Why are you getting trouble with flatting NW?
Basically riding it like a normal bike. Today’s was a rider error really, a rock drop where you really want to clear some rocks before landing, but still the sort of thing a mountain bike needs to be able to deal with. One was gold run at innerleithen, nothing in particular, just a rough chunk of trail up near the top.
This isn’t a big criticism or anything, I’m asking quite a lot of the bike. But it seems to me that wider tyres increase the capability of the bike quite a lot. And, well, as far as I’m concerned the ideal width of tyre is about 2.35 so it’s not like 4 inches suddenly becomes super light or efficient 😆
Definitely do something about your set up Northwind. Running bud/Lou at 9psi is missing the point!
My bud’s at 5 usually, it’s a Jumbo Jim on the rear that needs the 9. Which also misses the point really, it’s not working like a fat bike tyre should, but that’s just how it needs to be. I’ve got a 4.8 in the post so I’ll be able to see for sure if it’s the width or it’s just the lightweight tyre.
@menmuir, if I didn’t bend zee kneez I wouldn’t get 10 feet 😆