How do I slick a tyre?

[Disc.Jokie.]

I'm not talking about just cutting nobbles off. I want a fully bold tyre.

how do i do it?

[niconj]

After cutting the knobs off you take the angle grinder to finish it off.

[Disc.Jokie.]

After cutting the knobs off you take the angle grinder to finish it off.

i thought that was how you did it, but what disc?

and should i judt place it into the dropout, spin the wheel and hold the grinder up against it?

[Bint]

Do it outside, seriously messy job.

[niconj]

Actually, it's what I read on the forum but I don't think it's necessary if you work well with the Stanley knife. I don't think it'll make much of a difference.

[Disc.Jokie.]

no its a try all shift which i want to slick and you couldn't really cut the nobbles off as its very worn and the thread pattern itself, im ill have to use the girnder.

any particular disc?? i was plaaing on using a very thick one which i use to grind rims

[bing]

I would have thought a rough grade flapper wheel would be fine

[CC12345678910]

6mm thick metal grinding disc on a small grinder like a 115mm or similar so you can be nice and neat. I've found having the tyre pumped up nice n hard (50psi or so) is a must, as is using the little screw in handle.

Then to make it proper smart. I use a triangular mouse style sander and some 80grit to finish the job off.

Edit: ^ a 40 grit flap disc ain't a bad shout either - depends on how worn the tyre is i guess.

Edited October 25, 2014 by CC12345678910

[Disc.Jokie.]

so, im going to place the wheel in the drop outs, pump tyre very hard. spin. hold grinder against tyre til smooth, then go around with sand papaer.

[dann2707]

Wouldn't do it before winter dude. Horrible when it gets just a tad bit of moisture on it

Don't spin the wheel lol. Go around it as if you were grinding a rim

[CC12345678910]

so, im going to place the wheel in the drop outs, pump tyre very hard. spin. hold grinder against tyre til smooth, then go around with sand papaer.

NOT UNLESS YOU WANNA END UP IN A&E!

Do it out of the bike in a workmate or the like. Or failing that, do as above and treat it like grinding a rim, in which case I reckon 'ealth-n-safetytastic boots are in order cos unlike grinding rims, when cutting nobbles the disc tends to snatch/grab to fook. That is of course entirely up to you, but I feel better having giving you a heads up about it.

[Blake]

Do not spin the wheel you will hurt yourself

Go round in segments and take your time

[SamKidney]

I used a sanding flapper and disc when I did mine. But by bit with the tyre inflated in a vice just to hold it. Very messy, but I got a near perfect slick from it

[totaltrials]

Get a zip tie and tie it around your front brake lever and handlebar really tightly.

Then jump on the bike and pedal as fast as possible for a while. This should do it but don't hold me to it.

[Jake.]

Do not spin the wheel you will hurt yourself

Go round in segments and take your time

^ This.

I've slicked a few tyres, Blakes ones included. It's very easy to go straight through to tube and pop it. After a few mins you'll find a pattern you like, I tend to go from middle of tyre to the side on one whole side of the tyre then flip it round and do the other side.

Breadknife first for sure to get rid of any bigger nobbles. I metal cutting disc for final part, I've tried flappy sanding paper discs but they're shit and take forever.

[SamKidney]

I slicked mine in no more than 20mins with a flapping disc, granted it was a 19" tyre but far from useless

[james webster]

This.

http://www.stanleytools.com/catalog_images/mid_res/12-960_mid_res.jpg

Have done a load of tyres this way. Pop on the rear and pump up hard. put bike upside down. Pedal at a steady pace. And just run this over them. My ones have all ways come out almost perfect. Only problem is when doing a mod front tyre. As you can't put it on the rear. Apart from that.it's the way I have done them and will again.