I am doing a 30 mile mountain bike race this weekend down in Prattsburgh, NY named appropriately Ramble Around Prattsburgh. It is mostly on dirt roads and single/double track trails. There is only one water stop along the way at mile 17.
So I tweaked my 2007 Diamondback Sorrento mountain bike for the race. I mounted Shimano PD M520 SPD clipless pedals, a second bottle cage (held on with hose clamps since there weren’t mounts for a second bottle cage), Schwalbe CX Pro cyclocross tires (26 x1.35), and Profile Century aerobars. I also have a Cateye micro bike computer installed.
I think the bike will preform well in this type of race. There were some bikes set up in a similar way for the Black Diamond Duathlon last year.
Hey could you provide specifics on how you mounted the aero bars. I’m not bike equipment literate so please provide as many details as possible.
Comment by Stephen — July 31, 2008 @ 7:53 am
I’ll be interested in hearing whether the pedals worked well. I’m just thinking of trying them myself.
Comment by Graham Thomas — August 22, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
I use the same pedals on all my bikes. They work great.
Comment by Rob — August 22, 2010 @ 7:59 pm