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trials tire folding help
i can't seem to stop folding my tire on my new 20" trials uni. enough of a side hop to take stairs two at a time makes it fold. i've tried pressures from 20 psi up to 45 psi. i'm running an alex dx rim, luna trials tire, and a standard bmx 20 X 1.75 or so tube. i remember hearing that a bigger/thicker tube would help a lot, but i can't seem to track one down. any advice/help/suggestions/what do you do? ps i'm 6'4 180lbs or so, not sure if that would make much of a difference, but i figure better mention it. -- markf - movie nerd stuck in iowa and unemployed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ markf's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8102 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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trials tire folding help
folding??????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????? -- halfbike - Obsessed Rider Your mom goes to college... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ halfbike's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9428 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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halfbike wrote: *folding?????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????? * folding = the tire squishes too far on a sidehop, which like throws you off so you're kind of on the edge of the rim, which could be bad at times. -- James_Potter - betcha can't stick it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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trials tire folding help
Yeah, I heard that a thicker trials like tube helps the folding, but a thinner tube has a better prehop.... -- caw89 - Cody 'Cody's Gallery' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Codys-Gallery) 'sixsixone' (http://sixsixone.com/) AIM: unicaw89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ caw89's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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trials tire folding help
soundz like you need even more air pressure or find a Moped tube. or go to a shop and look at the tubes 1.75 is skinny, at least get a 2.215 -- jagur - Random Unicyclist smoke me a kipper, i'll be back for breakfast. --------------------------------------------------- -forget_your_life- -------------------------------------- -------*muni militia *------- *one wheeled death squad* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jagur's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/502 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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More air pressure fo sho, or dont land at so much of a parallel angle to the ground when you sidehop. -- Catboy - I enjoy the taste of dirt!!! 'I have the amazing power to talk to cats! =^.^=' (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Catboy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Catboy's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/2042 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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trials tire folding help
it's not landing. it's on take off. i lean a little to one side, push down and go. the push makes the tire fold, and really messes with my hop. i'm running at close to the max pressure and it still does it. my LBS has no fatter tubes. i guess i'll have to find a trials website or a moped tube or something. thanks though. -- markf - movie nerd stuck in iowa and unemployed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ markf's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8102 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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trials tire folding help
Darren Bedford has a 20x3.0 intertube for sale. I've never tried it but that sounds ideal. www.bedfordunicycles.com I am using a 20x2.125 tube which works ok, I have to inflate it to around 30 PSI to eleminate fold over for side hop (static lean and jump, no prehop = 62" long jump) I would think it's your tube. Have you checked walmart for a kids bicycle tube (20x1.95-2.125)? -- UNIquelyCanadian - 8~)[==)--O There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIquelyCanadian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7524 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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Oh yeah, I had that the other day when I was hopping around on this little play structure at park. I was hopping with crappy style. Then pumped up my tire and was hopping with....... Cool style.... -- halfbike - Obsessed Rider Your mom goes to college... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ halfbike's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9428 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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Unicycle.com sells a 20 inch by 2.15 tube, that works for most people, you cant use bedfords 20 by 3 inch because a trials is only 2.5 inchs wide. Go to genaric tubes and select that size -- lancerfan119 - dont hate me cuz u aint me lookin for more people to muni with ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lancerfan119's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9590 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/41358 |
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