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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: kuwahero on May 23, 2009, 07:53 AM

Title: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: kuwahero on May 23, 2009, 07:53 AM

right guys

looking to start park riding again to help improve my bike handling for racing. looking at tyres, do peeps run fat/skinny combo like we do for racing or am I better with two the same size.

also what are the tyres to be using. I was looking at some Odyssey Path as I like the skinwalls, are they any good

any advice greatfully received, thanks in advance

marc

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: lodge on May 23, 2009, 08:30 AM

Lots of peeps run fat front and skinny rear but as far as I know theres no real reason for this, If you run a rear brake it can be difficult to run anything other than a skinny rear tyre as fat tyres foul the brake.

Oddy paths are great tyres but to be fair most n/s tyres are very good.

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: dodger on May 23, 2009, 11:26 AM

iv found the fly rubens to be superb allround tyre if like some u gate bad wristes on hard landings there great as they roll real fast even on lower presures im rinning 2.1 rear 2.25 front and no problems with fouling :-\

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: lazychubs on May 23, 2009, 12:31 PM

i run khe fat ones never had a prob with brake fouling
on me sunday or subrosa .
but i know some bikes do suffer from it

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: oldtired on May 23, 2009, 02:23 PM

i run PRIMO THE WALL, dont know if you can still get em , 20 x 1.85, diamond tread patern thick side walls to handle grinds also after a couple of sessions they go really sticky, blow up to 85 psi, 10 to 15 quid a piece , nice tyre  :)

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: JT71 on May 23, 2009, 04:11 PM

Revenge Industries Fatty front and Pinner rear, but scrub em in before you hit the park, unless it's concrete, then just ride.

Stodgy does em.

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: Voodoocars on May 23, 2009, 07:08 PM

KHE 1.5's.There are no alternatives. 

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: JT71 on May 23, 2009, 09:28 PM

come on Ian, you've not tried every tyre going, so there are alternatives.

my Revenge industries tyres are great.

but to be honest the cheng shin double v kevlars from Spasda are grippier than a really really grippy thing from grippysville.

Title: Re: tyres help for an old school newbie
Post by: Bettyswallocks on May 23, 2009, 10:47 PM

Another vote for KHE Mac2...   :)

Blag a go on a bike with em on, grippy and roll fast...  :daumenhoch: