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Old 07-19-2008, 09:45 AM
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I love those Dirt Sharks, front and rear.


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Old 07-19-2008, 07:03 PM
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So cheap and last so long. Best $ spent on tires even compared to Maxxis IT.
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Old 09-02-2008, 05:26 PM
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Off topic, but- aren't those dirt sharks a PITA to mount?
It was last Feb.and I think it was the HARDEST tire mounting experience
I ever had. Maybe it was cold and the tire was too shrunk ??

Are they hard to mount like the Maxxis IT ?

It does seem to hold up well- I havent taken it thru much rock yet....

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Old 09-02-2008, 06:16 PM
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Jeff, how is that tire holding up??
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:51 AM
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The chain tension thing was something some crusty old trials rider told me a few years back. It definitely works. I find that I now tend to slightly drag my rear brake in slow going low traction situations in order to keep the chain tight. I pick a throttle position that works for the situation and meter said power with the clutch and brakes to take advantage when I find traction and limit any traction loss.
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Old 12-08-2008, 04:45 AM
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Doesn't dragging the brake keep the rear suspension pushing the rear wheel down more also, which helps with traction, that is why people drag the rear when going around certain corners isn't it?
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Old 12-08-2008, 04:56 AM
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I just finished another Ady Smith enduro school, on loamy going say on a hill if you get stuck he advises pinning it in 3rd (or the highest gear your bike will pull) to get going again. Stuck at the bottom of a sloppy wet gully/river again he advised pinning it in 3rd but getting off the bike and pushing as well.
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