Dragged the bike out of the shed...*all mountain* tyres..
ghosts_cloak
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Hi guys :-)
I haven't ridden for a while but the easter holidays are rapidly approaching - I cant wait to get back on my Specialized SJ FSR Comp 2007.
I mainly ride Coed Llandegla (black run) and will hopefully have a go at Dalby Forest soon. In the summer I will be hanging out at Coed Y Brenin and other technical North Wales routes. Im an ex-downhiller and quite aggressive and get upwards of 2 punctures per trip (yes I inflate my tyres pretty hard!).. so...
I am looking for tyres (and inner tubes) that are:
grippy
puncture resistant
Not too heavy (it is an xc/all mountain bike)
Less than 2.3 inches wide (above this and the Fox manual tells me I could die when the tyre hits the crown of the fork! - Float RL 120) and the rims are only 24 mm wide.
Any suggestions would be very welcome!
A second question if I may; When changing cassette and chain (that arent really worn, is there any need to change chainrings and Jockey wheels also?
Oh and a third... my brakes (Avid J5's) need bleeding, is it worth putting braided hoses on or are they just for *bling* really?
Thank you!!
Gareth
I haven't ridden for a while but the easter holidays are rapidly approaching - I cant wait to get back on my Specialized SJ FSR Comp 2007.
I mainly ride Coed Llandegla (black run) and will hopefully have a go at Dalby Forest soon. In the summer I will be hanging out at Coed Y Brenin and other technical North Wales routes. Im an ex-downhiller and quite aggressive and get upwards of 2 punctures per trip (yes I inflate my tyres pretty hard!).. so...
I am looking for tyres (and inner tubes) that are:
grippy
puncture resistant
Not too heavy (it is an xc/all mountain bike)
Less than 2.3 inches wide (above this and the Fox manual tells me I could die when the tyre hits the crown of the fork! - Float RL 120) and the rims are only 24 mm wide.
Any suggestions would be very welcome!
A second question if I may; When changing cassette and chain (that arent really worn, is there any need to change chainrings and Jockey wheels also?
Oh and a third... my brakes (Avid J5's) need bleeding, is it worth putting braided hoses on or are they just for *bling* really?
Thank you!!
Gareth
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Well, you could run Maxxis Highrollers or Minions Single Ply in 2.35 with downhill tubes. Thats not really on the light side, but should be pretty tough.
For standard rubber tubes, there is no real difference between brands, the only factor that affects puncture resistance is the weight of the tube.
If you don't mind checking the pressure of your tyres before every ride, you could run latex tubes. They are a lot more resistant to punctures then rubber tubes, but they are more expensive and don't hold air well over longer periods of time.0 -
You'll be fine with 2.35 tyres on Float forks - there's loads of room. If it's pinch punctures you're getting then Panaracer do a good anti snake-bite range of tyres (the Rampages are an all-mountain tyre) Putting talc on your inner tubes before mounting your tyres will help as well.
If it's punctures from thorns etc then it might be worth considering going tubeless.0 -
Great, thanks for the replies :-) I am about to order 2 :
Maxxis High Roller DH Single Ply 60a tires, and:
Nokian DH Tube
26 x 2.1 - 3.0 PV (PACK 5)
Any last comments ?:-P0
