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Post by axeman on Jul 11, 2008 15:02:56 GMT 10
Its like pulling teeth isn't it ?
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Post by crummy on Jul 15, 2008 14:25:22 GMT 10
Shoes - Have been riding in Shimano but aquired some of Northwaves latest. Raptor Carbon by Northwave and.......... Dont have any ankle protection for DH applications and .... I hope that is what you after. |
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Post by Between the Tape... on Jul 15, 2008 19:05:44 GMT 10
Its like pulling teeth isn't it ? ;D......I actually found getting my teeth pulled out was less painfull... |
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Post by crummy on Jul 29, 2008 9:47:49 GMT 10
UST Tubeless
At round 4 of the 8hr series I tried my newish stans rims with ust tyres. Unsure of the hole thing I ran 40 psi in both tyres, usually with tubes I have 40psi in the front and 45 in the rear. I didnt get any flats and there didnt seem to be any other positive effects.
So in the nature of trial and error on the weekend I changed one thing.
On the weekend I rode in round 5 of the 8hr series and I ran 35psi on both tyres. I believe there was a change in the handling, unfortunately there was also a frame change since round 4, it felt more grippy. I lay the bike further into corners and seemed to keep a higher speed through those corners. During the more technical rocky climbing parts of the track I successfully managed sections I had on previous visits to the track not been able to do.
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Post by Lewy on Jul 29, 2008 11:07:04 GMT 10
I laugh in the face of your 35psi.
If you get a 29er you could run 3.5psi easy
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Post by crummy on Aug 10, 2008 14:25:20 GMT 10
FRS the long term review. Let’s begin with what it really is. I feel it helps for a steady stream of released energy. After a couple hours of hard riding, I normally find this is when fatigue should have come knock us back a peg or two, I have noticed I am still feeling good. At the four-to-five hour mark, when things normally start to fade, I have the same focused feeling I usually have on from a shorter ride. During extended (24hour) rides, focus and energy levels were good until my body couldn’t handle the sleep depredation. This was after 20 hours awake and 15 of those on the bike.
Apparently I am not the only one who noticed a difference. Other local sports-persons and not just cyclists have found that their recovery has been consistently better and more energy the next day.
They recommend everyone use the stuff an up to twice a day, everyday. I find one serving a day is sufficient for me, on a normal day. For eight plus hour rides, I have found every four or so hours between servings. If I plan to sleep that night I have found from experience not to have a serving after twelve noon.
But if health is priority number one (from what I hear doctors are beginning to serve FRS to patients with Parkinson’s Disease) that cost is worth it.
My recommendation: Combine this with your normal eating and hydration methods have a serving before races and heavy training and also during extra-hard rides.
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Post by Lewy on Aug 10, 2008 18:11:27 GMT 10
You should get a job on one of those morning shows.
Or sell used cars:-)
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Post by crummy on Aug 11, 2008 6:04:32 GMT 10
You should get a job on one of those morning shows. Or sell used cars:-) Well you didnt come out to the hours of powers - spin session. It was cold, boring and the aussies at the olympics yesterday didnt win anything. d**n where did I put 24solo.  |
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Post by axeman on Aug 11, 2008 10:58:42 GMT 10
UST Tubeless I ran 40 psi in both tyres, usually with tubes I have 40psi in the front and 45 in the rear. On the weekend I rode in round 5 of the 8hr series and I ran 35psi on both tyres. Dude..... run non UST tyres(heaps lighter and just as strong)with the stans rims @28psi makes em stick like glue with no side effects or strange wear. On the 29er with the same rims I run @25psi or lower easy. I've used stans systems for 4yrs now with different tyres they are brilliant OH and the FRS mumbo jumbo is all sales and marketing hype - natural is better....so are 29ers by the way ;D |
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Post by crummy on Aug 11, 2008 11:49:55 GMT 10
Looks like I should fill you in with ALL the details about the tyre situation.
I did spend two weeks trying to get non-ust tyres to seal on the stans rims. I found the issue to be the sealing liquid I was using not sealing the side-walls. I tried every tyre type I had, which is quite a few now, but the liquid failed to do the job.
This is sealing liquid is the only type I have tried thus far. It seals punctures in my commuters tubes well and is readily available from auto shops at a price lower than stans-sealant and other bike specific brands.
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Post by axeman on Aug 12, 2008 9:59:41 GMT 10
This is sealing liquid is the only type I have tried thus far. |
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Post by Lewy on Aug 12, 2008 18:40:14 GMT 10
You made your own from a Recipe?
Whats the go with that?
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Post by axeman on Aug 13, 2008 11:11:14 GMT 10
Yeah its,
- liquid latex.... $25/ltr from arts/craft store
- windex.... amonia doesn't allow the latex to set as quickly
- Water to make the right consistency
- Some GMB (glass micro baloons) or glitter or wood fillings or even a tablespoon of slime to give the mix some fibres to seal bigger (1- 2mm) holes.
Some guys swear by it, I experimented for a while and it did work as good as anything else but getting it to last as long as stans sealant was the problem for me.
And stans is ready to go for about $40/litre - around 60-80ml per tyre - do the math
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Post by crummy on Aug 13, 2008 11:55:33 GMT 10
I have had sucess with the greengoo as a puncutre repair, just not as a side-wall sealing compound.
I will have to get some stans liquid and give it a go with my standards. Cheers for all your good info!
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Post by axeman on Aug 14, 2008 8:01:00 GMT 10
Hey Crummy
If your interested I've got a way to convert to tubeless without using the rubber rim strips.
Its basically the same as stans yellow tape method without the cost and it works great and is lighter.
Cheers
axe
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