[shift96]

Anyone run Kenda Nevegals non DH casings with heavy duty DH tubes at Diablo? sidewalls seem pretty thin and worried about pinch flats. Curious if anyone else has experience with this setup

 

[JRogers]

I have a few single ply Kendas that I bought by accident (thought they were dual ply). Very thin sidewalls. Flatted a few times (not even DH riding) and really used them after that. I would not use them for DH, even with DH tubes. You are much better off with a dual ply sidewall.

 

[ChiliPepper]

Yeah, I would also recommend flying with the DH casing Nevegals. especially for Diablo. Not saying you can't fly with the single walls, but your chances of getting flats will be far greater.

Keep it real and ride hard!

 

[shift96]

Cool guy's thanks. I have new some 2.7 Nevegals DH casing's I bought by mistake but they don't fit. I have some single ply 2.5's but it seems like it may not be worth it to try them. Oh well. I try and sell the 2.7's and score some 2.5 DH's

 

[theBigHeezy]

i would be worried about flatting kenda's even if they did have the dh casing with dh tubes, especiually at diablo....

 

[shift96]

i would be worried about flatting kenda's even if they did have the dh casing with dh tubes, especiually at diablo....

These sidewalls that are on these 2.7's I have are THICK. I can't see them pinch flatting

 

[slowitdown]

i would be worried about flatting kenda's even if they did have the dh casing with dh tubes, especiually at diablo....

Yep. The Kenda DH casing is not stiff at all. It's more like a glorified XC casing. I've never had as many pinch flats on a DH tire as I had with DH Nevegals.

In Kenda's defense I'll say that the pinch flats happened in super-rocky terrain where there were lots of square-edged hits, but on the other hand, the same terrain on Minion/High Roller DH casing tires at the same PSI yielded no flats.

 

[shift96]

anyone ever try the WTB Prowler DH tires?

 

[v-digit]

i ran non dh casing for a few months, got more flats then i ever EVER have. got DH casing now.

 

[Huck Banzai]

Dh tires with 'regular' tubes? Single Ply tires with DH tubes?

Tubeless?

In her tubes?

 

[shift96]

Dh tires with 'regular' tubes? Single Ply tires with DH tubes?

Tubeless?

In her tubes?

I was thinking of trying Non DH casings with Fallopian tubes. should work well

 

[sanjuro]

Get them if you want to practice flat fixing.

 

[shift96]

Get them if you want to practice flat fixing.

that's ok, as much as I would like to do that, I'll pass

 

[boogenman]

These sidewalls that are on these 2.7's I have are THICK. I can't see them pinch flatting

We have a comedian on our hands here. ahahaha

 

[shift96]

We have a comedian on our hands here. ahahaha

jigawhat?