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Offline kungfunky

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Re: Bit of tyre advice needed.
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2015, 08:27 AM »

And it's my original GPV decal that got me thinking lol.
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« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2015, 08:31 AM »
That's awesome. :coolsmiley: I should have kept one of the turbolites I had and done one too 

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Re: Bit of tyre advice needed.
« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2015, 08:35 AM »
I'm getting really worried about this 83 quad build of yours Ash...It's gonna make mine look positively agricultural !
A great thread ... Some cool ideas lads!  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #28 on: September 09, 2015, 08:36 AM »
It's a different 83 frame I'm using for this project mate  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #29 on: September 09, 2015, 08:46 AM »
Phew...... That's a relief mate!!!  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #30 on: September 09, 2015, 09:03 AM »
I think Cheng Shin whitewalls are the best ones. The white area is larger than some other brands. They are now marketed/advertised and labelled as Raleigh tyres on the packaging. Search for raleigh shopper tyres or something like that and you'll find them. Roughy £20 a pair for 1.75's. The good news for non raleigh lovers is that although the tyres are advertised and packaged as Raleigh, the tyre itself is stamped only as Cheng Shin - no mention of Raleigh anywhere.
If i remember correctly, the two white/orange PK Ripper builds both had Cheng Shins. I have them on my T/A and they look great
« Last Edit: September 09, 2015, 09:05 AM by dancetothedrummersbeat »

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« Reply #31 on: September 09, 2015, 09:57 AM »
You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.
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« Reply #32 on: September 09, 2015, 10:32 AM »
I do love a set of whitewalls .... Agree with Andy ... They look great and bitd we all loved them round my way ... Retrospect had OG ones a few years back on his site.
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« Reply #33 on: September 09, 2015, 10:43 AM »
You thought about a Sturmey archer hub brake Ash? From what little I know about this sort of thing you will get far more rolling resistance from an incorrect tyre and pressure than any well maintained hub, even a shitty low end one.

The thought had crossed my mind and need to look into that a little more. The only thing I was concerned about is that I'm probably going for wheel disc covers on the rear so need to check it would work.
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« Reply #34 on: September 09, 2015, 11:10 AM »


vee hubbers are fast, like a motorbike tread

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« Reply #35 on: September 09, 2015, 12:51 PM »
If you are seriously going to use it in anger as someone said before, go for a new tyre, 100 psi.

Raleigh shoppers wouldn't be up to it IMHO and I definitely wouldn't use an old tyre.

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« Reply #36 on: September 09, 2015, 02:59 PM »
Narrower rims & tyres would give you less rolling resistance but it does limit your bmx tyre choice quite a bit.

a 1 3/8th rim and these tioga 1 3/8th power blocks would be decent

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/tioga-power-block-bmx-tyre/rp-prod35485
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« Reply #37 on: September 09, 2015, 05:52 PM »
I'll be using it more to tick it off the things to do list rather than in full anger  :LolLolLolLol:
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