redbruce
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Seems to make worse.I wonder if a wider rim will save the tyre more often.
Carcass gets wider but not tread, leaving more of former exposed.
Seems to make worse.I wonder if a wider rim will save the tyre more often.
that’s disappointing to read.I ride quite a diverse set of of trails with 3 different bikes, trails are rocky, sandy, hard pack, loose over hard pack and not much loamy stuff on trails around here. This is the tyre (Onza Ibex FR folding tire 26x2.25 120 TPI FRC 55a)
Thanks for the offer Al but I patched it from the inside and I'm still riding on the tyre and I've never bothered to make a claim. I've actually got some of the Dh casings here in 2.4 for the front of the Enduro bike.that’s disappointing to read.
The c3 and the 120TPI definitely are older Skool / higher pressure type of design ... I did offer you a replacement ... but in 26 all we have is the DHC casing in wire bead. If that works for you PM me.
Al
And thus we have a nice summary of the problem with the Australian lbs.That's more tyres than any bike shop I've ever been in.
Yeah, that's what I done. I've tried patching with normal tube patches before, the sealant dissolves the patch and adhesive then makes it lift.Surprisingly or not a tyre with good tread but a slash in the sidewall can be permanently repaired with an inside patch + urethane glue.eg seamseal
That tyre looks like its had a hard life. How old is it?@Oddjob
Goma went down today, now it's starting to look like I'm a tyre wrecker.
Never had this much trouble with tyres in last the 10 years of riding, either the rocks are getting sharper or the tyres are getting weaker.
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It's the sticky compound but even though it looks well worn it's not that old (200~300ks at that stage). It's definitely weaker than most other tyres that I've had on the back. Already on my third patched hole that will not seal by itself, got a maxxis minion ss silkworm exo on the other bike with more than twice the kms and even though it's got a lot slashes on the outside, it's never made me walk back to the car.That tyre looks like its had a hard life. How old is it?
I would count on the latter. Your probably riding harder on a better bike.
Out of all the single ply casings the Vittoria tnt is the toughest I've found. They are doing a dual ply dh casing now which I'm keen to try.
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Just at a premium price for 26" gomas like a $100 delivered from overseas, fuck this rip off bike industry I'm going to get my money out of this tyre .You know they're still making tyres, right? You can buy them in shops.
Read as above and yes I hate wasting for both reasons, economically and environmentally .@Flow-Rider holy shit dude!! That poor tyre is just screaming "Let me die!!!" and you're doing the rubber (and ethical) equivalent of repeatedly waterboarding and reviving it.
I'm impressed and horrified all at once.
No socks required in Qld, only in the southern states.I inferred attitude this from a small detail in one of the photos already.
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Aren't you supposed to wear socks with those bad boys?
Suggest you look at cushcore or huck norris to try and help with those type of puncturesI've just lost my fourth perfectly good tubeless tyre in a couple of years, and every time it's the same failure mode: a small hole right where tyre meets rim. Sealant never seems to be able to deal with these.
There seems to be a lot of love for Maxis DHRs as a rear, but which compound? mtb direct have 3C Max Grip, 3C Terra and Dual Compound in 2.4 - Or maybe I should go 2.3 (no Max Grip compound here), perhaps that'll have a less vulnerable profile?
I think it's the sharp rocks at Stromlo that are doing this, but it never seems to be a big slash, always a little hole.
I don't run low tyre pressures.