b3nsonx
09-08-08, 05:04 PM
What kind of tube thickness do you guys use for tricks? (bunnyhops, etc...)
BMX - Tube thickness
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FuzzyRyder
09-08-08, 10:22 PM
one that hold air.
Theodoras
09-08-08, 11:55 PM
Any regular 20" tube. However recently I got two flats within a week or something, and that pissed me off so I used my friend's slimer tire. Thick and heavy as **** but hopefully it's worth it...
b3nsonx
09-09-08, 11:47 AM
Any regular 20" tube. However recently I got two flats within a week or something, and that pissed me off so I used my friend's slimer tire. Thick and heavy as **** but hopefully it's worth it...
3mm?
3mm?
Street rider
09-09-08, 07:17 PM
dude just go with whatever they sell at like walmart and stuff. those kinda cheap tubes. other than sometimes landing on edges and stuff, they work fine. if you're worried, then dans sells some super thick tubes that have an outer edge thats like 5mm thick. and most cheapo tubes are like 1.5-2 mm thick.
Red Horn
09-09-08, 09:26 PM
Thick all around. http://www.danscomp.com/446040.php?cat=PARTS
mack_turtle
09-18-08, 02:09 PM
thick tubes are worthless. they don't make flats less likely and they just weigh your bike down.
b3nsonx
09-18-08, 08:46 PM
thick tubes are worthless. they don't make flats less likely and they just weigh your bike down.
are you speaking from experience?
are you speaking from experience?
FuzzyRyder
09-18-08, 09:16 PM
yes.
mack_turtle
09-19-08, 09:50 AM
are you speaking from experience?
yes.
most of the time when a rider gets a flat of no fault of his/her own, it's because something very sharp went through the tire. if it's sharp enough to puncture a regular "thin" tube, it will puncture any thick tube as well. otherwise, you can get pinch flats of you land REALLY hard on something.
if you get a flat any other way, it's probably user error- pinch flat from under-inflation, spoke puncture from wrong spoke size or lack of a rim strip, explosion due to customer being stupid enough to pay $40 for a KHE tire, etc.
yes.
most of the time when a rider gets a flat of no fault of his/her own, it's because something very sharp went through the tire. if it's sharp enough to puncture a regular "thin" tube, it will puncture any thick tube as well. otherwise, you can get pinch flats of you land REALLY hard on something.
if you get a flat any other way, it's probably user error- pinch flat from under-inflation, spoke puncture from wrong spoke size or lack of a rim strip, explosion due to customer being stupid enough to pay $40 for a KHE tire, etc.
sbcdestroy
10-06-08, 02:32 PM
any tube is fine.. you do not need the super thick ones.
dont run less than the reccomended tire pressure.
make sure there's nothing sharp stuck in the tire.
make sure the rim strip is intact.
dont case ****.
dont run less than the reccomended tire pressure.
make sure there's nothing sharp stuck in the tire.
make sure the rim strip is intact.
dont case ****.