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The Street => The Bike Shop => Topic started by: full metal jacky on March 23, 2016, 01:06:07 PM
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like the collab, pattern not so much, looks like a generic 2.4 tire
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I like the looks of that. The sizing will be the deciding facor for me though .......... 2.25/2.1 would be ideal, but I am not too optomistic about that actually happening.
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Thats weird, never would have guessed the two would meet. The T1 tread indent is dope! T1 wallride marks all over the place.
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I hope it has thin sidewalls. Thick sidewalls are good for grinding durability but tend to ride and land harshly on anything that isn't perfectly smooth concrete. Thin sidewalled tires give you a much nicer ride and also happen to be lighter (roadies refer to them as 'supple' I believe).
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I hope it has thin sidewalls. Thick sidewalls are good for grinding durability but tend to ride and land harshly on anything that isn't perfectly smooth concrete. Thin sidewalled tires give you a much nicer ride and also happen to be lighter (roadies refer to them as 'supple' I believe).
Never thought of this.
Im too surprised about the two companies doing a collar, seems like two different sides of the spectrum
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yeah wow random collab. kinda cool though. while it does look pretty similar to most big slick tyres these days, it looks a lot better than those mingin mtt tyres
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Doubt it'll happen but I'd scoop one up if it came in under 2" wide
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I hope it has thin sidewalls. Thick sidewalls are good for grinding durability but tend to ride and land harshly on anything that isn't perfectly smooth concrete. Thin sidewalled tires give you a much nicer ride and also happen to be lighter (roadies refer to them as 'supple' I believe).
Mountain bikers set their tires up tubeless for this exact reason. The general bmx community is definitely too dumb to understand or try it but I'm surprised no one on bikeguide has tried it.
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How long until they're out? Didn't Empire post something about them after Interbike?
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I hope it has thin sidewalls. Thick sidewalls are good for grinding durability but tend to ride and land harshly on anything that isn't perfectly smooth concrete. Thin sidewalled tires give you a much nicer ride and also happen to be lighter (roadies refer to them as 'supple' I believe).
Mountain bikers set their tires up tubeless for this exact reason. The general bmx community is definitely too dumb to understand or try it but I'm surprised no one on bikeguide has tried it.
someone here did, a guy from the uk who also rode mtb. it was AGES ago though.
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I saw somewhere that widths are 2.4/2.2.
Small tire dudes can get fucked.
+1 on thin sidewalls. Don't Animal tires usually have pretty thick sidewalls?
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Sidewalls on GLHs are so thick you can almost ride them with no air.
If someone knows of a good tubeless set up tutorial I willing to try it and report back provided it costs no or little money. I have and old hazard lite wheel and old GLH I can use.
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I tried a tubeless set up once, with stanz no tubes or whatever. It kept blowing off at like 50 psi, no bueno.
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Sidewalls on GLHs are so thick you can almost ride them with no air.
If someone knows of a good tubeless set up tutorial I willing to try it and report back provided it costs no or little money. I have and old hazard lite wheel and old GLH I can use.
Gorilla tape your rim instead of rimtape. Cut a 16" tube down the centre, around the top and stretch it onto your rim. Put your tire on between the flaps of tubes with a bit of sealant. Pump it up, cut off the excess tube hanging out.
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Where's the damn T1 stem
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Where's the damn T1 stem
This. last year i thought it was so close with the zodiac eng teasing
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They couldn't find a manufacturer to make the stems so that is on hold for now.
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I had my hands on the zodiac made stem, it looked amazing. Not sure what happened there, I thought Ken was doing them.
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I'm surprised t1 has had the relationship with S&M as long as they have. Dude doesn't have a good track record with being pleased with many companies.
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I'm surprised t1 has had the relationship with S&M as long as they have. Dude doesn't have a good track record with being pleased with our companies.
Your companies?
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as long as the product arrives within a reasonable amount of time, and is manufactured as ordered, Joe will work with anyone
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I have no idea why everyone use old smaller tube for tubless. it works w/o it.
Maybe the problem is most bmx tires are fitting loose on rims so its hard to seal them.
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as long as the product arrives within a reasonable amount of time, and is manufactured as ordered, Joe will work with anyone
Manufactured as ordered seems the operative word. EG morsecodes and mocking birds.
Good catch on the autocorrect, I ain't shit! Our companies... Ha!
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I'm pretty psyched on this collaboration. Animal and T-1 are probably two of my top three or four favorite BMX companies to support. Animal tires have always treated me well, and I have wanted another slic style tire since the death of the ASM. Hopefully these have the longevity of an Animal tire, with a little less weight( plus T-1 cool points).
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Seems like fly would've been the go to. Definitely going to get one (if they ever come out) to replace the Rubens.
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they'll be available next month
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Animal's strong return makes me happy.
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Not so much your average tire, it's a dual compound tire with the center strip being a harder compound. And they are 2.4/2.2.
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Sidewalls on GLHs are so thick you can almost ride them with no air.
If someone knows of a good tubeless set up tutorial I willing to try it and report back provided it costs no or little money. I have and old hazard lite wheel and old GLH I can use.
Gorilla tape your rim instead of rimtape. Cut a 16" tube down the centre, around the top and stretch it onto your rim. Put your tire on between the flaps of tubes with a bit of sealant. Pump it up, cut off the excess tube hanging out.
That seems like a lot of work for not a lot of payoff. Is the advantage just less weight?
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Sidewalls on GLHs are so thick you can almost ride them with no air.
If someone knows of a good tubeless set up tutorial I willing to try it and report back provided it costs no or little money. I have and old hazard lite wheel and old GLH I can use.
Gorilla tape your rim instead of rimtape. Cut a 16" tube down the centre, around the top and stretch it onto your rim. Put your tire on between the flaps of tubes with a bit of sealant. Pump it up, cut off the excess tube hanging out.
That seems like a lot of work for not a lot of payoff. Is the advantage just less weight?
And no flats. Too much maintenance to be fucked
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Sidewalls on GLHs are so thick you can almost ride them with no air.
If someone knows of a good tubeless set up tutorial I willing to try it and report back provided it costs no or little money. I have and old hazard lite wheel and old GLH I can use.
Gorilla tape your rim instead of rimtape. Cut a 16" tube down the centre, around the top and stretch it onto your rim. Put your tire on between the flaps of tubes with a bit of sealant. Pump it up, cut off the excess tube hanging out.
That seems like a lot of work for not a lot of payoff. Is the advantage just less weight?
It's usually heavier doing it this way. You've got added tape, tube and tire sealant. Benefits are that you can't get a pinch flat. Pretty much useless for BMX, great for MTB.
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they'll be available next month
errrrr, i mean the month after next month :P
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they'll be available next month
errrrr, i mean the month after next month :P
word on sizes?
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2.20" and 2.40"
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do they come in extra squeaky gum compound though?
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booo
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do they come in extra squeaky gum compound though?
Asking the important questions.
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They look nice, hope that they're a reasonable weight.