I got into cycling in June and I just finished my first metric century! - Lemmy.world

Hit a bump on my road bike, now it's creaking pretty badly. Video included. - Lemmy.world

2023 Felt VR 60. I hit a bump while riding and now the front of my bike creaks. If I apply pressure on my handlebars, I can even hear it without riding. It sounds like the noise is coming from between the handlebars, so I’m thinking maybe it’s the headset? But I’m not sure. Here’s a video of the sound: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7mbQVzI_Jj4?feature=share [https://youtube.com/watch?v=7mbQVzI_Jj4?feature=share]

Two months with my bike, training for a metric century by the end of the season. This is my longest ride so far! - Lemmy.world

Cycling noob here - help me understand tires and wheels so I can swap mine around - Lemmy.world

I recently got my first road/endurance bike, a Felt VR60. According to the specs, the wheels it came with are: Devox WheelRDS.A3, Tubeless ready, 6-hole, 12x100/12x142 mm. Default tires it came with are Vittoria Zaffira V tires. I’m thinking of doing some light gravel riding with this bike, so was considering some 30mm tires to swap between depending on the activity I want to do. However, I have no idea what I should be looking for when it comes to buying new tires/tubes. 1. What factors do I need to worry about when buying new tires? I assume the wheel size matters, right? 2. Can I reuse my existing tubes, or do I need new ones? 3. Searching for 30mm gravel tires, I mostly found tubeless options. Is there a reason for that? 4. Anything else I should know before buying and swapping tires? Any help is greatly appreciated here :)