Idle wear

[thinuniking]

I know that idling wears out your tyre really quickly. My Luna only
lasted 10 months, I hope to get a Monty on Monday take it for a ride on
Tuesday we will be doing trials by Wednesday and on Thursday and Friday
(thank you Craig for that line).Why does idling wear out your tyre so
much?
When I get my Monty I plan to do little idling.


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[hole-in-my-shoe]

thinuniking wrote:
> *Why does idling wear out your tyre so much?
> When I get my Monty I plan to do little idling. *


If you're working hard to correct your balance whilst idling, the tyre
is being twisted and ground down continually on the same spot, hence the
uneven wear on the rubber. You can reduce the tyre wear by getting
better at it (i.e. less twisting and squirming around) and by choosing a
smoother surface to ride on (e.g. wooden floors).

Do not learn to idle on rough tarmac. You can actually hear your tyre
being worn away.


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[Klaas Bil]

On Sun, 7 Dec 2003 14:07:57 -0600, thinuniking
om> wrote:

>.Why does idling wear out your tyre so
>much?

Because you twist with every "pendulum swing" and because all the time
the same spot on the tyre is on the ground when the twist occurs. A
remedy (to the latter) would be to rotate the tyre over the rim every
once in a while to spread the wear out. Alternatively, learn to idle
with your other foot down, so as to spread the wear over two spots. Or
learn to idle more in a straight line. Or idle on a less aggressive
surface, like dirt or grass.

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[thinuniking]

I go totally against Joona I think a cheepo tyre is best a gazz would
get eaten as much as any tyre and costs much more to replace when I
started idling and became kind of in love with any thing idling mounts
to idle 1ft ect which means I can do it really well but I have no tyre
left. I thought tyre wear was a thing that happen to the other guy but I
now find my self getting a Monty tomorrow fingers crossed.
ben


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[joona]

joona wrote:
> *You might _ N O T _* want to use a Gazza or Monty or other similar
> more expensive tire if your learning to idle.


I agree with you thinuniking. If you look closely you can see that word
'not' in the sentence. Sorry, it was my fault.


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[thinuniking]

sorry i read it quickly and missed the not


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