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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
unisk8r wrote: Around 50 sounds good. I know the Nightrider is rated to 65psi, but what do folks think about that? I have only briefly inflated a coker tire to that pressure, and it is too hard for my liking. The idea of a tubular tire would make for less rolling resistance at 30-50psi. Thus maintaining some semblance of tire suspension effect. hence maybe I just get a 4mm thick piece of rubber and cut a loop to shape. Since the big goal here is to make a light tire, the best combination would be a very thin tread layer and very high pressure. If the Coker tire you briefly inflated to 65 psi felt too hard it's probably because the tread is very thick. I would imagine it's around 5 or 6 mm. It would feel like you're riding a truck tire. I like to keep my tire pumped up to at least 80 psi. When it gets down to 60 or 70 it starts to feel soft, a little slow to turn and vulnerable to bumps. If you thin out the tread to 2 mm and add that to the casing which is probably less than 1 mm then the tire becomes suitably light. It also is much more pliable than a thicker tire. Not only will this very thin tire need high pressure to maintain its support but it will feel great precisely because it is so pliable. I just took my callipers and measured a new Continental Contact tire 28 X 1 1/4 X 1 3/4. (It's my preferred tire right now.) Its total thickness came in under 3 mm. So if you were to glue a 4 mm tread to a casing that would put the tire thickness up at about 5 mm which would translate to a needlessly heavy tire. The tires on that link you gave us can be inflated up above 100 psi. Now those are fast and light tires! I'll bet they're less than 2 mm thick. What are they using in their casing? Given the option, I'd recommend getting a layer of kevlar in there. I wore my last two tires down to the threads without getting any flats. A light tire is so much more responsive in accellerating and turning. I always find riding one of those fat tires to be really sluggish and cumbersome. Yes, they're perfect for Muni and Trials but if you want to cover some distance then we'll need to keep developing skinnier tires. Even though sew ups give me the heebie jeebies, they are apealing if the alternative is a 1900 gram lunk run at 50 psi. Thanks for putting in the work on product development. This is how great ideas become standard production models. -- naturequack monocycle monstrosity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ naturequack's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16649 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
naturequack wrote: Not only will this very thin tire need high pressure to maintain its support Yes, I think that you're looking at high pressure, and a thin tire. An Airfoil-width tubular at 50 psi would be a mushy nightmare, I imagine. -- U-Turn Weep in the dojo... laugh on the battlefield. -- Dave Stockton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U-Turn's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/691 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
Greatly appreciate the input, you guys are on the right path here. I agree the harshness of a higher pressure would be offset with the suppleness of a thinner tread. So maybe I shoot for 2mm thick tread? Problem is still finding a continuous loop with a 113" circumference. Further thoughts? -- unisk8r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unisk8r's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4660 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
Why not use a rubber rim strip? Or are they too soft.. The biggest problem I see with a flat piece of rubber is that without all that little detailing, which I guess is tread, that you see on bmx/road tires, turning will suck. But having a working prototype would be enough, I agree. sew up 36 tires sound cool. Especially so if having to carry a spare meant only as much as a 29er tube weighs now anyways. I tend to ride my coker at 60psi or so when doing long distance, I hate the mushy feel when I'm riding up hills, so I could see myself having 80+ on a 'pure road' unicycle, especially with thin tread. -- flyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ flyer's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/9894 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
unisk8r wrote: So maybe I shoot for 2mm thick tread? Problem is still finding a continuous loop with a 113" circumference. Further thoughts? 2 mm sounds perfect to me. About the only source that I can think of is cutting apart an innertube. You'd gett a nice thin rubber strip that is already curved to fit the casing. Of course it's too soft and would wear out in about 5 miles, but this is a prototype after all. -- naturequack monocycle monstrosity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ naturequack's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16649 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
I still can't see why you cant just use a flat strip of rubber which could just be butted up to itself in the vulcanizing process. I am sure that these tires would be expensive if they ever become a production item. Could you repeatedly get your tire re-treaded when they wear out? Or would they be done once the tread is worn through? -- saskatchewanian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ saskatchewanian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14180 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
Wouldnt it be a 34" tubular? if the tire is going to be the width of the rim (approx 1") would the diameter not decrease by 2". if your doing that there is going to be at least one seam, and if your having one seam why not make it 2? -- unicyclist.ca http://www.Unicyclist.ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unicyclist.ca's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16025 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
unicyclist.ca wrote: Wouldnt it be a 34" tubular? if the tire is going to be the width of the rim (approx 1") would the diameter not decrease by 2". Might want to re-read this thread. No one suggested the tire would be the width of the rim. The tire section will be at least 2", but I don't think it necessarily needs to be the current standard of 2 1/4". The section plus the tread = the total diameter. Plus, tubulars are more supple than clinchers, so we may not need the full section width to get a suspension effect with the tire. if your doing that there is going to be at least one seam, and if your having one seam why not make it 2? I never said there was going to be a seam (referring to the tread). The ideal tread is a continuous loop of rubber, which is adhered to the casing. Think a large rim strip! And yes, tubulars can be re-treaded! As long as the casing stays in good order. I'm going to ejukate you guys on tire technology whether you want it or not! -- unisk8r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unisk8r's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4660 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Need ideas for 36" tire tread
unisk8r wrote: Might want to re-read this thread. No one suggested the tire would be the width of the rim. The tire section will be at least 2", but I don't think it necessarily needs to be the current standard of 2 1/4". The section plus the tread = the total diameter. Plus, tubulars are more supple than clinchers, so we may not need the full section width to get a suspension effect with the tire. I never said there was going to be a seam (referring to the tread). The ideal tread is a continuous loop of rubber, which is adhered to the casing. Think a large rim strip! And yes, tubulars can be re-treaded! As long as the casing stays in good order. I'm going to ejukate you guys on tire technology whether you want it or not! AHHHHHH! (runs away from the man with the tire edumacation) this thread is really interesting, so would these tires essentially be tubeless? -- mornish aim:kiloornish email: mornish at gmail dot com msn: mornish at gmail dot com 'Miles Land' (http://mornish.blogspot.com/) 'California Mountain Unicycle Weekend 2008' (http://cmw08.blogspot.com/) Matt wrote: Yeah I do, but, I'm lazy you see... it's this disease and uh, I haven't taken my medication? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mornish's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/68417 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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