jcza Posted October 22, 2015 Share read a little further..........and listen carefully The safety and performance of the tyres is unaffected by this apparent premature perishing but there is little doubt that the lower the tyre pressure, the higher the rate of wear and tear and the shorter the usable life of the tyre will be. Recommendations from the R&D technicians at Conti is that cyclists in our terrain conditions should inflate their tyres to around 2.4 bars as a starting point.If you’ve got used to running at sub 1.7 bars pressures, then the initial feeling at 2.4 bars is that bike control has been negatively affected. There is, in fact, very little loss of control and with a bit of perseverance you will automatically adjust to the different handling characteristics of higher tyre pressures. Now some fine tuning can be implemented and the best way to find the pressure that best suits your riding style is to experiment on a circuit you know well. No need to quote it again, I read the entire thing. What is your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor-22 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Point that they speak the truth. None of the MTB tyres are designed to be run at the pressures we run them at in SA. Conti's work well at 2.0-2.4 bar for a 80Kg rider. Never had a problem with their mtb tyres in this range.all other tyres also suffer the wear and tear at low pressures. It just might not manifest itself as it does in the Conti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor-22 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Performance Line, Folding Bead Art.No. ETRTO Size Performance Colour Compound PSI Weight EPI Load Tube Price Add 11600250.02 54-55926 x 2.10Performance Black Dual 30-55 510 g 67 100 kg 13 $45.45 11600254.02 57-55926 x 2.25Performance Black Dual 26-54 535 g 67 110 kg 13 $45.45 11600392.01 57-58427.5 x 2.25Performance Black Dual 26-54 585 g 67 110 kg 19, 19A $45.45 11600263.02 33-622700 x 33cPerformance Black ORC 30-85 380 g 67 70 kg 17 $43.89 11600257.02 57-62229 x 2.25Performance Black Dual 26-54 610 g 67 120 kg 19 $46.20 Evolution Line, Folding Bead Art.No. ETRTO Size Performance Colour Compound PSI Weight EPI Load Tube Price Add 11600617 54-55926 x 2.10SnakeSkin, TL-Ready Black PaceStar 30-55 515 g 67 100 kg 13, 14 $89.39 11600248.01 54-55926 x 2.10TL Ready Black PaceStar 30-55 455 g 127 100 kg 13 $86.40 11600249.02 54-55926 x 2.10TL-Ready, Double Defense Black PaceStar 30-55 540 g 67 100 kg 13, 14 $94.95Out11700005.01 54-55926 x 2.10UST Tubeless Black PaceStar 30-55 645 g 127 100 kg $99.16 11600252.01 57-55926 x 2.25SnakeSkin, TL-Ready Black PaceStar 26-54 550 g 67 110 kg 13, 14 $88.43 11600359.01 57-55926 x 2.25SnakeSkin, TL-Ready (4X) Black GateStar 26-54 550 g 67 110 kg 13, 14 $88.43 11600229.01 57-55926 x 2.25TL Ready Black PaceStar 26-54 495 g 127 110 kg 13, 14 $86.40 11600351 57-55926 x 2.25TL Ready Graphite PaceStar 26-54 495 g 127 110 kg 13, 14 $88.65 11600296 57-55926 x 2.25TL Ready White Stripes PaceStar 26-54 495 g 67 110 kg 13 $88.71 11600253.01 57-55926 x 2.25TL-Ready, Double Defense Black PaceStar 26-54 610 g 67 110 kg 13, 14 $97.93 11700021.01 57-55926 x 2.25UST Tubeless Black-Skin PaceStar 26-54 695 g 127 110 kg $99.16 11600618.01 54-58427.5 x 2.10SnakeSkin, TL Easy Black PaceStar 30-55 560 g 67 100 kg 19, 19A $91.65 11600508.01 54-58427.5 x 2.10TL Ready Black PaceStar 30-55 485 g 127 100 kg 19, 19A $90.32 11600752 57-58427.5 x 2.25Double Defense, TL Easy Black PaceStar 26-54 635 g 67 110 kg 19, 19A $101.85 11600391.01 57-58427.5 x 2.25LiteSkin Black PaceStar 26-54 530 g 127 110 kg 19, 19A $90.32 11600551.01 57-58427.5 x 2.25SnakeSkin, TL Easy Black PaceStar 26-54 615 g 67 110 kg 19, 19A $91.65 11600262.02 33-622700 x 33cEvo Black PaceStar 30-85 320 g 127 70 kg 17 $82.39 11600255.02 54-62229 x 2.10LiteSkin Black PaceStar 30-55 495 g 127 110 kg 19 $91.47 11600619.01 54-62229 x 2.10SnakeSkin, TL Easy Black PaceStar 30-55 585 g 67 110 kg 19, 19A $92.78 11600608.01 57-62229 x 2.25Double Defense, TL Easy Black PaceStar 26-54 675 g 67 120 kg 19, 19A $103.41 11600256.02 57-62229 x 2.25LiteSkin Black PaceStar 26-54 535 g 127 120 kg 19 $91.47 11600251.02 57-62229 x 2.25SnakeSkin, TL Easy Black PaceStar 26-54 605 g 67 120 kg 19 $92.78 11600613.01 60-62229 x 2.35SnakeSkin, TL Easy Black PaceStar 23-50 705 g 67 125 kg 19 Versions of Racing ralph . recommended pressure ranges from 26psi and 30psi minimum.that's 1.8bar to 2.0 bar minimum's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted October 22, 2015 Share Serious question - Are Contis UST certified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moose Posted October 22, 2015 Share Has anyone given any thought to the Official Tyre sponsor of the Epic: C Mitas Rubina Textra Tyres were very well received during the 2015 event where they made their debut. Check out their facebook page for some more info and to see what else they have been up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukep Posted October 23, 2015 Share The end of another week and a weekend of riding ahead of us. What are the training plans for the weekend and how did the training go this week?Anyone doing W2W as a training block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleDom Posted October 23, 2015 Share I had a horrible week. Only 4 hours so far! Long ride coming up tomorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted October 23, 2015 Share Have W2W coming up. Was my focus event, that's all changed now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukep Posted October 23, 2015 Share I had a horrible week. Only 4 hours so far! Long ride coming up tomorrow....4 hours is plenty if it is focused training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleDom Posted October 23, 2015 Share 4 hours is plenty if it is focused training.Agreed. This wasn't... [emoji33] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted October 23, 2015 Share Has anyone given any thought to the Official Tyre sponsor of the Epic: C Mitas Rubina Textra Tyres were very well received during the 2015 event where they made their debut. Check out their facebook page for some more info and to see what else they have been up to. I will offer to test some out if they give them to me..... but - in line with many other things - nothing in the race gets used that is not tested properly first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted October 23, 2015 Share I had a horrible week. Only 4 hours so far! Long ride coming up tomorrow....I had to run this morning after pinch flatting mistiming a curb jump.... and making at least one more error with the second bomb.... Lesson entrenched - ride with spares.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukep Posted October 23, 2015 Share Has anyone given any thought to the Official Tyre sponsor of the Epic: C Mitas Rubina Textra Tyres were very well received during the 2015 event where they made their debut. Check out their facebook page for some more info and to see what else they have been up to. Their website is not easy to navigate. Which combo from Mitas would be suitable for the epic.What are the specs and weights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukep Posted October 25, 2015 Share How did the weeks training go?I managed 11 hours, 3000m, Got an easy week this coming week then W2W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadenceblur Posted October 25, 2015 Share A modest 7 hours over three days. Only 1700m though. Unfortunately all on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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