ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Best ones? TNNs? Heatsinks? Or any plastic backed ones you think might be good., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 everyone is just going to say different ones, check out the pad review section. Personally I like the rockman cnc blues 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have a smooth rim on my Inspired. I use LGMs. I gap rails, ride rocks etc with no problem. Love riding a smooth rim, makes riding so flowy and quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have a smooth rim on my Inspired. I use LGMs. I gap rails, ride rocks etc with no problem. Love riding a smooth rim, makes riding so flowy and quiet. What do you reckon about ADMs on a smooth rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 ADM's on a smooth rim are insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 ADM's on a smooth rim are insane Would they hold properly? I'm not mad about having bite, but I'm at the stage where I'm starting to try things that are getting to a reasonable height and I want to be able to land a bit off and recover, as opposed to sliding back off the obstacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Just a question why do you want smooth rims? I love my rockman blues, only ridden them with a grind but they're insane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Just a question why do you want smooth rims? I love my rockman blues, only ridden them with a grind but they're insane! I have a smooth rim, and I want to know what pad suits it best, cause smooth rims can be just as good as ground rims 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have a smooth rim, and I want to know what pad suits it best, cause smooth rims can be just as good as ground rims This is only true if you keep your rim dust free, which is pretty close to impossible. So tar is the only option really. But yeah, rockman blues were excelent on smooth, no slipping whatsoever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have a smooth rim, and I want to know what pad suits it best, cause smooth rims can be just as good as ground rims I don't belive that smooth rims can be as good as ground rims, I just don't... Either way, try the TNN ADM's and if the performance isn't what you're after just grind the rim? Or (gonna get hated now but yolo) use tar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I don't belive that smooth rims can be as good as ground rims, I just don't... Either way, try the TNN ADM's and if the performance isn't what you're after just grind the rim? Or (gonna get hated now but yolo) use tar. If you use this expression, be ready to be hated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 cause smooth rims can be just as good as ground rims Not if you ever want to ride in the rain. Just grind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 I'm surprised noones mentioned heatsink yellows.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 All of my Yellows were pretty awful to be honest. My ADM's on a smooth rim had tonnes of bite and hold. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Not if you ever want to ride in the rain. Just grind it I won't, I'm running a Dob mag, it'll fold like a muthaf**ka I'm surprised noones mentioned heatsink yellows.. Why, are they good? All of my Yellows were pretty awful to be honest. My ADM's on a smooth rim had tonnes of bite and hold. Oh well then ADMs it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I won't, I'm running a Dob mag, it'll fold like a muthaf**ka No it wont. Joe Seddon was running them a while back, the front wheel is actually still on his bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Heatsink yellows, dab of tar. Ignore everyone else, trust me. If you do follow their advice and go for a grind... Then get cousts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yellows are great on smooth, plastic slightly better than CNC. I've ran both! Epic in the dry with tar, nothing wrong with tar if you use it properly, only reason everyone loves grinds is because the top riders (ali C, tarty crew) prefer grinds because you have to apply them less often, and they ride wet natural. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I ran yellows on a smooth rim without tar for months and had no problems, were absolutely superb. Also did the odd comp as well with that setup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleys sugden Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 everyone is just going to say different ones, check out the pad review section. Personally I like the rockman cnc blues same, my blues are tank! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Heatsink yellows, dab of tar. Ignore everyone else, trust me. If you do follow their advice and go for a grind... Then get cousts. I like your confidence, are you the best rider here?Or the most experienced? Sound like it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I like your confidence, are you the best rider here?Or the most experienced? Sound like it... No? I'm just an average rider, but I know for fact that this set up works very very well. I've also got two mates who swear by the same setup as well. Also, if you use a front vee. Try a smooth rim with yellow vees and a dab of tar, only the teeniest amount. Works as good as a front Maggie. I like your confidence, are you the best rider here?Or the most experienced? Sound like it... No? I'm just an average rider, but I know for fact that this set up works very very well. I've also got two mates who swear by the same setup as well. Also, if you use a front vee. Try a smooth rim with yellow vees and a dab of tar, only the teeniest amount. Works as good as a front Maggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 No? I'm just an average rider, but I know for fact that this set up works very very well. I've also got two mates who swear by the same setup as well. Doesn´t mean other setups mentioned here don´t work just as good or even better, does it? I´m not saying it doesn´t work ok, but using your words, I know for a fact that rockmans work better...Also vees are totally different story, if they work "only as good as front maggie", you´re doing something wrong, good vee setup puts any maggie to shame,period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Doesn´t mean other setups mentioned here don´t work just as good or even better, does it? I´m not saying it doesn´t work ok, but using your words, I know for a fact that rockmans work better...Also vees are totally different story, if they work "only as good as front maggie", you´re doing something wrong, good vee setup puts any maggie to shame,period. I'm not saying the other setups are bad, it's just that I know for sure that yellows on smooth rim with a dab of tar works very well. Try it before you slate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm not saying the other setups are bad, it's just that I know for sure that yellows on smooth rim with a dab of tar works very well. Try it before you slate it I did, it was good, but not the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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