tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post4688387950725172216..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Dirt Wizards on smaller PioletsVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-4662306015544197582016-04-10T19:01:26.045-04:002016-04-10T19:01:26.045-04:00Is it possible to fit 700x35c knobby tires in this...Is it possible to fit 700x35c knobby tires in this size? Thinking this could also double as a skinny knobby tired dweller. - AlanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06805056411643247834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-60402513453859827192016-03-17T10:10:28.391-04:002016-03-17T10:10:28.391-04:00You don't need to quote the altitude when stat...You don't need to quote the altitude when stating your tire pressure and the measured width, because your pump is reading gage pressure- i.e. the difference between internal pressure and the atmospheric pressure. If it's filled to 25psi at 5,000 feet, or 25psi at 80 feet, the tire will measure and ride the same. (of course, if you fill your tires to 25psi at 80 feet and then ride to 5000 feet, they'll gage a whopping 27.5psi, but you might be too tired to notice by then)Jofus Braylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727963777313257534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-79485080757077627412016-03-09T10:20:39.108-05:002016-03-09T10:20:39.108-05:00My current bike is kind of a poor-man's Piolet...My current bike is kind of a poor-man's Piolet, I built it last year before I'd even heard of the Piolet. It's a 1993 Miyata Elevation 500 with oversized welded steel tubes. Every single part was replaced except the 1 1/4" threaded headset and the seatpost. It's got 3 racks, drop bars, and huge wheels.<br /><br />On Big Fat Mammoth rims I can fit Maxxis Hookworm 26x2.5" tires with about 0.5mm of clearance on the rear triangle. Knobbies have to be a bit smaller. <br /><br />I'm glad to see if I need to replace the frame, I can probably just get a Piolet and do all the same stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07000742050625709410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1934193049325048452016-03-09T10:10:03.558-05:002016-03-09T10:10:03.558-05:00@ George- Those tires are the next ones I want to ...@ George- Those tires are the next ones I want to get for light-racking tours this spring and summer in the Mid Atlantic and hopefully beyond. They look like a great tire for gravel road exploration.<br />@Mark Holm- no idea of the BB length. The shell on the Piolet is a 73 mm so I used a Deore 9 speed triple two piece crank with a Hollowtech BB that comes attached to it.<br />@ Neil- the longest square taper BB in a 73 mm shell size I can quickly find is 122.5 mm and I don't know if that would be long enough to clear the Dirt Wizards.<br />ScottVeloOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814029344407654254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-65056435654412261272016-03-09T07:35:14.882-05:002016-03-09T07:35:14.882-05:00Couldn't you use a longer than intended spindl...Couldn't you use a longer than intended spindle if you had a square-taper triple?Neil E. Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096087090901980142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-12736775810237817712016-03-08T22:29:53.542-05:002016-03-08T22:29:53.542-05:00How wide is your bottom bracket?How wide is your bottom bracket?Mark Holmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-33161271826551164432016-03-08T20:55:49.095-05:002016-03-08T20:55:49.095-05:00Thanks, you guys keep making my life harder. Thanks, you guys keep making my life harder. teamdarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730985048207207697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-61482402222622818402016-03-08T17:59:48.755-05:002016-03-08T17:59:48.755-05:00FYI on a wider rim (I'm running the 26" D...FYI on a wider rim (I'm running the 26" Dually on a size S Piolet) there is some chainstay rub from the shoulder lugs on the Dirt Wizard. Currently I've switched back to a 2.4" tire, but for what the Piolet is designed to do, it might be worthwhile to check out the Surly ET tire, which they describe as a "heavy-duty offroad touring tire". Will let you know if/when I try that out.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697192040742563noreply@blogger.com