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I've only managed 1 short night ride so far and also changed my front tyre at the same time as installing the Rimpacts. New front tyre + lower pressures = loads of grip. I have more peace of mind now about if I puncture on a descent (which has happened twice) that my rim will be ok when I stop at the bottom. I will update when I have spent more time on my bike.
Great thanks, I’m debating on ARD or Rimpact, dunno which one to get..
Four rides on the Rimpact now. Around 150km. Two in the FoD, 1 Malverns, 1 Brechfa as posted previously. Malverns is rocky in places and the wheels feel indestructible (famous last words). As I said before, it could be placebo, it could be that it’s a new front tyre, it could be great conditions or a combination of all those things, but I do feel I can notice something.
I’ve not smashed a wheel yet where I’d expect to get a puncture so I ca’t comment on that. But they do seem very ‘supportive’. And Matt from Rimpact is very helpful if you’ve got any questions.
So far, fit and forget, gives me some ‘insurance’ for rubbish lines and *might* offer a bit of a performance upgrade.
Oh I’ve settled on 19psi front, 21 rear so down 2 PSI on my previous tyres. Again tho, not likely to make any difference, but this feels like the sweet spot.
Did people find these Rimpact inserts hard to fit with tough tyres?
Having a 'mare trying to get a Supergravity Hans Dampf on a 30mm internal rim with one.
I can see how it could be tough.
It Was fairly easy getting a 2.5 exo aggressor on 35mm rim
But I imagine the narrower the rim and less flexible the tyre the harder it would be.
As usual getting the tyre well under the insert and into the well if the rim made the difference for me.
No more difficult than it it is without it. My tire/rim combo is a tight fit with Rimpact or without.
Well it's done now, definitely much harder than tyre alone though.
Had to resort to the trusty metal lever, in direct contravention of the instructions - but I was careful so it should be OK.
Looking forward to testing tomorrow.
I agree about the damped feel, and mine took some of Hebden's rockiest tracks in its stride. I might need to reduce pressure further and even twiddle with the shock settings a bit.
Your bike looks a right bruiser!
I meant it looks like it's ready to do some damage, but it doesn't look light either TBF!