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So my rear tire is shot, It is a 20x2.0 I also have a 20x2.30 in the front. I am looking to get new tires and tubes. I am wondering what are the longest lasting tires and tubes,and if I can run a smaller tire in the front.
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Tires you can hardly go wrong with Fit FAFs in 2.25 or 2.4 Also Fly Ramperas are pretty rad!
Gsport Ribcages, Odyssey Hazards, Demo Zero.
Usually people run a larger tire in front but do what makes you happy yo!
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i am really liking my s&m speedballs
slick center, but enough tread outside of the center to grip well, low wear but plenty of grip
25$ apiece and 110psi rated
personal experience
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Okay but what about tubes? Also I meant getting a smaller lighter tire in the front not running a smaller than the rear tire. Sorry I really derped out when I wrote that
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bmxsteve99 wrote:i am really liking my s&m speedballs
slick center, but enough tread outside of the center to grip well, low wear but ...more
The s&m speedballs aren't the right size 
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I use animal tires and hutchinson heavy duty tubes. Only way i get a flat is if i ride up stairs to hard. Animal glh tires are the way to go imo.
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blaaaaaaaaa wrote:I use animal tires and hutchinson heavy duty tubes. Only way i get a flat is if i ride up stairs to hard. Animal glh tires are ...more
Dat weight doe. Lol I did a huge ass skid that wore my tire down below the rubber than I was just casually riding and it popped 
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blaaaaaaaaa wrote:I use animal tires and hutchinson heavy duty tubes. Only way i get a flat is if i ride up stairs to hard. Animal glh tires are ...more
bushwood4568 wrote:Dat weight doe. Lol I did a huge ass skid that wore my tire down below the rubber than I was just casually riding and it ...more
The weight is what makes the tire good! So thick stupid stuff like thorns and glass won't give you a flat.
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blaaaaaaaaa wrote:I use animal tires and hutchinson heavy duty tubes. Only way i get a flat is if i ride up stairs to hard. Animal glh tires are ...more
bushwood4568 wrote:Dat weight doe. Lol I did a huge ass skid that wore my tire down below the rubber than I was just casually riding and it ...more
blaaaaaaaaa wrote:The weight is what makes the tire good! So thick stupid stuff like thorns and glass won't give you a flat.
Okay would the Schrader tube from danscomp be a good idea for an animal tire?
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If interested, Im selling Animal tires..
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Tubes really dont matter a lot. I'm using whatever shit I got at whatever shitty store was close when I last got a flat. I think I have an 18 inch tube in the back cause the Walmart near the park I was at was out of 20 inch tubes.
As for tires, its all personal preference. I had some FAFs, but they were washing out a lot. In the summer, when I almost exclusively ride concrete tranny, I run 2.4\2.2 chase hawks. Now that its almost fall, and I'm going to ride more dirt, I'm running 2.45/2.25 Aitken's.
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bmxsteve99 wrote:i am really liking my s&m speedballs
slick center, but enough tread outside of the center to grip well, low wear but ...morebushwood4568 wrote:The s&m speedballs aren't the right size
Look at the actual sizes in the description on danscomp
The 2.1 is really 2.28
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Do you have the 2.45 aitkens now? Just wondering if they inflate bigger then the 2.4 hawks?
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tecnic1 wrote:Tubes really dont matter a lot. I'm using whatever shit I got at whatever shitty store was close when I last got a flat. I ...more
The Horror Contact wrote:Do you have the 2.45 aitkens now? Just wondering if they inflate bigger then the 2.4 hawks?
It's about the same, maybe a little bigger. Both clear R32s fine.
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any tires and thornproof tubes, i wrap mine in another tube carcass and i havent gotten a flat in over 6 months
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bushwood4568 wrote:I think I might get Aitkens in the front and back.
Aitkens are great tires, im running 2.25 front and rear and they ride amazing and last a long time you'll be happy with them
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