jeremy
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| 07/22/2008 9:12 AM |
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| Seems looking at tires that big knobby tires aren't as prominent as they were 10 yrs ago. Same with the tubed tires. I was wondering if you guys could give me a quick rundown on popular tires per conditions as well as tubed vs tubeless. I was also curious as to what are typical tire pressures for both. |
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Pepe_Lopez
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| 07/22/2008 11:06 AM |
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I'm not a tire expert, but if you want a nice big knobby tire that works great, I suggest the IRC Trailbear 26x2.25. Not the lightest tire in the world, but man is it a great riding tire. Check out its reviews on mtbr.com.
Another tire I use is the IRC Mythos which is a 26x2.1. Its lighter than the Trailbear but the ride is not as good or the hookup(then I haven't found any tire that is), but its still pretty decent. Its better suited for racing and speed since its lighter.
I'm assuming that you don't care about 29'rs?
I usually run 40-45 psi, but a lot of people go much lower. |
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jeremy
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| 07/22/2008 11:16 AM |
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| Just 26". I'm running under 40psi, but I only weigh 125-135lbs. |
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Rowbear
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| 07/22/2008 1:26 PM |
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kentucky's only professional mountain biker (tonybob) runs 38 psi in his tubeless maxxxis tires. at least that is what the survailance footage seems to suggest.
otherwise it's all personal preferences |
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Chris Ward
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| 07/22/2008 1:28 PM |
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| I run 25psi in my 2.3 weir wolfs, I weight around 140 lbs. |
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Tonybob
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| 07/22/2008 2:54 PM |
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Posted By Rowbear on 07/22/2008 1:26 PM
kentucky's only professional mountain biker (tonybob) runs 38 psi in his tubeless maxxxis tires. at least that is what the survailance footage seems to suggest.
otherwise it's all personal preferences
that guy is so awesome. i think it's generally between 30-35, with or without tubes (i weigh about 160ish). |
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RIC0
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| 07/22/2008 3:03 PM |
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| 38 for my fatazz and running tubes |
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dilbert
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| 07/22/2008 3:30 PM |
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45 with tubes or higher. i like my fast.
My favorite tire have been continentals
I have an IRC mytho on the rear and Continental Competition on the front. |
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Rowbear
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| 07/22/2008 3:48 PM |
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Posted By dilbert on 07/22/2008 3:30 PM
45 with tubes or higher. i like my fast.
and your bounce
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Aweful Knawful
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| 07/22/2008 4:53 PM |
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Posted By Rowbear on 07/22/2008 1:26 PM
kentucky's only professional mountain biker (tonybob) dang, no love for the schworm
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RJ Reynolds
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| 07/22/2008 5:15 PM |
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| i heard he got downgraded |
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MattB
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| 07/22/2008 6:01 PM |
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Jeremry everyone seems to have their personal preference and what works for some may not work for you. There are so many different tires out there that it can be hard to figure out what to use. Personally, I've been running a Conti Explorer front and Kenda Nevegal rear the last 2 years. This setup works well for me - the Nevegal sticks like glue in climbing situations. I weigh 140-145 and run 25psi w/Stans - Stans sealant is the single biggest change I would recommend to anyone.
Matt B.
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Rowbear
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| 07/22/2008 6:54 PM |
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Posted By Aweful Knawful on 07/22/2008 4:53 PM Posted By Rowbear on 07/22/2008 1:26 PM
kentucky's only professional mountain biker (tonybob) dang, no love for the schworm
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Aweful Knawful
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Rod
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| 07/22/2008 9:25 PM |
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| To find the best tire pressure I've found you need to examine a few things before throwing numbers out. These are the weight of the rider, volume/ width of the tire, trail, and your riding style. The less you weigh the less pressure you need to prevent pinch flatting. Also if the tire is more narrow it will need more pressure than a wider tire even though they still may claim to have the same width. Also if it's a trail which is smooth as a baby's bottom you could put a lot of pressure in the tire and be fine, but if you did that on a rocky trail you would probably hit something too fast and lose control. If you're a finesse rider you could get away with a lot less pressure that someone who doesn't care what they hit. I've ridden a trail before with 17 psi with tubes without pinch flatting, I definitely don't recommend it, but extremely low pressures are possible even with tubes, but like I said it depends on many variables. Just experiment with it and you'll find what works best for you. You can tell a very big difference between 30 and 40 psi, which is what most people run myself included. |
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dilbert
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| 07/23/2008 8:04 AM |
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Posted By Rowbear on 07/22/2008 3:48 PM
Posted By dilbert on 07/22/2008 3:30 PM
45 with tubes or higher. i like my fast. and your bounce
i weigh 200lbs. i was running 60, but that was tooooooo much. I really don't bounce that much. Anything lower than 45 i can bottom out the tire on the rim, almost causing a pinch flat. Im just not a smooth rider, i usually try to power through things rather than finese it |
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