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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on February 14, 2014, 09:58 PM
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As soon as payday arrives, my bike fund pot will be full again, so I need to get the tyres for the Patterson.
I was toying with a fat/thin combo as I've always thought that this was an era correct thing, pre '85. My theory was sort of confirmed after watching all 6 episodes of the 1985 Kellogg's Team Championships on YouTube, and most riders seem to be running thin/thin?
Was there a definite cut off between combos, or was it just a rider preference?
Carl, Woody and Co. would be good to answer this ?
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I never used fat/thin combo Dan bitd, always used thin/thin.
I never found a massive advantage in grip having a fat on front so never used one, it always felt too bulky for me, all I ever saw was a huge fook off tyre in from of me.
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I never used fat/thin combo Dan bitd, always used thin/thin.
I never found a massive advantage in grip having a fat on front so never used one, it always felt too bulky for me, all I ever saw was a huge fook off tyre in from of me.
I know what you're sayin Sean, I think I'm thinking about it too much, it's not getting raced, but is like it to look 'right'. :daumenhoch:
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I always like a fat thin combo,that said i used 1.75s to race o/s recently.
BITD fat thin was a popular combo,i have 175/150(THIN/THINNER) on my Patterson :daumenhoch:
Its all about bike control,if the front breaks out its harder to control than the back,hence the fat thin combo :)
I run 2.3 front and 2.1 rear on my mtb.
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Fat/thin look cool and old school :daumenhoch: but racing i used Thin/thin ... 1. 75
Then went to 1 3/8 ..
I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
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I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
Did it work for you Carl, cause I tried it at Earls and fell the fook off, stupid fooking Earls Court indoor race, stupid fooking wooden speed bumps :LolLolLolLol:
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I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
Did it work for you Carl, cause I tried it at Earls and fell the fook off, stupid fooking Earls Court indoor race, stupid fooking wooden speed bumps :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: no mate , I fell off too . Stupid wooden ramps weren't that bad . It was the glass like slippy floor that fooked me up on the corners .
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I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
Did it work for you Carl, cause I tried it at Earls and fell the fook off, stupid fooking Earls Court indoor race, stupid fooking wooden speed bumps :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: no mate , I fell off too . Stupid wooden ramps weren't that bad . It was the 6 cans of Fosters i had before the race that fooked me up on the corners .
::) "nono"
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I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
Did it work for you Carl, cause I tried it at Earls and fell the fook off, stupid fooking Earls Court indoor race, stupid fooking wooden speed bumps :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: no mate , I fell off too . Stupid wooden ramps weren't that bad . It was the 6 cans of Fosters i had before the race that fooked me up on the corners .
::) "nono"
;D I was drinking XXXX or white lighting at 15 . Not fosters .. ;)
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What was Nick Swannick using at MK last year? ???
That's not the way to go. :LolLolLolLol:
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What was Nick Swannick using at MK last year? ???
That's not the way to go. :LolLolLolLol:
Comp Pools I reckon. :LolLolLolLol:
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What was Nick Swannick using at MK last year? ???
That's not the way to go. :LolLolLolLol:
Comp Pools I reckon. :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: pmsl.
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I always used 1.175's front and rear as I was a wipper snapper :2funny:
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Fat thin works for me.
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Always rode thin/thin bitd as I found my Torker doesn't like a fatty on the front due to the angle of the head tube and fork, or my weird riding position :crazy2:
Fat/thin does look the part on certain builds though :daumenhoch:
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I prefer fat thin. I always feel sketchy with a thin tire on the front!
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Cheers lads, think I'm gonna run with thin/thin. :daumenhoch:
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What was Nick Swannick using at MK last year? ???
That's not the way to go. :LolLolLolLol:
Cheeky cnut! :LolLolLolLol:
If you watch the footage closely, I'm actually upright when I fell off!
I even dodged a crash on the corner to reach my crash on time! "nono"
I had fat/thin on the Haro the year before, last year was thin/thin. I've gone thin/thin on all of mine except my Mach One simply because I've run out of tyres!
Build it and look at it a number of times before you decide. I can lend you a fat if you don't want to waste cash :daumenhoch:
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I Remember spraying fooking hair spay on them at Earls Court for extra grip ..
Did it work for you Carl, cause I tried it at Earls and fell the fook off, stupid fooking Earls Court indoor race, stupid fooking wooden speed bumps :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: no mate , I fell off too . Stupid wooden ramps weren't that bad . It was the 6 cans of Fosters i had before the race that fooked me up on the corners .
::) "nono"
flippin eck Joff ..... dont tell me you was at Earls Court too ? think you owe Carl and Stidds an apology :LolLolLolLol:
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What was Nick Swannick using at MK last year? ???
That's not the way to go. :LolLolLolLol:
Cheeky cnut! :LolLolLolLol:
If you watch the footage closely, I'm actually upright when I fell off!
I even dodged a crash on the corner.
I had fat/thin on the Haro the year before, last year was thin/thin. I've gone thin/thin on all of mine except my Mach One simply because I've run out of tyres!
Build it a look at it a number of times before you decide. I can lend you a fat if you don't want to waste cash :daumenhoch:
Cheers mate, I'm using repops from Alan's, so not wasting too much cash, you know me. :LolLolLolLol:
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Fat/thin combo looks the part for me on a race bike
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If you're wanting authentic, then for the vast majority it was either 1.75/1.75, or even 1.75/1.5 . Some of the pros and superclass (obviously a lot faster) did run fat fronts, eg Timothy.
When I finished racing bitd I was 6' and quite a lot of stones, I never needed more than a 1.75 on the front.
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Fat and thin has never not been "era" correct ::)
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Fat and thin has never not been "era" correct ::)
Cheers Marty, I was hoping someone would confirm that. :daumenhoch:
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Fat and thin has never not been "era" correct ::)
Cheers Marty, I was hoping someone would confirm that. :daumenhoch:
:daumenhoch:
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I never used fat/thin combo Dan bitd, always used thin/thin.
I never found a massive advantage in grip having a fat on front so never used one, it always felt too bulky for me, all I ever saw was a huge fook off tyre in from of me.
I concur :daumenhoch:
but a carpet queen is just gonna be what you like the look of best n fook everyone else :daumenhoch:
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Fat up front and thin at the back :coolsmiley: Its a no brainer :daumenhoch: