Red Lights

BillConiam7375 · 10-28-2011, 10:06 PM

I use the Biondo brake button at full delay. After running the front and rear tires about as low as I'm comfortable - One by one I've put fresh shocks on the front at 70/30 instead of 90/10 and moved the ladder bars up one and am pretty happy. It's time for wheels (old monocoque stars are flimsy and tired) and tires: thinking about the possibility of two things: 1) bead locks - they seem more durable than self tapping screws through an aluminum wheel and I don't imaging them negatively affecting the RT and 2) a narrower tire - thinking thaat they might get a half a rotation of the tire to slow the reaction time a bit more. If I go smaller from 32x14 like to a 10 or 12" tire I might then be forced to go a bit shorter too...which might change the effective gear ratio and therefore REDUCE the RT - your thoughts?

10-28-2011, 10:06 PM	#16
BillConiam7375 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 14 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Red Lights I use the Biondo brake button at full delay. After running the front and rear tires about as low as I'm comfortable - One by one I've put fresh shocks on the front at 70/30 instead of 90/10 and moved the ladder bars up one and am pretty happy. It's time for wheels (old monocoque stars are flimsy and tired) and tires: thinking about the possibility of two things: 1) bead locks - they seem more durable than self tapping screws through an aluminum wheel and I don't imaging them negatively affecting the RT and 2) a narrower tire - thinking thaat they might get a half a rotation of the tire to slow the reaction time a bit more. If I go smaller from 32x14 like to a 10 or 12" tire I might then be forced to go a bit shorter too...which might change the effective gear ratio and therefore REDUCE the RT - your thoughts?