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March 13th 10, 07:53 PM
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March 13th 10, 08:20 PM
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Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef:
http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou
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March 13th 10, 09:37 PM
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On 03/13/2010 03:20 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef: http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou What is the best tire size and pressure for doing a faceplant into your front wheel? I'm assuming wider is better, but I imagine there's a sweet spot of pressure that allows the tire to give to the maximum extent that it can, but doesn't let your face go into the rim's bead area... nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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March 13th 10, 10:04 PM
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On Mar 13, 3:37*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
On 03/13/2010 03:20 PM, Lou Holtman wrote: Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef: http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou What is the best tire size and pressure for doing a faceplant into your front wheel? *I'm assuming wider is better, but I imagine there's a sweet spot of pressure that allows the tire to give to the maximum extent that it can, but doesn't let your face go into the rim's bead area.... Schwalbe Fat franks at 20psi would be my choice.
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March 14th 10, 12:31 AM
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On Mar 13, 8:20*pm, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef: http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou Balloon.
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March 14th 10, 02:39 AM
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On Mar 13, 2:37*pm, Nate Nagel wrote:
On 03/13/2010 03:20 PM, Lou Holtman wrote: Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef: http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou What is the best tire size and pressure for doing a faceplant into your front wheel? *I'm assuming wider is better, but I imagine there's a sweet spot of pressure that allows the tire to give to the maximum extent that it can, but doesn't let your face go into the rim's bead area.... Seems that a low profile, maybe even slick, tread would be desirable.
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March 15th 10, 04:55 AM
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On Mar 14, 5:02*pm, Phil W Lee phil(at)lee-family(dot)me(dot)uk
wrote: Nate Nagel considered Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:37:18 -0500 the perfect time to write: On 03/13/2010 03:20 PM, Lou Holtman wrote: Op 13-3-2010 20:53, (PeteCresswell) schreef: http://tinyurl.com/y9qpmck Strong fork? Fat tire you mean... Lou What is the best tire size and pressure for doing a faceplant into your front wheel? *I'm assuming wider is better, but I imagine there's a sweet spot of pressure that allows the tire to give to the maximum extent that it can, but doesn't let your face go into the rim's bead area... Anything but snow spikes. Or a "Hello, Kitty" tread pattern. (They exist.)
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March 15th 10, 10:26 PM
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