alastair34 Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 what are the best 24" tyres people are running for street use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 There is only one tyre. Continental air king, that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo Marin Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 I use maxxis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoox Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I used Maxxis Holy Rollers on my 24" build a couple of years ago, but I wasn't very impressed as they were not grippy enough and they were too thin so I was forced to run higher tyre pressure. Unfortunately there are not many options for 24" bikes, which is a pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 You don't really need any with the Conti tyres around - they're easily the best tyres out there at the moment. For street stuff I'm not sure there's much I'd really change about them, and even for more trialsy stuff they seem good too. Got a surprising amount of grip and a decent casing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastair34 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 On 12/20/2015 at 3:51 PM, Mark W said: You don't really need any with the Conti tyres around - they're easily the best tyres out there at the moment. For street stuff I'm not sure there's much I'd really change about them, and even for more trialsy stuff they seem good too. Got a surprising amount of grip and a decent casing. these ones Mark? http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/24_inch_tyres/continental_danny_macaskill_air_king/c85p12544.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Conti would be my first choice but if you're looking to spend a little less, the dmr Moto Rt tyres are pretty good. 2.4 rear and 2.2 front should do the trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Don't you find that feels like shit for carving into stuff though? On both my BMX and my 24 (same thing lololol) I found that if my front tyre was narrower than the rear it meant that my bike generally handled weirdly (i.e. not nicely) when going into spins/turns. Oh, and yes to that Alastair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Motos over Holy Rollers? Trolololololololololol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I used Holy Rollers for ages, and they were pretty shit, but the DMR moto rt felt even worse. Do yourself a favour and buy the Continentals, then you'll realise how shit everything else is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillermo Marin Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I wanted the continental when i was building my bike but they are sooo expensive...so i decided to get the maxxis, im quite happy with them... They flex a lot but i think that's about the shit Ozonys rims... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 The Conti sidewall feels like it's three times as thick as the Holy Roller, it's so much harder to fold it off the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 41 minutes ago, Guillermo Marin said: I wanted the continental when i was building my bike but they are sooo expensive...so i decided to get the maxxis, im quite happy with them... They flex a lot but i think that's about the shit Ozonys rims... Seem to remember the Ozonys rims are pretty narrow so that won't help. When I had Holy Rollers on 40mm Spank rims they were OK, but on 35mm rims (and Subrosas when I briefly ran them) they folded a lot more and generally didn't feel as good. I went from 40mm to 35mm rims with my Contis and they seemed to deal with both pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 On 21 December 2015 at 7:19 PM, Mark W said: Don't you find that feels like shit for carving into stuff though? On both my BMX and my 24 (same thing lololol) I found that if my front tyre was narrower than the rear it meant that my bike generally handled weirdly (i.e. not nicely) when going into spins/turns. Oh, and yes to that Alastair. Na, can't say I've noticed that as a problem. I don't think I carve that much anyway. On 21 December 2015 at 8:05 PM, Skoze said: Motos over Holy Rollers? Trolololololololololol Yes, hands down, much better. Do you still ride? Trolleylollylolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yes, someone gave him an Arcade. From my experience his point is also valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I ride enough to know what a shit tyre feels like Diggers and RTs were both a pile of wank, hence why I switched out to Holy Rollers circa 2011. I somehow can't imagine there's been a huge improvement since I last enjoyed foldy sidewalls and pinch flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilf Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 On 21/12/2015 at 6:28 PM, Ross McArthur said: Conti would be my first choice but if you're looking to spend a little less, the dmr Moto Rt tyres are pretty good. 2.4 rear and 2.2 front should do the trick. This is correct. Moto RT's are such a good cheap tyre, granted the Conti's will be better but RT's shit all over Holy Rollers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Diggers I agree are terrible. But I can honestly say I have actually got on quite well with the RTs. Seemed to work for Danny too before contis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Danny definitely used diggers at one point on his orange Skye too. I don't have my tyres that hard so I need something with a thick sidewall, that rules out everything but Conti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Yep, to film the bits on Skye for way back home with the big concrete block things with dirt kickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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