indianatrials Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 What tube is the best? I have an eagle claw on the rear of my mod and i pinch one every week or so. I was running like 18 psi, but now im running like 30 to stop this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Use thicker tubes. I think it's Kenda that make nice thick ones. Try to land a bit softer too! Since I cut half the tread off of each side of my Maxxis, I've been getting pinches all the time, although I run stupidly low pressures, like 12psi or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickkkkk Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 i doubt it's your bike which is causing your punctures. maybe your riding styles not smooth enough for the moves you are trying to do, work on your technique the more you do, the smoother you become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianatrials Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Ok, ill work on it. I tend to hit whatever im gapping to right on the corner of it really hard, and i know thats why. I just wanted to see if there was a better tube out there.Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Put some talc in between your tyre and your tube, it'll help your tube slip around in there a bit easier and can help stop it pinching. Generally though, it's just about trying to get smoother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Trials 31 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I used to have this problem too, but recently I haven't had any issue, I have no clue why, I'm just using cheap Walmart tubes and junk. Watch it though, next time I ride I'll pop one. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmackay Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Get the Kenda tube. http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=32 I was in the same boat as you. Gapping and landing on the edge very rough and getting pinch flats.The Kenda tube is MASSIVE, haha. And so strong. I did a gap to a metal railway line from a wall and landed so rough a dented my rim, but I didn't puncture.Saying that though, I have punctured it 3 times since i've had it. But I am very ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayshell Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) actually its not just how smooth you are. four things effect this bike wise...-tire-tube-rim-psi (of course)First off running a wider rear rim reduces pinch flats dramatically. consider using the onza 128H rim its the widest rim out there, you will be surprised a couple mm goes a long waysecond off for tire its been my experience that every product ever made by monty is defective though I never used the monty tire its lighter than every other type by a lot, my creepy crawler was about 3 to 4 times more puncture resistant than my echo tire. The material, and thickness, and stiffness of the tire effects it a lot.third consider cheng shin tubes or a medium weight tube. They are only 50 grams heavier than a regular tube but about 2X more puncture resistant, while the super heavy duty tubes aren't much more puncture resistant than a mediunm weight tube but dramatically heavier.Rider wise...-you could loose body mass this is the only one I could recommend if you are heavy because usually you can loose mass and maintain the same strength to weight ratio you have.-you could be smooth all the time (worst solution in my opinion as it restricts your progression dramatically and limits the things you can try)-you can do more calculated gaps. Example a 7 foot gap onto a round rock won't pop your tire so you can hit it rough, but a landing onto a sharp corner like a 90 degree street ledge will.In my opinion do the bike solutions, you shouldn't have to not try stuff just cause your afraid of damaging your bike. Once you can't progress your riding any more worry about getting smooth and more or less nobody stops progressing even pros. Edited August 4, 2009 by sayshell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshlyd1 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Wrap the inside off the tyre with another innertube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmackay Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 third consider cheng shin tubes or a medium weight tube. They are only 50 grams heavier than a regular tube but about 2X more puncture resistant, while the super heavy duty tubes aren't much more puncture resistant than a mediunm weight tube but dramatically heavier.Good post. Was very imformative. But surely that can't be truee. ^^^The heavy duty ones must be a bit stronger or else they wouldn't make them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gage-mann Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 use dh and if you still puncher that now and then get another and wrap the first dh around the new one and your laughing, and if you puncher that your fat or you need a new tire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 dont be a basher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Cut the valve of an old tube and wrap it around the inside off the tyre or cut the side wall off an old tyre and put that inside both work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayshell Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Good post. Was very imformative. But surely that can't be truee. ^^^The heavy duty ones must be a bit stronger or else they wouldn't make them?well what I find is for most anything a medium weight tube works, the only way they pop is if you bottom out the tire so hard to the point where you are denting the rim, but in this case dh tubes even pop sometimes, so I think medium weight are usually good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 get the man-size dh tube, my mate pinched his for the first time last weekend, after over a year of abuse well worth the money for the convenience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I used to run kenda DH tubes, the ridiculously thick ones. Anywho, I never pinched it, until I ran a DMR moto tyre.Now I use some random tube I can't even remember the make of, and a High Roller... and it's been fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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