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#496030 samw (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 478 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.   Logged     ' width='150' border='0' style='max-width:450px; ' />   The administrator has disabled public write access. #496115 Mudslide (User) Benton, AR Gold Boarder Posts: 702 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago   Georgeherrin wrote: 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.   Logged     Franksandbeans   The administrator has disabled public write access. #496154 Darn (User) Don't forget, Never forget. Platinum Boarder Posts: 8679 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.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #496519 Georgeherrin (User) Ride to Live Expert Boarder Posts: 405 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago   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!!!   Logged     George Herrin 2002 Road Star Midnight Edition   The administrator has disabled public write access. #496540 hrdbrgn (User) Restore America Platinum Boarder Posts: 1485 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. .   Logged     Democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on whats for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #496542 theGRINDER (User) NO REGRETS! Platinum Boarder Posts: 2837 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago   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. . What car tire are you running?   Logged     http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=9b4efad421c8b103b2c94b796db973b0&loc=http%3A%2F% 2Froadstarclinic.com%2Fcomponent%2Foption%2Ccom_primezilla%2Fpage%2Cread%2Fbox%2Cin%2Fmsgid%2C83871% 2FItemid%2C194%2F&subId=fd9e9391f99c39645438a8d5406628dd&v=1&libid=1351562468615&out=http%3A%2F% 2Fi1144.photobucket.com%2Falbum   The administrator has disabled public write access. #497076 Georgeherrin (User) Ride to Live Expert Boarder Posts: 405 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.   Logged     George Herrin 2002 Road Star Midnight Edition   The administrator has disabled public write access. #497102 hrdbrgn (User) Restore America Platinum Boarder Posts: 1485 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago   theGRINDER wrote: 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. . Its 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.   Logged     Democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on whats for dinner. Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #497123 Engineman (User) U.S.S. Iowa BB-61 Gold Boarder Posts: 750 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago   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.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #497124 Engineman (User) U.S.S. Iowa BB-61 Gold Boarder Posts: 750 Re:I have gone to the Darkside... 5 Years, 9 Months ago     Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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