pcnsd
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Post by pcnsd on May 24, 2008 22:04:09 GMT -5
Can any one offer up the as measured diameter of your 18" front tire and tire make/model? Beside the larger offering of tires, are there any other advantages/disadvantages you have noted?
Thanks.
PC
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Post by stevec5000 on May 24, 2008 23:26:06 GMT -5
Sorry, I've got a 19" front tire. I could measure the 18" rear tire though.
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Post by sven on May 25, 2008 8:38:21 GMT -5
600mm/23.6" Dunlop KR825 (2.75/3.75-18 ~ 95/70-18)
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Sven
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Post by pcnsd on May 25, 2008 13:11:59 GMT -5
600mm/23.6" Dunlop KR825 (2.75/3.75-18 ~ 95/70-18)
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Sven Thanks, Sven. My 19" front is 26" (660mm) Avon Venom 100/90 - 19. Looks like a 18 tire is quite a bit smaller. PC. |
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Post by StewRoss on May 26, 2008 5:18:53 GMT -5
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Post by stevec5000 on May 26, 2008 8:35:18 GMT -5
So the wire wheels are all 18" wheels? I'll stick with my 19" alloy wheel. I wouldn't have a wire wheel with a tube or one that had a drum brake either!
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Post by sven on May 26, 2008 10:37:50 GMT -5
600mm/23.6" Dunlop KR825 (2.75/3.75-18 ~ 95/70-18)
Regards
Sven Thanks, Sven. My 19" front is 26" (660mm) Avon Venom 100/90 - 19. Looks like a 18 tire is quite a bit smaller. PC. Yeah, but the KR is one of the smallest-in-diameter 18" tyres ... |
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Post by solo2racr on May 26, 2008 10:48:57 GMT -5
So the wire wheels are all 18" wheels? I'll stick with my 19" alloy wheel. I wouldn't have a wire wheel with a tube or one that had a drum brake either! Just wondering, What do you have against tubes? A nice, light aluminum rim with a lightweight racing tube works just fine and weights about the same as a MODERN cast wheel. The stock SR cast wheels are heavy and the front being a 19" makes for slow and heavy steering. I have to agree with the drum brake though. I rode an R5 Yamaha for about a month (Didn't own a car) with the stock drum front. WAY to touchy. |
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Post by stevec5000 on May 26, 2008 11:34:46 GMT -5
I think anyone would have to be crazy to want tubes. Too hard to change a tire without pinching a hole in them. Maybe they were the hot thing in the 1900's but they have tubeless tires now!
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Post by solo2racr on May 26, 2008 12:46:31 GMT -5
I think anyone would have to be crazy to want tubes. Too hard to change a tire without pinching a hole in them. Maybe they were the hot thing in the 1900's but they have tubeless tires now! True but.......................What we are working with are 30 year old bikes. Tubeless cast wheels from that time are a joke, as with many new technologies. Tubeless cast wheels made today are WAY better than the ones that come on a 30 year old bike. I have nothing against tubeless cast wheels ( look at the photos of my SR ) it's just the older, stock cast wheels are a joke compared to other period correct (read spoke & rim) wheels. As far as pinching tubes, practice changing and paying attention to what your doing will make a difference. Try changing a 5.10x18 rear knobby w/ 2 rim locks sometime. Makes changing street tires on spoke rims child's play. |
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Post by wotavidone on May 26, 2008 18:54:21 GMT -5
Ain't that the truth! The XT with knobby has a very high wear rate = lots of tyre changes. And since I like to score my tyres on the cheap, I seldom get a deal with fitting thrown in.
And those two rim locks definitely add an extra layer of frustration.
Mick
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Post by colinjay on May 26, 2008 21:33:58 GMT -5
If you want a tyre that difficult to fit, I recently fitting a 30 year old Barum Six-day (6ply rimsaver knobby) onto the rear of my XT with the std 2 rim locks. A lot of brute force and a bloody big rubber mallet got it on. When its worn out I think it will be a hacksaw job to get it off.
CJ
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Post by StewRoss on May 27, 2008 1:54:05 GMT -5
Always fun changing knobbies...especially ones with rim-protecting beads as I recall. If you want a disc and a 19" alloy rimmed, wire wheel, go for the earlier SR500 fronts. SR  |
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Post by malakiblunt on May 27, 2008 6:55:21 GMT -5
ive had good luck changeing tires useing one handed G clamps to break the bead.
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Post by frankyb on May 27, 2008 18:37:19 GMT -5
Hi guys, just go to ballards offroad website and check out the application for making your spoked rims tubeless, page 37 on the online catalogue. Cheers Franky b.
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