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_Owen.

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  1. i was out riding the other day and put a bit of tar on my rim, but it really stressed me out because it kept sticking and the brake kept locking. so i thought how the hell am i going to get tar of my rim. so when i got home i cleaned my rims with white spirit until all the tar was gone. then after that i did a very light grind on my rear rim, and now my brakes are amazing. no locking and no slipping :shifty: . was just wondering if any of you keep you rims really clean to make your braking better. or if any one has any weird and wonderful thig they do to make their brakes better rather than the usual grind or tar.

  2. wow. last night i was messing about with my pressures for about an hour. i didnt realise how much difference a couple of psi makes. i no run about 25-30psi and it feels just right for my bikes and my weight (both are alot!) lol. thanks for all the tips, i can now ballance much much better on my back wheel (Y)

  3. thanks for the quick replys, but if i do lower my pressures i think i will always get pinch flats because i am always landing on the edge of ledges and stuff. i didnt think about the preloading theory, i may try lower tyre pressures for a day just to test the theory. i could do with more grip and more spring but i could do without forever fixing b*sterd pinch flats. help !!!!!!!!!! (Y)

  4. hi all, i run a maxxis max daddy on the rear (because i have a crappy onza t-vee with a 20" rear wheel :blink: ) and i run around 40-50psi, and have never had a pinch flat or any rear tyre problems, and there is bairly and dents in my rim. so why run such low pressures? i here of people having 20psi n stuff n they complain about rim dents and pinch flats. do you run much lower pressures so that you have more stability on your back wheel because mine is like a rock on the rear and quite hard to get ballance. thanks owen (Y)

  5. What is the biggest gap you have done? you probarly will not have measured it but if you have then i am interested to know. i have just set up a 5 footer in my garden and i was well chuffed when i made it (N) ( that is level, no drops just 5 feet across). 5 feet sounds good to me but i was just curious to see if you have done any bigger or smaller gaps. (Y)

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