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i like your kung fu (tubing)
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It really does float!!!
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and i wiegh over 14 stone 😮
I can confirm that the Larry tyre is much better on normal loose terrain than the endomorph, it steers more accurately in corners and doesn't wander in the same way on muddy loose and hard pack. The endomorph is however better in soft but not muddy stuff and of course sandy terrain, all imho of course.
I agree with Coast kid on the weight thing, my Jones is not the lightest thing on the plant especially with my hardcore build, but it doesn't ride heavy.
I've also found using a normal 2.25inx26 tube drops the weight significantly (not surprising really) and as yet I've had no issues, Jeff uses 99g super light 26 tubes, I'm not brave enough for that!
The nice thing about the Vicous forks and Speedways is that they run non offset forks, enabling you to build a 135mm dish less wheel, whether its fat or not, when using the 135mm rear hub the wheel is compromised a bit, but I have no idea whether you'd really notice it.
You are then restricted to using either Phil Woods 135mm non offset front hub or the Paul's hub from Jeff, both of which are really good.
I'm still talking to Cliff at Royce about building one 😀
I just rode 'Puffer on an Inbred with carbon Pace fork and 29er WTB 2.55" tyre. I like the setup a lot.
On the way there we saw a bike with a Larry front tyre, on a car in Aviemore Tesco carpark. Seemed to be a normal rim not a wide one. I'm tempted but I reckon the tyre would flop about on a narrow rim. Opinions?
Larry seems to be £85. [url= http://www.ison-distribution.com/ison/english/searchresults.php?keywords=larry&submit=Search ]Larry tyre at Ison Distribution[/url]
Cheers, al.
Yep, that will be very wandery on a normal width rim, verging on dangerous even at lower pressures, which is half the point, Salsa Gordo at 35mm I would say is still too small really, 50mm rim minimum.
I run wtb 2.55 as my 'small' front wheel and my rear although Jeffs forks aren't as forgiving vertically as a carbon fork so I need as big a 'small' tyre as I can get.
dangerous my bum. that was my bike outside tescorooneys, it's a temporary measure until my bloody replacement onza rim arrives. oh it's on an easton havoc front wheel (30mm) running at 15psi nae wandering here.
Oh and your hub options aren't limited with the enabler any rear hub will do and plenty hubs can be built zero dish.
I've got an Endomorph in a pair of White Brothers Rock Solid forks, bit tight round the sides but loads of crown clearance on the 440mm versions.
I got a cheap 50mm rim from unicycle.com in 36 hole, the White Industries front hub was perhaps bling overkill though.
It does feel great probably going to get the fork that Surly do that takes the fat tyre and a standard hub and a Karate Monkey frame to have a Jonesesque thing develop seems rude not too considering I have Titec H bars as well ;0)
I tried a 26" Maxxis flyweight innertube at 100g - but it punctured on its second outing - and because the tube has to expand so much to fill the Endomorph, the puncture repair just wouldn't hold - so not worth it really.
another option folk may want to consider is a semi fat 29er...
if you arnt riding sand/snow in winter (every 40 years...)
i have 37mm wide halo rims with 2.5 WTBs on my KM which are quite good but going to price a set of these 50mm una rims from speedway cycles in alaska..
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they look like the kris holm uni cycle rims but are lighter and 32 spoke...get a half way house between the pugsley and a regular mtb
this would be good for peaty trails with a bit road work between 😮