How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

Ive got a creepy crawler and its starting to get kinda worn so before
too long I want to shave it off to be like completly smooth.


Anyone know how?

Isaac


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

agentQ wrote:
Use a razor blade to cut down the nubs as flush as you can get em. Then
use a sander(I used an orbital) to smooth it all down.


I'm going to have to do this soon, my tire is almost bald in the
center.. and I don't even ride hard...


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

Isaac, Creepy Crawlers are pretty much the worst tyre you want to shave.
they have ridiculously thin walls, and you can you see it because
threads start appearing and tearing on the sidewalls.

the tyre's also ridiculously soft and has very thin sidewalls, making
it hardly the ideal street tyre as it will be rather 'flexy' in feel.
After shaving a CC, there will be a very thin and skinny feel about the
tyre's surfaces, which is why only thicker surfaced trials tyres are
suitable for slicking.

I recommend you try balding a Luna or Try-All, I've seen both of those
work fine. Luke Collalto's got a nicely balded Luna and that is
probably the best tyre to have slick as the compound is hard and the
sidewalls are stiff, which are excellent for a slick street tyre.

I advise you keep the CC as a backup trials tyre, because the
sidetreads still help grip on slanted surfaces.

meh, might as well try to save you from making a mistake


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

A question: What are the positive sides of shaving a tire anyways?


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

Sponge wrote:
and you can you see it because threads start appearing and tearing on
the sidewalls.



This is very true. I've never tried shaving a CC, but the sidewalls are
so thin that just the folding rubber from tire commpression wore away
parts of my sidewall so that you can see the threads underneath.


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

Hmm, my CC isnt showing any threads.

I have rode my CC for about a year, rotating the cranks so the tire
wears evenly, and now its all smooth all the way around it. I love the
way it feels.

I still ride it, and now im not noticing any wear on the tire at all,
so ill keep using it until it dies. And if I can use a tire for a year+
before buying a new one, then I am happy with that. lol


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

You're such a queen Jerrick. I think a slick luna would be best. If you
are going to cut off the nobs make sure you dont accidently cut into
the tire :rolleyes:


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Triball wrote:
A question: What are the positive sides of shaving a tire anyways?



It feels smoother to ride, to do tire gabs and it's lighter. The main
advantage is probably the look.

I love my bald luna, I've had it since around the start of the year.
Still no thread showing and I never really rotate it.


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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
 

me and saam shaved his cc and it turned out ok.

used a stanley (utility) knife wth a new blade then used the grinder to
grind the nobs smooth, we didnt get it perfect smooth as we wanted to
go rideing but it turned out pretty super.


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