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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 -- isaac steiner *'Gallery' (http://tinyurl.com/y6mftb)* '*Quax*' (http://www.qu-ax.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ isaac steiner's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13943 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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... -- Borgschulze http://borgschulze.deviantart.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Borgschulze's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13501 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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 -- Sponge MSN: feel free to add *Quote Joe Hodges: "Bikes are made for trials, unis aren't."* Our Koxx-One video to be released for FLUCK ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponge's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11883 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
A question: What are the positive sides of shaving a tire anyways? -- Triball ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Triball's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13759 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
the ladies love the clean look. -- zfreak220 Nimbus ISIS street fund: $371.71/$417.23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zfreak220's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11948 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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. -- maximus unius dunawan wrote: usually always ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maximus unius's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13699 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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 -- Jerrick ~*~!I ride for Christ, Fun, Challenges, and a lot more!~*~ '!Gallery!' (http://tinyurl.com/gf2g9) '!MRIS!' (http://tinyurl.com/jjjnz) 'Easy Tire Removal Guide.' (http://tinyurl.com/rd9ru) My sponsor '~!SIXSIXONE!~' (http://sixsixone.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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 -- DustinSchaap Dutch unicyclist community: 'Eenwiel.nl' (http://eenwiel.nl) 'Municycle.com' (http://www.einradladen.net/shop/index.php/language/en) 'Qu-Ax unicycles' (http://qu-ax.com/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DustinSchaap's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12614 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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How to Shave your Trials Tire?
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. http://tinyurl.com/3cfq9l -- Luke Collalto 'Videos' (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=TeamInsomnia) 'KHU' (http://www.krisholm.com) 'UDC Australia' (http://www.unicycle.au.com) Stealth, is always in fashion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Luke Collalto's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14600 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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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. -- BYZA improving each day CRANKFLIP CHAMPION!! 1st place )---'O, Crankflip latest vid Roll it, Roll it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1nFn_OZx4 Street Dog (my older vid) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijM6vbhc5xs thats my msn right there ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BYZA's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15245 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/63745 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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