[Tyre choice to prevent punctures]

4 minutes ago, Paperclip said:

^Selling point being that their team riders are having to resort to DIY tubeless? I am very anti conti all I ever see on rides is either people backing out of stuff in case they get punctures or people doing stuff and getting punctures. 

How you ride makes a huge difference but even small things like riding between spots and tiny bits of glass giving people punctures. Happens loads. Especially in Manchester where the streets are paved with more glass than tarmac it seems. 

I run the Odyssey they're good,  dual ply 2.25, yeah they're narrow and yes you can feel that they are dual ply but I run 35psi so they bounce nicely. 

 

I find that on the most part when I bunny hop up a wall I aim for the corner, when I gap I aim for the corner of what I am landing on and when I rolling gap exactly the same. 

Other people I see just don't and they seem to aim to gap onto the top of things then as soon as that doesn't work out they just hit the corner super heavy and psssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss fack'd it. 

 

I worry more on rides about Leon's headset seizing or his discs, chain and frame going rusty with lack of use than punctures

 

 

 

You can't get dual ply Odyssey now though it seems.

[Tyre choice to prevent punctures]

2 hours ago, Daviesdt said:

Are the continental heavy? Looking at the tubes Dman posted above and what topsy says above, downhill tubes are just under 0.5 kilo a tube (how thick are those things!? I bet I could ride them without a tyre!) If the continental were say 0.5 kilo a tyre I'd really be starting to jack up the weight of the bike.

I may try new tyres first then change tubes if still getting punctures. Still not sure on the continental tyres yet, want to see if I can find any Odyssey tyres and compare the two before buying.....

 

They are around 800grams a tyre

[Tyre choice to prevent punctures]

@Paperclip are yours p lyte or k lyte?

It seems they only do k lyte now. 

The conti are miles better than holy roller and sidewall is a lot thicker. But don't get them thinking it will stop punctures it won't, it's more technique as well as the right pressures. I'm saying 45-50psi.

I think kenda do a downhill 24.

[Old 4play vs. new Arcade]

Can't be arsed, I just like mine inline.

[Old 4play vs. new Arcade]

I used to run them slightly forward, it does help with some stuff, but other stuff feels horrible, inline is right for me. 

[Tyre choice to prevent punctures]

@Paperclip runs the Odyssey Aitkens, and hardly ever gets a flat, they are dual ply so will definitely be better than holy roller and continental for punctures. You can run downhill tubes, really thick but also really heavy. I'm 10st and rim out my Conti all the time @ 40-45psi. I don't do some stuff because I know it will end with a flat, it's annoying. Dual ply conti would be sweet. 

[The Car Thread]

They look fake Dan, you never know could be an old version. Why not contact the manufacturer, then if they are get your money back.

[The Happy Thread]

5 hours ago, Mark W said:

When riding in Blackpool a whole family rode past on unicycles.  Dad, Mum, younger kid and a teenage looking goth/emo girl as well.  She was not happy to be breezing around on a uni, but seemed pretty comfortable/in control on it.

I've seen them mark.

[The Happy Thread]

This dude lives near me, goes everywhere on it.

[Saw 2017 24" Matt Black Better Than Y'all.]

You don't care but the topic title is 'better than yall' when it's clearly not better than anything really. Just various bits of cheese bolted together.

[POC Crane Pure better Pads available?]

I didn't buy any had them in my old helmet

[Magura MT's]

I'd say 5 over 7 and the 4 is working really well as a front for me.

[Saw 2017 24" Matt Black Better Than Y'all.]

The saw ones probably snapped already.

[Custom 24" street bike]

Really nice, just the seat doesn't seem to go.

[POC Crane Pure better Pads available?]

I doubt it, but I put the pads from my tsg in my s1 helmet. Those ones with a bit of foam with a bit of material glued to it are shit, mine came apart in 2 rides.

It's not perfect, but works, the tsg ones are sealed at the edges.

[Saw 2017 24" Matt Black Better Than Y'all.]

Cool story bro. I mean cool saw bro.

[Saw 2017 24" Matt Black Better Than Y'all.]

Is it Fisheye or are the forks negative rake?

Cool that you got the first square framed Saw in India, what an achievement.

Hypartbox?

It looks really cheap I hope it was.

[Ben Travis visits Bristol]

All killer no filler, one of the best out there, you and Ali just have the style/steeze, no unnecessary tricks, just riding up and over stuff with style.

[Buying advice - wanting to get into street/trials biking]

It's all possible on that bike but will never be ideal for trials.

Check what he can do on one

[Is The earth Flat?]

This is one theory I haven't heard of before. Interesting.

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[Post A Pic Of Today's Riding]

Yes it's been edited in lightroom, but not loads, the spot is at the cis/co-op buildings, near Victoria station.

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[Is The earth Flat?]

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-captures-epic-earth-image

As said they are never just a single picture, it's a composition of multiple images, I've seen it in a documentary somewhere but can't remember what it was. And that's from a million miles away.