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04-27-2008, 08:10 PM
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| 1st Gear Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Crampton CT
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| Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP So here's what happen. I decided to learn some circle donuts killed my tire and needed to change it. When i was taking off the old tire i wrecked the tube. Im not the best at saving them in the process of a tire change. So i decided that i was ganna make a tubless setup. This is what we did. I mounted half of the new tire on the rim. Filled it with tennis balls (16 total) then forced everything into the rim. Do to the added width created by the tennis balls we had to cut the bead in one spot to get the tire mounted. After everything was built we went for a ride. It was chopy at first but after a few wide open runs it smoothed out quite nicely. Has any one else ever done anything like this before. |
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04-27-2008, 08:12 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sharpsville PA
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP thats ****ing genius |
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04-27-2008, 08:14 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Hampton, CT
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP yea that was a pain in the @ss, took like 30min to do, held up good, and got good traction, we will have to try some other ways also, now u wont have a flat tire |
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04-27-2008, 08:14 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: mesquite tx
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP See How It Holds Up Over Time You May Actually Be Onto Something |
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04-27-2008, 08:20 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sharpsville PA
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP im guessin this was for a 10 inch bike right? |
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04-27-2008, 08:22 PM
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| 1st Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Crampton CT
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP Yea im ganna ride it untill something dies. Im curious as to how long the tennis balls will hold up. I have about an 1.5 hr ride time so far. Mostly trails and some road. It felt pretty smooth when doing 3rd gear wheelies too |
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04-27-2008, 08:24 PM
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| Old Fart  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Marshall,MI
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP Pretty cool idea bud! |
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04-27-2008, 08:24 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sharpsville PA
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP i wonder how it wud handle some jumps...hahah |
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04-27-2008, 08:24 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Hampton, CT
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP Quote:
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04-27-2008, 08:26 PM
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| 1st Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Crampton CT
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP I'll let you know about the jumps. It felt smooth in the woods jumping down hills or off rocks |
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04-27-2008, 08:27 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sharpsville PA
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP not bumpy or choppy???? |
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04-27-2008, 08:29 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gilbert AZ
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP probably ok... we are a tucker rocky dealer and they sell these air filled thick as **** balls about the same size for the same purpose... probably will be fine... let us know how it goes... that is a good idea... |
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04-27-2008, 08:31 PM
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| 1st Gear Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Crampton CT
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04-27-2008, 08:44 PM
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| 1st Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: canton ohio
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP i know someone that did that before after jumpin the tennis balls started to crush use golf balls or something stronger. |
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04-27-2008, 10:15 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member  Join Date: Oct 2007
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP awsome but i dont understand how the hell you mounted that tire!!!!!! |
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04-27-2008, 10:21 PM
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| 3rd Gear Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Dakota
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| Re: Tubless set up CHEAAAAAP Quote:
I'm going to try that sometime. Good idea. Now you can sell balls that go into your tire for $75. | |
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04-27-2008, 10:24 PM
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| 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: East Hampton, CT
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04-27-2008, 10:26 PM
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