:lool I should be riding right now, but the rainy day gives me the opportunity to LOL with Mackem´s "witties"... Any need to get rid of weight and you get naked!
Ha ha ha, you made me LOL! In any case, to be truthful I'm tending to side with Mackem, it sounds like tubeless can be a lot of trouble if you have a problem. And conventional tires are getting better and better, especially if you use a sealant, though obviously the extra weight is a drawback. But not only that, the weight is in a bad place, it's spinning around in the wheel and increases the centrifugal force. I have tire sealant in my conventional tires and it means 250 grams in each wheel. But I think it's probably worth it. I've only had one flat in the last year and it was because I got a nail in the tire, and the sealant had been there for six months, so it couldn't seal it up.
In my case I never have had any problem to use a hand pump, but this depends the tyre, because there are some tyres more complicated to inflate, for example with Geax tyres I never have had any problem but with the Captain I have had some problems to pump it, the best option for me it´s take a inner tube in my bike, because if you have some complicated problems to pump your tyre this is an easy option.And some times the problem it isn´t a simple flat.
In my biking area where normally is too hot, it´s necesary put fluid inside every two months in winter and in summer it´s posible every month.Obviously the tubeless tyres has a lot of inconvenients but for othe part I make the maintence of my bike and for my with a fluid bottle which costs 14 euro it´s enough for a year. But I recognise the tyres are more expensive the the standar tyres. I recommend it only if you usually use the bike every week because in other case every time you take to ride are without air and dry fluid.
Well, if I ever do get tubeless tires, I'm going to make sure they're really good ones, that way when I ride in the mountains I won't need more than a hand pump and a spare inner tube. I normally ride my mountain bike three times a week, so the frequency shouldn't be a problem.
The different ii´s in general more comfortable I my case I value this, less flats,but if it is a blowout you need the inner tube, more grip in the front wheel I felt a big different my first time with the tubeless and with the same standar tyre There are some riders who ride without hand pump and inner tube and I can tell you than in two times some riders needed my help because they didn´t take anything, with this I can advice to you that you forgett the idea to ride without a spare inner tube. For other part Chainring you ride a lot, in your case there isn´t a problem to maintence.
HI TO ALL THE PEOPLE FOR ME THE TUBELESS IS THE BEST FOR ENDURO AND DONWHILL, BUT NEVER FOR TESTING XC PUT TUBELESS IN THE BIKE THE ENDURO AND ME FORGOTTEN THE (CLICK= PINCHAR O NO?) AND CAN LOW THE PRESSURE THE TYRES HOW BEGUN THE SAINT WEEK? WITH MUCH RAIN
Armentano´s right on his tips and the key factors to take into consideration to go tubeless. Eastern wet weather, C-Texas, checking things out from home! Is there a poetic way to sell a risky bike as the one below?. Take a look at this ad from Santa Cruz. Is it Ridiculous, cool or something in between? Does it have an effect on you?.Is it too much thinking of politraumatism as a nice word? :shock: What type of encouragement is it aimed to get? http://www.bikecomp.com/santacruz/bullit/bullit.htm Yeah! I want a Santa Cruz… I heard a voice called me from the beyond! :vampire Cheers!
You know, that's a really good point, most of the times I've fallen is because the tires lost traction. And I do enduro, albeit enduro light. Good point. Ha ha ha, I'd love to be able to afford a Santa Cruz.
Well, not a Santa Cruz among them, but this guy took some pictures of a comparative review on 1500 to 2000 euros full suspension bikes… http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php/859271-Comparativa-dobles-de-120-(entre-1-500-2000) Hope you like it. Cheers.
I love the scott spark 50 is very nice with corne spectacular only can say in love scott I use a scott gambler of downhill and can say what operate very well good night guy, cheers
In full suspension bikes those with 120 mm of travel are by far the biggest sellers in Spain. I hear elsewhere they go for longer travel, and last August when I was in Galicia, everybody had 140/150 bikes. In any case, the magazine test was on 120s, and if you go to a bike shop (here in Madrid) they tend to show you 120s, and their test bikes tend to be 120s. In fact right before my injury I tested a Trek Top Fuel Ex (120 mm of travel). I rode it in El Pardo and I have to say it was a magnificent bike. Yet I'm looking for a bike with 140/150 mm of travel and a bit more enduro oriented (the Fuel Ex is more cross country). I'd like to test out a 140, but probably in the end I won't be able to. I might end up getting a Canyon Nerve AM 8.0X, or maybe even a YT Industries Wicked 150 LTD, both only sold over the internet. So are you into downhill riding, cristian_texas?
which tyre would you suit on a front wheel attending a commitment among grip,handling and rolling , on a hardtail 100mm travel bike? I usually ride on dry and loose terrain and i´d rather choosea Maxxis Larsen tt 2.0 or an IRC Mythos 2.1. Any other options? Thanx
My bike ia a full suspension bike with 120,cannondale rush exactly has 120 in front and 110 in the rear shock absorver and sometimes I want more mm of travel. I had been proving one Trek REMEDY with 150 mm of travel an I had a Trek Fuel Ex 130. In my opinion your decision about a bike it depends about if you want one bike for all, or in other case you have two or more bikes, for example there are people who has a hard tail bike and an enduro bike, but if your idea it´s one for all and you enjoy riding popular races sometimes or you don´t make all mountain biking habitually it´s something than You will need to value because for me the Trek REMEDY it´s an awesome bike if I take this decision with my heart I would buy the Remedy but for my biking with and 120 mm it´s enough. And on this moments I have two bikes the cannondale and the road bike, in the past I had two mountain bikes one hard tail and the other full suspension(very differents each one, started in 130mm until 160mm this it was too heavy. But fynally I only was using the full suspension when I bought the 120 mm of travel. In my case I like ride long routes for all kind of surfaces and for my the Remedy it was too weight versus other bike with similar components, I´m speaking about Trek Fuel EX9 and Trek Remedy 9. But on this moments I haven´t any problem because there aren´t any Remedy 9 in my size. And for the moment I will ride with my actual bike.
Hi jorgt! In my case I usually ride in dry conditions and I´m using the Geax AKA 2.20 at the front wheel for my it´s one of the best tyres I have been using, it´s cheaper in all versions, tubeless around 28 eruro and the standar version around 18 euro. I had use the Kenda Nevegal 2.1, Nobby Nic 2.1 2.25 too, Specialized Captain 2.0 and 2.20 this is a very good option for the front wheel in a hard tail, here there are a lot of riders who use this. I can write a book with all the tyres I was been using during all this years, but for my the Aka it´s a very good option to ride fast and the cornering grip it´s very good. I has one Larsen 2.0 in my garage five years , I can understand How It´s possible people like this.
Well i used a larsen on the rear ages ago, but i never tried it on the front. Otherwise, it performed really well 'though i had millions of flats' I have a Captain 2.0 Control suited right now but it's pretty wasted. It also ran pretty cool. What about a Crssmark 2.1??
Hello jorgt! I can't say I have a deep knowledge of tires, but it sounds like Armentano does. In any case, I usually ride in dry conditions and my current front tire is a Kenda Navegal 2.1 and I'm pretty happy with it. Armentano, my current bike is a hardtail with a rally geometry and 100 mm of travel. My idea is to get an all mountain bike which is as versatile as possible, that is, one bike for everything. Like I said above, I'm considering the Nerve AM 8 and YT Industries Wicked 150, both of which come with telescopic seat posts, the Reverb to be exact. I've also been considering the Zesty, Rallon, and Foxy. I've just googled the Remedy and it looks like a good option too, especially if I find it on sale.
Hi guys, yes chainring I'm doing, downhill, enduro, and road bike, the road bike is for go to training, but now with the studies I not the enough time and only can left, with road bike
