims on the wheels supplied are not tubless ready. To be tuebless ready, they need to have a ridge on both sides of the rip for the bead to stay in. Espeically if sizing down from 4" to 3" you'll need that. I don't know which tires you found, but I recommend these for your usecase. veetireco.com/catalog-product/chicane/ They're 3.5" which would be a better fit.
@mic015 ай бұрын
It such a disappointment compared to other yrs, wasn't worth the $20 to get in.. Other yrs you could spend the day this was like you said an hour if that..
@gregoc2305 ай бұрын
Were the rim and tire tubeless ready?
@pauldotbike5 ай бұрын
Yes.
@miggyruru5 ай бұрын
Why did they even bother having the show. Sad
@TrevorKeenAnimation5 ай бұрын
They shouldn't be at the International Centre. They used to be on the Exhibition Grounds where the downtown cyclist crowd can get there ON THEIR BIKES - what a thought! Looked smaller and sparsely populated too. Some of those e-bikes looked more like motorcycles - you think if Harley-Davidson slapped a couple of pedals on their motorcycles that they could get in there?
@finpark77855 ай бұрын
I can't believe there aren't better bike exhibits in Toronto, thanks for posting this, very disappointing. I'd rather goto an event where people just bring and show off their bikes to strangers in a parkinglot than something like this....
@MoreToysMoreNoise5 ай бұрын
Wow what a lame bike show , where are all the big bike brands???
@pauldotbike5 ай бұрын
The entire bike industry is in shambles. Many smaller bike brands have shuttered their doors.
@MoreToysMoreNoise5 ай бұрын
@@pauldotbike Thanks Covid !
@siriosstar47895 ай бұрын
the solution is to ride E MTBs . if you have enough power you can carry a ton of tools . my rear rack pack has about 15 lbs of tools spare tubes clothing , locks etc . i could break down entirely and rebuild my bike if need be . well not quite 😂
@gianpaolocunha5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing...
@donsmith28335 ай бұрын
A great selection of tools.
@cspaceinc23896 ай бұрын
So sad :(
@sportsbrand1016 ай бұрын
Same here in Vancouver, BC. Very disappointed. Not much bike manufacturers or brands. Only few locals. Mostly chinese brand even not major brand showed up except Trek.
@Anilsharma123646 ай бұрын
Waste of time
@wallyedmonds81996 ай бұрын
Ya I was seeing bike shops saying on Facebook don’t go to the bike show come see us lol
@benfsinger6 ай бұрын
I appreciate this video, but did you interact with any of the manufacturers or displays? There could have been some interesting info from the unknown brands, or even some insight as to why some people are not there anymore. You paid to go (or got tix somehow), and went all the way out and only stayed an hour. I probably would have done the same, but I wasn't aiming to make a video about it! Anyway, I agree it looks bad, though I was never that keen on the shows even in their heyday. It's also worth mentioning if you didn't that the Spring show is still at Exhibition, and is generally bigger and better attended.
@pauldotbike6 ай бұрын
I talked talk to the retailers and some of other exibitors. I'm new to the KZbin game and didn't have the confidence to go all interview on them though. This was the spring show. It moved to the Interntional centre in 2020.
@mjv19676 ай бұрын
We took in the show the the Friday. There was a good crowd. It was smaller but this is the first show since the Pandemic. It should be back to normal size next year (I hope). Free parking is nice too.
@tonygenovese62396 ай бұрын
Your so right I was very disappointed even discussed what a joke 😢😢
@einundsiebenziger5488Ай бұрын
You're* so right.
@gungfuriceboy6 ай бұрын
thanks Paul!! did visitors have to pay for admission?,,,
@robbyd38926 ай бұрын
Of course! And who knows how much exhibitors were gouged??
@FlowJunkie656 ай бұрын
Boy, that really was disappointing and there was so much unused space there, indicating a significant lack of vendors. I might've asked for my money back if you paid. 😞
@pauldotbike6 ай бұрын
If I wasn't going for the express purpose of making this video, I would have been so angry. It was not worth the $20 admission and gas. Also, a bike show you can't reasonably get to by bike. Irony I should have brought up in the video.
@pussheadd6 ай бұрын
We used to set up there. But it’s not worth it anymore.
@davidvonslingshot6 ай бұрын
e-bikes e-bikes e-bikes...... tisk.
@hisforhack6 ай бұрын
It is unfortunate that you dismiss E-bike. The largest growing demographic in the biking industry are older than 55. That is because of E-bikes. More older people are out biking that ever, it's a fact.
@pauldotbike6 ай бұрын
Personally I am not in the market for an ebike. However, I do agree that there is a huge market for them and they deserve to be along side regular bikes at a show like this. The problem, and why I was dismissive, is that most of the ebike specific booths at the show were not selling the type of ebikes that an enthusiest would be interested in. Maybe someone looking for an inexpensive city/cargo bike. There were a handful of high end ebikes from reputable brands at some of the retailers and Yamaha was there. But the majority of what was there I wouldn't consider quality or interesting.
@robbyd38926 ай бұрын
@@pauldotbikeagree! Half of them looked like el-cheapo motorized mopeds
@LVQ-so5th5 ай бұрын
You mean they are motoring. But yes, their motorized vehicles have been designed to look like bicycles, and they get to move their legs in a circle while the motor propels them.
@stewart47116 ай бұрын
Sad carbon ruined it cost to much shop ebay for used old steel used wheels build vintage