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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
Welcome to the clinic! Don't feel bad, I ride to work about everyday too and I blew through a Shinko at 3000 miles. If you ride everyday especially in traffic a m/c tire won't last long thats why I went darkside. I put the Austone tire on my new set of cast wheels when I changed over from spokes. IMHO the Austone is the best c/t for a r*. It rides good,It handles great and it should last a while. Got about 3k on mine and it still looks new.
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
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YUP it was cupped pretty good too. And yup I checked pressures everytime I got on it. But even at 10,000 miles i would be putting tires on at least 3 times a year. if my current amount of miles keeps up. I truly enjoy ridong my son and my daughter love riding with me too. Anyone have any thoughts on the tube I should use with spoked wheel and the austone tire.

Just about any brand of tube should be OK. Just get the size range for the size tire you'll be using and make sure you get it with a 90* valve stem. If not you'll have hell trying to add air once it's on the bike. X2 on the dyna beads.
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
Dyna-beads are pretty easy to find, just google them. They are the best way to balance a tire, unless you use ride on or tire slime, then they won't work.

One more thing no one has mentioned about the CT vs MC tire, you can PLUG it if you get a nail. To me that's important because so many MC tires have been tossed because of a nail.
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
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Dyna-beads are pretty easy to find, just google them. They are the best way to balance a tire, unless you use ride on or tire slime, then they won't work.

One more thing no one has mentioned about the CT vs MC tire, you can PLUG it if you get a nail. To me that's important because so many MC tires have been tossed because of a nail.


Pluggung is a big benefit BUT using the spoke wheels and tubes eliminates that option. Reckon my next add on if I can talk the wife into it is some cast wheels. But I like the old school look of the spokes. decisions decisions. Race parts or Bike parts, The doesnt like me spending money on either. Mainly the racing but as long as my son enjoys it its ok.
Again thanks everyone for the input and helpful replies. Your all great!!!
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
Georgeherrin wrote:
Darn wrote:
Dyna-beads are pretty easy to find, just google them. They are the best way to balance a tire, unless you use ride on or tire slime, then they won't work.

One more thing no one has mentioned about the CT vs MC tire, you can PLUG it if you get a nail. To me that's important because so many MC tires have been tossed because of a nail.


Pluggung is a big benefit BUT using the spoke wheels and tubes eliminates that option. Reckon my next add on if I can talk the wife into it is some cast wheels. But I like the old school look of the spokes. decisions decisions. Race parts or Bike parts, The doesnt like me spending money on either. Mainly the racing but as long as my son enjoys it its ok.
Again thanks everyone for the input and helpful replies. Your all great!!!




Well then seal your spoked rims and go tubeless.. Some members on here have and thats what im going to do as soon as I replace my ct.



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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
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Georgeherrin wrote:
Darn wrote:
Dyna-beads are pretty easy to find, just google them. They are the best way to balance a tire, unless you use ride on or tire slime, then they won't work.

One more thing no one has mentioned about the CT vs MC tire, you can PLUG it if you get a nail. To me that's important because so many MC tires have been tossed because of a nail.


Pluggung is a big benefit BUT using the spoke wheels and tubes eliminates that option. Reckon my next add on if I can talk the wife into it is some cast wheels. But I like the old school look of the spokes. decisions decisions. Race parts or Bike parts, The doesnt like me spending money on either. Mainly the racing but as long as my son enjoys it its ok.
Again thanks everyone for the input and helpful replies. Your all great!!!




Well then seal your spoked rims and go tubeless.. Some members on here have and thats what im going to do as soon as I replace my ct.



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What car tire are you running?
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
Well the Austone tire and dynabeads are on the way. Will let you guys know how it goes.
 
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Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago  
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hrdbrgn wrote:
Georgeherrin wrote:
Darn wrote:
Dyna-beads are pretty easy to find, just google them. They are the best way to balance a tire, unless you use ride on or tire slime, then they won't work.

One more thing no one has mentioned about the CT vs MC tire, you can PLUG it if you get a nail. To me that's important because so many MC tires have been tossed because of a nail.


Pluggung is a big benefit BUT using the spoke wheels and tubes eliminates that option. Reckon my next add on if I can talk the wife into it is some cast wheels. But I like the old school look of the spokes. decisions decisions. Race parts or Bike parts, The doesnt like me spending money on either. Mainly the racing but as long as my son enjoys it its ok.
Again thanks everyone for the input and helpful replies. Your all great!!!




Well then seal your spoked rims and go tubeless.. Some members on here have and thats what im going to do as soon as I replace my ct.




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What car tire are you running?




Its a B'stone Potenza 185/55/16. It handles outrageously great and I love the way it rides. Only complaint is that its slightly smaller diam than oem which makes it feel like I changed to a smaller front pulley. Its a rocket around town,but I like the higher gearing for cruising at lower rpm. Plus I lost about 3 mpg. But its an excellent tire for someone that mostly rides around town racing from light to light.
"Yax" runs a B'stone Turanza?or something like that...it starts w/a "T", thats talle
r and he likes it. My potenza was the only ct I could find a day before I was leaving for daytona but I found guys using it on the DS site so I tried it. Its a great tire...just a tad too short.
 
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this is what I did to mine. I sealed the rear rim with 3m 5200 sealer plus I put ride-on sealer after the tire was put on and balanced. have not had any problems and I have over 14,000 miles on it so far.



 
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