demolition tire

i would email them about it and see if you cant get a new tire. ive rode my machetes hard over the past year and no signs of anything bad like this gonna happen

I did ject: Defective tire To: info@180dist.com

Hello I bought the Demolition machete 20x2.25 red wall bmx tire from dans comp. I have ridden this tire for about 3 weeks then I got a flat then I replaced the inner tube then three days later i went to go ride and there was a huge rip in the side wall no one else has ridden my bike except me so I don't know how this happened or why but I would like a replacement seeing how this is under the one month warranty of receiving the item purchased from dans comp.

http://instagram.com/p/nJ-cbVJSpe/ they sayed on instagram to Hit is up at demolitionparts.com/warranty to make a claim

I had a Momentum for 2 weeks and my brake pad BARELY moved out of place on a trick just enough to touch the sidewall for maybe a half a second and it gashed the sidewall clean as if I cut it with a boxcutter.
Wont ever run a Demolition tire ever again.

FAF 2.25 for life.

My demolition momentum sucked. Lasted way to short.

Don't ever simply bash a company from one bad experience. I've purchased demolition parts for a long time, and the Momentum is one of the most popular tires in the street game today. Almost everyone I know has ridden them. It might just be a manufacturing defect. Question: How much tire pressure were you running?

Deadsailor666 wrote:

Don't ever simply bash a company from one bad experience. I've purchased demolition parts for a long time, and the Momentum is ...more

Deadsailor666 wrote:

Don't ever simply bash a company from one bad experience. I've purchased demolition parts for a long time, and the Momentum is one of the most popular tires in the street game today. Almost everyone I know has ridden them. It might just be a manufacturing defect. Question: How much tire pressure were you running?

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Also, what were you doing when it ripped?

80psi it ripped in my house I fix a flat then rode for 3 hours on Saturday then I went to ride yesterday and there was a rip in the tire nobody but me rides the bike

Yeah, Momentums suck way more than the Machetes. They're super duper thin, so anything could go wrong with them; flats, blowouts/explosions, ripped bead, sidewall bulges/lumps. All of which still end up possibly leading to a possible gunshot-like blowout. I have never ever had a good experience with a Momentum tire except for maybe close to the first month near brand new.

I've heard those tires are paper thin and they ware very fast. See if they'll send you a new one and then I would save up for a new set of tires if I were you.

Momentums are good tires, they are grippy and light. I run 65lbs front and back and have no problems. Never have. This is my second set. If your having problems with wear and blowouts. Your plrobably running them to high. If you wieght 150-200 you dont need to be running 80-110 psi. its ridiculous. and these people wonder nowadays why there tires dont last. I aslo HIGHLY recommend Premiums Refuse Resist Folding Tires. I keep one as a back up that Ive had for 4-5 years and still going strong. and one of the lightest tires on the market.

How do you pry the tire off the rim?

michael.eckhart wrote:

Momentums are good tires, they are grippy and light. I run 65lbs front and back and have no problems. Never have. This is my ...more

michael.eckhart wrote:

Momentums are good tires, they are grippy and light. I run 65lbs front and back and have no problems. Never have. This is my second set. If your having problems with wear and blowouts. Your plrobably running them to high. If you wieght 150-200 you dont need to be running 80-110 psi. its ridiculous. and these people wonder nowadays why there tires dont last. I aslo HIGHLY recommend Premiums Refuse Resist Folding Tires. I keep one as a back up that Ive had for 4-5 years and still going strong. and one of the lightest tires on the market.

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If they can be inflate to 110psi, it means that i can run them at 110 psi without any problem. Mine worn in barely 3 months (2.5 i think actually). They are obviously light as fuck, cause they are the thinnest shit ever made!

My first set lasted me 2 years +, then I got a good deal on a second set. I run 80 PSI consistently without issue. I don't grind a lot, but when I do my tire BARELY if at all is rubbing on what I grind on (the most common issue with sidewalls on them).

As to infalted rate, that is the MAXIMUM they recommend to go. It doesn't mean you have to go that high, you definitely can, but you don't have to.

But as to kids complaining that they crap out, what the hell do you expect trying to get the lightest thing out there???

Honestly, so many kids buy the lightest thing they can find and BITCH because it didn't last 53 years riding NOTHING but heavy street with grinds and drops. The SAME ISSUE happened with Eastern frames, they were the lightest available for a long time, and some broke due to being used for nothing but heavy street (and some of their frames even WARNED against it) but people still bitched if they did not heed the warning and broke the frame. Then suddenly the "company is crap" despite it being the end user being ignorant of that warning.

If weight is such an issue, do some friggin push ups, quit buying the lightest thing ever. OR realize that a 23 dollar tire that is light MIGHT NOT last you a super long time if you grub it against stuff in grinds all the time. To make it that light they have to remove materials, which means THINNER TIRES.

AND ALWAYS USE TIRE LEVERS. DO NOT USE SCREWDRIVERS, SPOONS, OR ANYTHING ASIDE FROM TIRE LEVERS (unless you can get the tire off by hand) TO AVOID BEAD DAMAGE (which I have seen several people complain about lately on here)

i didnt like mine coz it was slippy as fuck. But my park is metal but it still slip in the damp on tarmac, and this was a front tyre, and front wheel drifting is about the scariest thing you can do while still on the ground!

EddiMundo wrote:

i didnt like mine coz it was slippy as fuck. But my park is metal but it still slip in the damp on tarmac, and this was a ...more

EddiMundo wrote:

i didnt like mine coz it was slippy as fuck. But my park is metal but it still slip in the damp on tarmac, and this was a front tyre, and front wheel drifting is about the scariest thing you can do while still on the ground!

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The ONLY thing scarier that I have encountered is front wheel drifting when the back wheel is NOT on the ground.

michael.eckhart wrote:

Momentums are good tires, they are grippy and light. I run 65lbs front and back and have no problems. Never have. This is my ...more

michael.eckhart wrote:

Momentums are good tires, they are grippy and light. I run 65lbs front and back and have no problems. Never have. This is my second set. If your having problems with wear and blowouts. Your plrobably running them to high. If you wieght 150-200 you dont need to be running 80-110 psi. its ridiculous. and these people wonder nowadays why there tires dont last. I aslo HIGHLY recommend Premiums Refuse Resist Folding Tires. I keep one as a back up that Ive had for 4-5 years and still going strong. and one of the lightest tires on the market.

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T-rider wrote:

If they can be inflate to 110psi, it means that i can run them at 110 psi without any problem. Mine worn in barely 3 months ...more

T-rider wrote:

If they can be inflate to 110psi, it means that i can run them at 110 psi without any problem. Mine worn in barely 3 months (2.5 i think actually). They are obviously light as fuck, cause they are the thinnest shit ever made!

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The PSI thats on a tire is usually the MAX you should go. Does not mean you should. I like how you said you had no problems running them at 110 when you said they only lasted 3 months. Youre a dipshit.

biggybuggy wrote:

How do you pry the tire off the rim?

biggybuggy wrote:

How do you pry the tire off the rim?

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TIRE LEVERS!

dave lawrence wrote:

My first set lasted me 2 years +, then I got a good deal on a second set. I run 80 PSI consistently without issue. I don't ...more

dave lawrence wrote:

My first set lasted me 2 years +, then I got a good deal on a second set. I run 80 PSI consistently without issue. I don't grind a lot, but when I do my tire BARELY if at all is rubbing on what I grind on (the most common issue with sidewalls on them).

As to infalted rate, that is the MAXIMUM they recommend to go. It doesn't mean you have to go that high, you definitely can, but you don't have to.

But as to kids complaining that they crap out, what the hell do you expect trying to get the lightest thing out there???

Honestly, so many kids buy the lightest thing they can find and BITCH because it didn't last 53 years riding NOTHING but heavy street with grinds and drops. The SAME ISSUE happened with Eastern frames, they were the lightest available for a long time, and some broke due to being used for nothing but heavy street (and some of their frames even WARNED against it) but people still bitched if they did not heed the warning and broke the frame. Then suddenly the "company is crap" despite it being the end user being ignorant of that warning.

If weight is such an issue, do some friggin push ups, quit buying the lightest thing ever. OR realize that a 23 dollar tire that is light MIGHT NOT last you a super long time if you grub it against stuff in grinds all the time. To make it that light they have to remove materials, which means THINNER TIRES.

AND ALWAYS USE TIRE LEVERS. DO NOT USE SCREWDRIVERS, SPOONS, OR ANYTHING ASIDE FROM TIRE LEVERS (unless you can get the tire off by hand) TO AVOID BEAD DAMAGE (which I have seen several people complain about lately on here)

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EXACTLY!

I'm running two Momentum 2.2s with white walls on my Fit as we speak. I bought them from a friend of mine. I haven't had a single problem honestly. Just have to keep those white walls clean. I can't remember exactly when I bought them, or when he bought them. I know he had them for a few months before I got'em. They have yet to fail me and have never failed him, to my knowledge anyway. I doubt my next set of tires will be Demoltions...but I'll run them as long as I safely can.

Demo tires SUCK. They are paper. I had a momentum and this happened right away. They slide out a lot too. The ONLY good thing is they are pretty damn light.

biggybuggy wrote:

How do you pry the tire off the rim?

biggybuggy wrote:

How do you pry the tire off the rim?

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michael.eckhart wrote:

TIRE LEVERS!

michael.eckhart wrote:

TIRE LEVERS!

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I'm guessing this guy used screw drivers. Always use tire levers.

MaximusBikes wrote:

Demo tires SUCK. They are paper. I had a momentum and this happened right away. They slide out a lot too. The ONLY good thing ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:

Demo tires SUCK. They are paper. I had a momentum and this happened right away. They slide out a lot too. The ONLY good thing is they are pretty damn light.

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Cause they're thin as hell! lol A thin tire means anything could go wrong.

MaximusBikes wrote:

Demo tires SUCK. They are paper. I had a momentum and this happened right away. They slide out a lot too. The ONLY good thing ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:

Demo tires SUCK. They are paper. I had a momentum and this happened right away. They slide out a lot too. The ONLY good thing is they are pretty damn light.

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isnowyaznV2 wrote:

Cause they're thin as hell! lol A thin tire means anything could go wrong.

isnowyaznV2 wrote:

Cause they're thin as hell! lol A thin tire means anything could go wrong.

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Exactly!

Fafs did the same thing when they first came out, but hardly anyone whined.

Again, LIGHT = LESS MATERIAL

LESS MATERIAL = SHORTER LIFE IF NOT PROPERLY CARED FOR.

Hell, TAKE CARE OF YOUR BIKES AND THINGS LAST A LONG TIME.

How the hell does everyone else run the same parts I do, and I NEVER have these types of issues? Since I am a fat kid and I beat on my bikes, but then maintain them, it leads me to think there is abuse, OR no maintaining going on.

Maybe a lack of proper tools?

Or just plain stupidity.

Either way, quit bashing a company for one issue. If I did that, I couldn't ride a BMX bike.