which tire should I put on front?
10-24-10, 07:35 PM
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which tire should I put on front?
I have a set of panaracer fire xc pro and a as in 1 kenda smb 8. I was thinking the tire with the least rolling resistance goes up front so you have the more aggressive tire in the back for traction because im light and have traction issues. However, on the bikes here that use different tires, I commonly see the tire of least resistance in the back and the more aggressive one up front. So can someone shed some light on this? Thanks!
10-24-10, 07:41 PM
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You want your more aggressive tire in the front because when you're going around a turn at speed you Don't want your front tire to slide out. Under-steer is a bad thing when you're on two wheels. The tire with less rolling resistance would also be good to have in the rear because that's where your weight is most of the time. Less resistance where the weight is equals an easier and faster ride, and the weight also provides traction there anyway.
I have no idea how skilled you are, so disregard this if it doesn't apply, but I'm finding the more I ride the more I learn to find traction just by shifting my weight, getting lower on the bike, evening out my pedal force, etc. I'm still pretty new to mountain biking in particular so I'm still learning better technique with such things.
EDIT: Or see the post victim made while I was typing for the nice summed up version. Either one will get you to your answer.
I have no idea how skilled you are, so disregard this if it doesn't apply, but I'm finding the more I ride the more I learn to find traction just by shifting my weight, getting lower on the bike, evening out my pedal force, etc. I'm still pretty new to mountain biking in particular so I'm still learning better technique with such things.
EDIT: Or see the post victim made while I was typing for the nice summed up version. Either one will get you to your answer.
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ok. its backwards right now then
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I thought we had been through this already this week......
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Originally Posted by mtnbiker66
I thought we had been through this already this week......
10-24-10, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by pablosnazzy
and how many times have you been through "what's a good bike?"
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Its hard to know everything that gets posted and reposted, so post on BRO!
My LBS even told me that I could run a slick on the back as long as I had something aggressive on the front. I just picked up a bike from a "racer." He had a SMB 8 1.95 on the back and a Karma 2.35 on the front. It looks weird to me, but it holds well. But then I grew up loving drag racing and you know how those look.
My LBS even told me that I could run a slick on the back as long as I had something aggressive on the front. I just picked up a bike from a "racer." He had a SMB 8 1.95 on the back and a Karma 2.35 on the front. It looks weird to me, but it holds well. But then I grew up loving drag racing and you know how those look.
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10-25-10, 10:14 PM
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That's a bunch of crap. What do you guys think the search function exists for?
It is a really basic question for a lot of people.
It is a really basic question for a lot of people.
10-25-10, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cryptid01
That's a bunch of crap. What do you guys think the search function exists for?
It is a really basic question for a lot of people.
It is a really basic question for a lot of people.
...Though I do think OP definitely could/should have found this answer fairly easily. I was just commenting on the "repost" issue.
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Agree with having good traction up front, particularly with mountain biking. I just learned that lesson again on some very soft doubletrack in the Mojave, was glad to have a good knobby in front of me (at low pressure) to float on top of it as much as possible. Locking out the fork and keeping weight forward seemed to help too.
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Again, sorry for the repost. But if everyone searched before they posted, majority of the questions would have been posted on here killing the forum. Don't know/care why my post was singled out to be the example of how someone should have searched first before posting but I will in the future.
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Originally Posted by mtb_man_14
Again, sorry for the repost. But if everyone searched before they posted, majority of the questions would have been posted on here killing the forum. Don't know/care why my post was singled out to be the example of how someone should have searched first before posting but I will in the future.
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Originally Posted by mtb_man_14
Again, sorry for the repost. But if everyone searched before they posted, majority of the questions would have been posted on here killing the forum. Don't know/care why my post was singled out to be the example of how someone should have searched first before posting but I will in the future.
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well, i saw the vid with the guy crashing it was like look here for a laugh or something and I didnt wanna go down that road...
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Originally Posted by mtb_man_14
well, i saw the vid with the guy crashing it was like look here for a laugh or something and I didnt wanna go down that road...
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Im still in highschool lol. I guess you could call my school... that may not go over too well though.
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Originally Posted by mtb_man_14
Im still in highschool lol. I guess you could call my school... that may not go over too well though.
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