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18 PSI??? holy crap, i used to have those tires, and i would pinch them all the time at 35-50PSI......i wish i could still find that tire in red actually, they were great tires and they made my bike look great. somethin's goin on though.....i'm running my current rear tire at 70PSI and it's been holding pretty well, as for the front, i'm at 50 still. ~Nick

hey, just wondering, because trials seems to be very inviting to pinch flats...... what kind o tuebs do you run, and at what PSI? i thought that running a very high PSI would be good, but then in another forum someone said to run 10-12 PSI. what would be best for my set-up. i've got an Azonic DS-1 with 2 26" rims, and two tires with sidewalls on the thinner side. i just would like to know, because the last two rides i've taken i've tried to do a few trials moves, and managed to pinch flat on the corner of a concrete bench....doh. ~Nick

yeah, i'm only using my index finger on the brake.... i guess it's a matter of practice then.....i like the pre-loading idea...that's a good way to go about it/think about it. maybe i'll try that and see what feels more comfortable. my back is getting really sore from hitting the ground (thank god for soft grass). thanks guys. ~Nick

hey guys, i've been into mountain biking and various disciplines since i was about 12 years old now. gone from XC, to dual slalom, to freeriding, and now i've started getting a huge trials bug. my bike is an azonic DS-1 with a rock shox psylo fork up front. i'll admit, it's not a pure trials bike, but i'm not enough into trials to devote a bike to it yet. i'm 18 years old and currently a freshman in aerospace engineering at purdue university. so there a little bit about me, i'm sure i'll be posting plenty on this site in the following years. as for my problem......i can pivot about 180 degrees (only to the right), i can spin around on my bike tire about 120 degrees (only to the left). i can bunnyhop about 2 feet off the ground, sidehop up about a foot, and about a foot or two to the right....can sidehop about 6 inches to a foot to the left, and can do a trackstand for as long as you want me to. so that's where i'm at on riding. the next logical step for me seems to be a lurch...i've been trying for quite some time now, and decided to really focus on it about 2 days ago....during my last two nights rides, i have tried for about an hour each night, and failed to get it. i'm close though. my question lies mostly here....how can make myself let go of the brake while i pull up on the handlebars. it seems as that everytime i go to do a second pedal kick i clamp the brake down as i pull up on the bar, and no matter what i do i can't kick past it. anyone have some advice for this? it'd be greatly appreciated as my back cannot take to many more direct landings before i break something. sorry for the long winded post. ~Nick