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Nobby Nic Trailstar and Pacestar
OK. Just rode the KC circuit this morning and it's time to hang up my very worn tires - it was like riding on ice (frozen water not Meth).
I'm about to buy some Nobby Nics and just wanted to know which compound to use on the front and back.
Cheers.
PS. Saw an awful lot of blokes clad head to toe in lycra this morning on the trails....sinister.
Should I clean old latex out of tyres
i have a continental non-UST tyre go mavic xm819 rims that refuses to hold air for more than a day.
The tyre has been on there a long time.
Should I remove some of the old sealant out of the tyre and replace it with fresh sealant or just keep topping it up?
Tyres
Hi everyone I just brought a giant STP zero looking at getting back into riding again and I need some new tyres I currently have maxxis choice roller 26x2.4 on front and maxxis ikon 26x2.2 on the back any advise on what to get I ride a bit on the road as well and is there much advantage of having the UST tyres ?
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Help with the right tyre choice
Hi Guys,
Havent posted for a while but have been doing heaps of riding.
Im doing the Anaconda again this year and just have a few questions with regard to tyres. Ive got a Trance X1 and am still running the Nobby Nics that it came with. I have found them to be a pretty good tyre and havent lost the front end yet.
The ride leg of the anaconda isnt very technical compared to other ride legs and has a lot of open trail and gravel roads so i probably dont need such an aggresive tyre.
Which tyres for first MTB ride?
G'day
Wanting to get into some fire trail and single track for the first time (I've only done about 20Kms of trail in the Nasho and now thinking about doing Oaks), and hoping to get some pointers as to what tyres I should get for my Giant Roam 1 hybrid (bought it intending to do mainly urban stuff and a small amount of trails). It's currently running stock Giant P-RX2 700x40 tyres (and I replaced the rear wheel with a hand-build Mavic 319 because I got sick of replacing broken spokes - I'm 110Kg, so maybe that has something to do with it).
Rechargeable Canisters
Just a thought I had the other day, but does anyone know of a rechargeable CO2 canister out there on the market? All the ones I've seen are single-use, throw away jobs.
I'm thinking it wouldn't be that hard to make something about the size of a 40g cartridge that can be re-charged (to say 100-150 PSI) by using a floor pump just using regular air. That way you don't have to keep buying cylinders (and adding them to landfill), and you'd always have a free source of compressed air for either home or track use.
Tyre advice needed!
Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and I know that this topic has been covered already but I'm still unsure what tyres to choose. Basically, I'm from the UK where I used Tioga downhill tyres on my Planet X hard tail for just about every surface. I moved to Freo and chose Maxxis Cross Mark 26 x 2.10 front & rear because of its raised central bead, as I knew I would mainly be riding on roads, cycle paths, and the odd trail. I'm about to move up to Stoneville, right next to the old heritage railway line, which, as you know, is mainly pea gravel.
Schwalbe: TL snakeskin or Tubeless?
Never being one to turn away from saving a bit of weight on the bike, especially in the rotating mass wheel dept I'm thinking of replacing my tubeless Schwalbe Ro Ro / Ra Ra's with their latest, lighter TL ready versions when they are worn out.
As the normal TL Schwalbes are a bit delicate, especially in the sidewall dept I'm tempted to go for the snakeskin versions however I have heard that this addition makes the whole tyre stiffer with less compliance to the surface. In other words a different feel & possibly less grip.
29er Tyres
Looking to replace the Racing Ralph's (front and rear) that came with my HT 29er.
Being in Perth, mainly ride at the Camel and Goat Farms, but also getting into the club races and doing the enduro events (but nowhere near the front)
Running tubes. Looking for good front traction.
Been suggested Crossmarks, another combo is Specialzed Captain (Front) and Renegade in the rear.
Any other suggestions?
New general purpose tyres for the hills.
Hi All
I am looking at putting together a reasonably tough pair of 26" wheels for general trail riding & training in the local hills here in Perth.
I will be using them on a long travel fork HT & a 5" travel duallie. I would like to be able to ride drops & rock gardens without worrying unduly about punctures & splits