The Stig Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Right i had three today not impressed anyway i can reduce the amount i get?Comments/discussion/debateThanks Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Big floppy wanger tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrex Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Right i had three today not impressed anyway i can reduce the amount i get?Comments/discussion/debateThanks Tom A better tire, a better inner tube and softer landings etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted November 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 For a stock the best tube is? Best tyre? Thanks Tom P.s working on the softer landings lol only been riding a week properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrex Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 For a stock the best tube is? Best tyre? Thanks Tom P.s working on the softer landings lol only been riding a week properly.Get something like a maxxis high roller or minion but make sure its the dual ply ones. You can use any type of heavy duty tube, as long as your not too fussed about weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt GU Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 maxxis hansventure tyre asda innertube i had no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 I use a Nokian? tube. can't really go wrong, also ran Halfords 1.75 - 2.10 in a 2.5 tyre and had no problems. The sidewall on Maxxis is really thick. Can't fault Maxxis tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 More airGood tyre (thick sidewalls - dual ply maxxis)Better landingsI've never been that fussed about heavy DH inner tubes - I think the tyre makes LOADS more difference. Maybe someone will disagree with that though?Maybe wider rims? Try the other things first though obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 try all stock tyres wank for punctures? cos ive mannaged to puncture the heavyest thickest 26" tube ive ever seen haha, it makes my bike weigh about 9tonne more than any other control .Matx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 fill tyre with talcum powder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duck Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Maxxis downhill tube. Never ever pinched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilly Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Pump your tyre up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Don't be a basher.If you're not bothered about weight, get a Michelin Comp 16/24, had a few over about 2 years, not a single puncture. Maxxis dual ply are also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balfa Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Its a variable of lots of things i.e. rim, tyre, pressure, tube etc.Personally i use a dx32 and 2.35 dual ply maxxis minion with standard inner tube on the rear. As hard as i've tried to pinch it, i can't! Even with low pressures, my lardy arse and dodgy bunnyhops. Not had one pinch puncture or puncture since i've had this combo which is now over a year.Perhaps people should state rim tyre-tube-combinations and they're experiences e.g. No of pinch punctures in the last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 i repeatfill tyre with talcum powder. it works and is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I presume your getting pinches on gaps? If so then take a look at your technique.theres two ways to gap in my eyes. the 1st is the most common style that you see most riders doing....gapping from the edge (or a few inches back if you havnt quite dialled it yet) and getting lots of hight and landing at an angle.Thats a fine way to gap, pretty effective but not the kindest to rims and innertubes. the 2nd way is how some of the top riders do it (vince, kenny, stan etc) where instead of taking off at an angle, getting hight and landing at an angle, they take off, gap and land perfectly straight. Also instead of getting lots of hight, you let the bike stay flat (sometimes even go down!) and at the last moment bring it back up under you.that technique is awesome! The advantages are that its smoother as landing straight doesnt rim out. Also, when landing like that, its a lot easier to keep the move without wobbling all over the place. You land straight and precise.Stan can gap pretty huge and he hardly makes a noise, vince uses the same technique and he can go as big as anyone I have seen.Of course if you want to carry on being a basher, then a maxxis dual ply tyre and/or a dh tube (with talcum power between) will stop most flats (and weigh your bike down!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 never really occurred to me before....gonna watch a vid now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy d Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Pump your tyres up! Please! I beg you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cristoff Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Lose weight you heffa? Only joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 shut up Cris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 A wider innertube helps too. If you're innertube is too narrow, when you put air in, you're stretching the material to fit the size of the tyre and thus you're making the walls thinner as they're more stretched out.Also the above comments are just as good. Just thought I'd stick that in too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shovel Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 pump up your tyres a bit more, usually helps with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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