RADBMX.CO.UK

Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: zed4130 on October 17, 2006, 02:35 PM

Title: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: zed4130 on October 17, 2006, 02:35 PM: my db is from 1984 ive decided to fit 20.175 back and front i usually run a 20.2.125 on the front i know this is a personal decision what do you run up front ? skinny has a real racing look 80's style
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: DR VINOAH on October 17, 2006, 03:28 PM: all down to preference me ol china :daumenhoch:

on me ripper,i run front fat / rear skinny , just looks right

on me goose , i run front fat / rear fat , this also looks right
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: zed4130 on October 17, 2006, 03:43 PM: the reason i ask is i noticed in looking in old 84 bmx plus a lot of people back then where using 175 back and front i used fat front and skinny back 'in 84 but my db looks good so ill leave it for now :daumenhoch: but im sure you all have preferences .on my new bike i run as fat as poss back and front more shock on landing but i ride street with a bit of trails.I rode the old db at iford track with the skinny set up it was good, :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 17, 2006, 04:41 PM: aye 175 front n back, less grip but nimbler feel
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: QuadPaul on October 17, 2006, 04:44 PM: On my os race bike I use 1.75 front & rear, but on my new school I do run 2.1 front and 1.75 rear.
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: Moschops on October 17, 2006, 10:33 PM: 1.75 front 'n' rear gives the 80's feel. I run 2.1 front and 1.95 rear on my mags and 1.95 front and 1.75 rear on me Alex rims. I prefer Maxxis Holy Rollers, what's the fave tyre out there????
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: dazza on October 17, 2006, 10:42 PM: skinny front and back on my bike now , but bitd fat front skinny rear :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: pkradman on October 17, 2006, 10:49 PM: i prefer to see to skinnies for a show bike but to ride gota be a fat front ...
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: stidds on October 17, 2006, 11:00 PM: For Old School, I always use 1.75 front and rear. New school I use 1.75 rear and 1.95 front.
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: sonic-1 on October 17, 2006, 11:44 PM: sod looks grip is what yer need , more tyer on hard surface = more grip , on soft wide flotes on top n slips
so depends what yer doin i spose
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: zed4130 on October 18, 2006, 08:16 AM: Quote from: Moschops on October 17, 2006, 10:33 PM
1.75 front 'n' rear gives the 80's feel. I run 2.1 front and 1.95 rear on my mags and 1.95 front and 1.75 rear on me Alex rims. I prefer Maxxis Holy Rollers, what's the fave tyre out there????

I use maxxis maxdaddy front 2.3 fat and a holyroller on the back i like maxxis they work ive got some ringworms i put on for street and sk8parks :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: skinny or fat not women tires
Post by: nishiki14 on October 18, 2006, 09:11 AM: I usually ride fats front and rear but my robinson I just built won't take a fat on the back as a lot of OS BMX's won't I think.