why bigger tires? - Page 2

In article <10f3m9jr4tm3o12@news.supernews.com>,
pennysinvalid@cetinvalid.com says...
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> > Zilla wrote:
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> >>
> >> What size tires do you use now?
>
> pas wrote:
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> 2.10
>
> IRC serac on the front, Michelin Hot S on the back. I
> guess I haven't been paying much attention to tires. I've
> been gifted with lots of new ones (thanks you know who you
> are...) and so for what I've noticed about tires is,
> "worn" or "new". I've experimenting with less tire
> pressure, and boy does that sure change the ride from #40
> psi. Maybe I should pay more attention to tire
> type/size/tread?
>
> penny
>
>
>
>

A 2.1 Hot S is like a 2.2 or 2.3 in most other tires, it
won't even fit on the back of mine even though a Michelin
Wildgripper XLS 2.1 fits with lots of clearance. So if you
go any bigger you are going to have to get more tattoos and
piercings and call yourself missy.
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Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia http://www.ramsays-
online.com

Slacker wrote:

> ZeeExSixAre wrote:
>
>>> Of course the downside is the weight. Also, more
>>> importantly than size is the tread and sidewall
>>> stiffness. Give me a narrower, stiff side walled, good
>>> knobby designed tire over a wide flexy, crappy tread one
>>> any day.
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>> Pliable sidewalls = less rolling resistance.
>>
>> Here we go...
>>
> Stiff sidewalls = better handling
>
> Who cares about rolling resistance if they fold on you?
>
> Slacker - off to the races ;-)

Supple sidewalls = better traction and smoother ride

miles

"JD" <dij@usafcct.com> wrote in message
news:ebf270c9.0407120916.2fed9c87@posting.google.com...
> It is a control factor, especially in loose and/or
> technical sections. More tire contact = better cornering,
> better braking and better high-freq bump absorption. They
> may not roll as well, but the trade-off is well worth it
> to me for the kind of riding I mostly do. Experiment a
> bit. Buy a WTB Motorpator 2.4 and put it on the front
> only, ride some technical stuff that requires a lot of
> front brake and see the difference. A few of my friends
> run a 2.4 up front and a 2.3-2.1 in back and have great
> success with that combo. I prefer the control of the 2.4
> Moto in both front and back. If I'm riding hardpack, I
> pump them up over 40 psi so they don't "roll" off of the
> rim in hard cornering.
>
> JD

Yeah, what he said. I'm one of those guys he put a 2.4 on
the front of the red geared bike, that didn't quite fit on
the SS last year, and I love it. The 2.4 MR almost never
breaks loose. Especially steep descents, my front almost
never locks up, and it's nice to be able to use the front
brake for control whilst my hinder parts are being polished
by the rear tire. Cornering, etc. etc. all proves out.

Paladin