Cliffy ;MJ and me are still FULL throttle with tires, burning rubber till i die.
Anyone can order tires direct... we are always here tinkering, sorry you missed us at the Hood.. Arrow stepped up to the podium ...gus. :banana:
Hello; Gus here owner of Arrow Racing, a little history= the Duro Muck is my design ,Arrow Mud-X =been available for 9 years ,Duro made it for Arrow in 2000, Duro outright stole it ,big business vs small home grown family bis,u know were this is going!!! www.arrowracing.com.
jAMES ; I have (4) Hed (black) 36H $75.00 per. rim ... Sun DW is only 32MM inside (inside is what u meas. for tire profile & performance) not that wide,outside meas. means nothing... Arrow DHX = 31mm inside.
Also have rare Mavic BMX 24" XY,25mm(inside), strong build with 12mm offset...
Here's the deal= Arrow Racing has been working with Duro for 18 years designing DH type tires ,Duro had no true competitive tire line until Arrow developed its line thru racing. Now that Duro is finally entering the competitive arena ,they are actually ripping off some of Arrow's tire designs...
Used on F-22 landing gear ,Half shafts on Penskes Indy cars,primary fasterners on airplanes ,and armor. Carpenter Technologies USA decided to introduce it in bike industry in tube form (.020" straight gauge) ,Back in 94 I built bike frames with it ,including Team Jamis xc frames,
It...
Hello ; Saw your uneducated reply on tig vs brazing on Ridemokey, I am a FAA licensed inspector and am FAA qual. in welding , been fusing steels together for 50years on race cars ,aircraft and bikes.
To make a long story short brazing cro-mo induces micro cracks in cr-mo. Think about it =...
Gus here from Arrow Racing; Weve been doing it for 13yrs,and all the above posts are very approriate , its a big deal for small USA owned Co's ,How many bike shops really know the pains we enconter to show up for these things ..HooooRaaa for bringing this subject up..thk/u, gus..
Hey it aint easy ,and I'll shoot striaght from the hip... We have lots of pros on Arrow tires and rims , "'DY" our Pro, just won Oregon state DH for the 6th year, he was 24th at Sandpoint ,also got 4th at 04 Mammoth Pro Kamicazi ,and Pro Kati Kruase won womens Kami..
Jason Sigfred just...
yes it is a UST , but we couldnt put UST because its a Mavic copyrite... It is a T/L made with a inner bladder for rubber consolidation so no neeed for sealer ,,good luck ,gus/arrow
Seedy race car garage lingo (at better shops, the kind that has hot chili going on in the back" i.e. Carol Shelby) ,for stuff amateur race mechanics can work on w/o tourqe wrenches and not F_cK up...but yes get torque wrenches ..good luck..
did this back in 92 for some world champ tandem roadies .
Light saved about 2lbs.
no slip Gates ( Kevlar cords)
Tooth profile fritionless(pat.by Gates) develped by Schiele (a tactrix mathematical function) as an evolute form of catenary.
To make a long story short slick as...
It's the "Gate" where races are won = short TT's over the bars you go , longer TTgives you shorter c/s without makiing the WB longer(you want shorter WB designs for this event) ,and more room for your CG to move around , and more wt. on rear wheels ,hence explosive gate starts are more...
i'm talking about DS specific frame(in early 90s) short 16" c/s long t/t 23.6", short seat tube 12" ,and ability for 24x24,24x26 or 26x26 all designed in one frame ,All the specific's that top end frames have evolved into today we were doing in early 90s Actually I welded up my 1st in 1984 ...
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