Quite the sampling. All of those cost about the same as my one Maxxis Dissector that showed up today.
My dog was concerned...
New Whip? New toys for the dependable steed?
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My dog was concerned...
Another Simple found it's way into the garage today. I am guessing 2008-2010. I couldn't find any info for psi on the fork so I pumped until it was stiff (80psi).
A good rear tire, didn't like it so much on the front. I switched back to a trusty DHF. Mr. Barkinwoofers there looks to share my concern.
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curious to hear your thoughts. i'm currently running dhf back, assegai up front and like it.
Up until recently, I always ran the dhf in the rear. I wanted to try a couple new ones to feel the difference. I had a new Aggressor on the rear, but I feel like it gave up too much on braking / climbing traction.
I am hoping the Dissector will improve upon both of those areas and roll a bit faster than the dhf.
exactly what i was wondering. a better fireroad climber that can still hold its own on backcountry downs would be terrific!
For our terrain I'd like to give a dual compound EXO+ version a try if Maxxis ever made it.
Renthal bars and stem 35mm for big bike, fox caps from a friend, and ordered another runt for the 38.. customer wanted mine so I sold it and replaced mine. Now 36 and 38 have runts.
Except it doesn’t even require sealant, but that surely accelerates. Varies with climate and conditions too.
wtf were you using for sealant
You want to avoid alloy nipples on carbon rims in general. Salts, other minerals, found readily in nature cause a reaction between carbon and aluminum that accelerates corrosion. Essentially, a small electrical current is created. Supposedly, anodized aluminum is less affected but brass is really the only way to go.
Home brew - glycol based antifreeze, liquid latex, slime tire sealant.
Fuck around, lay around.
If you think Stan's is wildly different...
Well, not according to the QPB spoke calc widget. IMO, I credit this to this having been my first wheel build, using alloy nipples. You can also see where on the rim I nailed something.
all that said, yeah, brass in future. at minimum on the rear. this was also the first wheel i built myself. happy that it took this long to have an issue. near two years.
Are you going to replace the remaining alloy nipples?
which is why I asked what sealant he was using. definitely possible for something in whatever homebrew solution was use that could corrode brass. ammonia is known for being corrosive with brass, and is present in natural liquid latex. albeit generally in small amounts, but depending on the ratio used.
also it would require a pretty significant amount of leaking at the tape to contact the nipples long enough for them to fail in that manner.
Right. The sealant is not supposed to make it into the rim cavity. How much made it there over a few years - hard to tell, it must have been a slow leak.
Brass untreated looks the coolest in goldfish color, softer and exposed.
Treaded brass silver black much harder doesn't pull or break like alloy and avoids corrosion like exposed brass or aluminum
Alloy look cool and are souch fun to tighten and snap them have to go through a crapload just to replace a spoke and nipple...MMM mm mm fun..
I'm going old school mags ftw...
Treaded brass silver black much harder doesn't pull or break like alloy and avoids corrosion like exposed brass or aluminum
Alloy look cool and are souch fun to tighten and snap them have to go through a crapload just to replace a spoke and nipple...MMM mm mm fun..
I'm going old school mags ftw...
Sealant under the tape is a common problem for me, both because my trail bike gets high-ish miles and my garage isn't insulated (it's probably over 100 degrees in there from April thru Nov).
I suppose I need to stop trying to save $ on tape, and change it out (double wrap) on every tire change.
I suppose I need to stop trying to save $ on tape, and change it out (double wrap) on every tire change.
Or UST should make a comeback
You can buy carbon rims which are undrilled on the inside. I haven't worked out how the hell you build them though (but also haven't looked into it).
It's a PITA. You feed the nipple threw the valve hole. I uses fishing line, needle and a magnet