Trooper
- Lives in:
- Boone, NC USA
- Member since:
February 10, 2008
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04wildman Posted:
5/14/2008 6:43 PM
I forgot to tell you that it's good to put baby powder on your tubes and inside the tire. It stops any sticking,or chafing and can help prevent flats (if you didn't already). L8
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04wildman Posted:
5/4/2008 11:59 PM
Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Get the tire removers. They are plastic key sized tools sold in sets of three. They have a "like" prying side for sliding them between the tire and rim WITH OUT puncturing the airless tire inside. They also have a little hook on the other side so once you get one in under the tire, you can hook it into place on a spoke allowing you to use the other two to work your way around the rest of the wheel and or tire. YOU GOT TO HAVE THEM, AND THEY ARE CHEAP. Feel free to ask me questions on my profile.
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04wildman Posted:
5/4/2008 11:53 PM
2.25 measurements on tires are for the thickness of the tread pattern. The thicker the longer before they are bald. Tubes that are bmx specific can take psi pressures up to 100-110. You won't really find a tire that goes higher. If you ride dirt you can have a low 65 psi tires in the back. Or if you weigh under 150 lbs or so and don't do 180 bunnyhops to fakie you really don't need the slight discomfort of a high psi tire. I found this out learning 180's because the tire would stick but my 160 or so pounds of body weight caused the bike and rear rim to keep rotating (almost removing the tire from rim or bottoming out onto the actual rim. This is what causes a lot of pinch flats. It also made it impossible to land the 180 with out getting stopped dead in my tracks or being thrown off the bike by my own momentum. I have no reason to lie to you check my profile.