Tubliss with trials tire

[stainlesscycle]

i have been waiting for this dang pirelli to wear out. it appears to be indestructible...


6psi front really? no goofy sidewall issues or rolling over or anything?

[roostafish]

Your tire is worn out. It just doesn't seem like it. If that thing has 500 or more miles on it, I don't care what it is, it needs to be replaced.

6 psi works fantastic. I do bump it up to 8psi when we go to the dez, but I ran 6 psi last weekend in a high speed area, with great traction with no funny business. The tire squirms at less than 6psi, but 6 seems to be the magic number. At least on my guage. (I have a 0-30psi guage)

[stainlesscycle]

yeah it's got 12 hours on it or so. it's time to switch. i have a few friends that run my takeoffs..

any issues with rock garden stuff? i know the tubliss protects the rim more, but i pretty much attack the rocks, and switched to tubliss in front only at first just to stop flats from rock hits..

[roostafish]

I have had very few incidents where I felt a hard hit that seemed to smack the rim. I'm a "floater" and as such am pretty easy on bikes in general, but I know this: I have more confidence than ever in rock gardens, even with 6 psi.

[roostafish]

Today my family was all out celebrating earth day. With our throttle! My wife's idea. Gotta love it.
Anyway, more confirmation on the trials tire. There's one creek crossing with a particularly steep hill right out of it that climbs for quite a ways. Near the creek there are lots of rocks and tree roots, which the wet trials tire just grips and grabs. After grinding through that though, the hill is just perfect garden loam with seemingly no bottom. When the mud is soft, and there's no bottom, or anything substantial to grab on to. The trials tire, even with 6psi just isn't the ticket when compared to an MX 31. It's great in it's element, but I think the Tubliss system has pretty much rendered the trials tyre a thing of the past for me.

[Skidad]

Ok, you guys have really perked my interest for an MX31. My usual rear is a trusty Pirelli MT16 (with TuBliss currently) but the door is always open to try something else.

So how do you think it would work in New England? Rocks, rocks, and more rocks, plenty of roots and mud, plenty of scetchy technical stuff, fast rocky old washed out dirt roads and rocky power lines. Not much sand really.

So what do you think and what is the longevity of this beast?

[stainlesscycle]

i've got 12 hours on mine (race/flip/race/practice.) so 4.5 hours race time, 8 hours practice. i'm probably gonna replace it for next weeks race... but it still looks good..

[noobi]

Iv ordered a MX31 for what could be considered my home enduro.
Its a mostly clay, and im hoping it rains.
Im just slightly worried that the MX31 will chew out on the clay? Although from reading this it seems that it will be fine.
I wont be running it at 6psi with the tubliss because I havent got one yet

[roostafish]

Originally Posted by noobi

Iv ordered a MX31 for what could be considered my home enduro.
Its a mostly clay, and im hoping it rains.
Im just slightly worried that the MX31 will chew out on the clay? Although from reading this it seems that it will be fine.
I wont be running it at 6psi with the tubliss because I havent got one yet

You'll be fine. The tire shines in the clay. At one time I used to put automotive type studs in IRC M5B rear tires for the winter around here. Not because of ice, but because of the red clay. The MX 31 works better, really.

[stainlesscycle]

no clay at alll here, but it does great in rocks, roots, loam, dry loose dirt, and dirt/gravel typa road....it works nice in wet grass too...

i've not had a chance to run it in mud - but i have feeling this weekend will be muddy and i'll have new mx31 front and rear..