New owner Specialized Secteur Sport

[potsy]

I hope not, as I have similar plans.

What have you got on there now norm?
I'm thinking M+ and the wider 23-32mm raceblade mudguards,instead of the 23mm conti's i now have.

 

[Paul_Smith SRCC]

What have you got on there now norm?
I'm thinking M+ and the wider 23-32mm raceblade mudguards,instead of the 23mm conti's i now have.

Secteur will not cope with a large heavy treaded tyre as you can see from the clearances below.

Those who do want a larger tyre will normally be considering the Tricross over Secteur

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

 

[potsy]

Secteur will not cope with a large heavy treaded tyre as you can see from the clearances below.

Those who do want a larger tyre will normally be considering the Tricross over Secteur

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

Hi Paul,I was only thinking of 25mm M+ as that's the thinnest they do.As the bike came with 25's on it would have thought they would be fine.

 

[Paul_Smith SRCC]

Hi Paul,I was only thinking of 25mm M+ as that's the thinnest they do.As the bike came with 25's on it would have thought they would be fine.

I recall the Schwalbe Marathon Plus from my 'BikePlus' days being quite large, so will result in less clearanced than that picture.

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

 

[Norm]

Those who do want a larger tyre will normally be considering the Tricross over Secteur

I did, and I have both, and it is fantastic.

I recall the Schwalbe Marathon Plus from my 'BikePlus' days being quite large, so will result in less clearanced than that picture.

I have a very good, friendly LBS who will try the tyres before fitting them. Because I have the Secteur and the Tricross, I can set the Secteur up for riding on good roads so, rather than going for the M+, I might go the other way down to a 23.

However, as I've only done about 150 miles on it so far, changing the tyres is not going to be a short term issue for me.

 

[potsy]

norm,I went to the conti 4 seasons in 23mm as I found the stock tyres awful.As I have been spoiled by having M+ on the hybrid I now expect that level of protection on both bikes which is probably not gonna happen,unless the 25's do fit OK.
The conti's have been great tbh,fast,light,grippy in the wet/dry.The only other alternative I have looked at is the Schwalbe Durano+ a race version of the M+ which will definately fit but are obviously slightly less protected than the M+ but a lot lighter.
Will keep you informed if I do any of this.

 

[Norm]

Excellent, thanks.

 

[bad boy]

Can I ask does anyone still use the All condition Pro II it comes with ??, Ive not racked up many miles on mine yet but if they are made of cheese would like to know now before the fairy visits.

Thanks

 

[Paul_Smith SRCC]

.... Because I have the Secteur and the Tricross, I can set the Secteur up for riding on good roads so, rather than going for the M+, I might go the other way down to a 23...

Not an uncommon train of thought; the Secteur has a focus as a relatively lighweight, fast long distance bike, qualities that will be diminished if you then fit a bomb proof heavy tyre like the Schwalbe Marathon Plus. I'm not saying it's a bad tyre, far from it, but if I was looking for a relatively lighweight, fast long distance tyre it wouldn't be my choice.

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

 

[Broadside]

I'm using the stock Tyres, 850 miles so far and had three punctures - not an excessive amount for this time of year. The Tyres do hum when rolling though so I think slicks might be a worthwhile change, something I am considering at the moment.

 

[Norm]

Can I ask does anyone still use the All condition Pro II it comes with ??, Ive not racked up many miles on mine yet but if they are made of cheese would like to know now before the fairy visits.

Thanks

I'm still using them. I haven't yet managed more than 3 punctures in one 20 mile journey.

Those were the only punctures to date, although it's only got about 150 miles under the tyres as I've been using other bikes since mid-December.

Not an uncommon train of thought; the Secteur has a focus as a relatively lighweight, fast long distance bike...

The difference between the two is quite significant, given that I have them both set up very similarly. There's only a 1kg overall weight difference but even I can feel that the Secteur is way more responsive.

 

[Auntie Helen]

This is one of the reasons for getting a Secteur to compliment my Roubaix. Just don't trust myself on carbon in bad conditions.

So the Secteur sits in the conservatory and says "my my, lovely Roubaix, you look very handsome tonight!"

[/pedantry on the common misspelling of compliment/complement]

 

[ianrauk]

*Blows raspberry*

So the Secteur sits in the conservatory and says "my my, lovely Roubaix, you look very handsome tonight!"

[/pedantry on the common misspelling of compliment/complement]

 

[bad boy]

I'm using the stock Tyres, 850 miles so far and had three punctures - not an excessive amount for this time of year. The Tyres do hum when rolling though so I think slicks might be a worthwhile change, something I am considering at the moment.

They certainly do hum I wondered where it was coming from to begin with !!, but performance wise they seem quite good. If I start getting visits from the fairy I'm going to swap for some Armadillo Elite's

 

[ianrauk]

Tis what I did

They certainly do hum I wondered where it was coming from to begin with !!, but performance wise they seem quite good. If I start getting visits from the fairy I'm going to swap for some Armadillo Elite's