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flag timrippeth
Posted: May 14, 2018 at 17:53 Quote
eastyorkbmx wrote:
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almost done just waiting on some odds and ends !

Nice one! I used to lust after those M9s. Never could work it out with the timing to get my hands on one when I was in the market for a dh sled. That rear brake cable might give you some trouble.
flag cthorpe
Posted: May 14, 2018 at 18:12 Quote
Love the M9s. I refuse to get rid of mine. No better bike for outright mashing through the rough or at the bike park. Tempted to throw some 27.5 wheels on to see how it feels.
flag 604freerider
Posted: May 16, 2018 at 12:22 Quote
hairy-g wrote:
ThunderChunk wrote:
Anthony1705 wrote:
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My new gambler, running maxxis minion 2,8s and a 62 degree headtube angle

You're running plus size tires!?
I'm assuming it's 2.6

Nope they are 2.8s, they just dont look that wide due to my narrow rim and running fairly low pressures. maxxis says minimum rim width is 39mm inner, im running them on 27.5mm inner
flag ThunderChunk
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Posted: May 16, 2018 at 22:41 Quote
Anthony1705 wrote:
hairy-g wrote:
ThunderChunk wrote:


You're running plus size tires!?
I'm assuming it's 2.6

Nope they are 2.8s, they just dont look that wide due to my narrow rim and running fairly low pressures. maxxis says minimum rim width is 39mm inner, im running them on 27.5mm inner

How come you went with 2.8? My wife's fury is running maxxis 2.5 on FR1950 rims and they are pretty beefy. I wouldn't want to go bigger. For some reason my maxxis 26x2.5 run small, more like a 2.3 tire.
flag dylanvarkonja
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Posted: May 17, 2018 at 9:21 Quote
They updated the tires when they went to 27.5. They run truer to size now.
flag Longman2012
Posted: May 17, 2018 at 11:51 Quote
My MDE 2008 Pusher....

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flag Longman2012
Posted: May 17, 2018 at 11:53 Quote
Look so much better in person.....

Longman2012 wrote:
My MDE 2008 Pusher....

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flag fantaman
Posted: May 17, 2018 at 12:41 Quote
Longman2012 wrote:
My MDE 2008 Pusher....

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Really nice bike but your fork stanchions needs some love Big Grin Wink
flag Longman2012
Posted: May 18, 2018 at 1:09 Quote
Thanks man, an oldie but a goodie....

Yeah, they do need some love, them and the frame it's self, could do with re-anodizing.

Recently re-laced the rear wheel with a Hadley hub, rolls really fast and smooth now. Think I'm going to black it out and and get rid/replace the white parts, not sure yet.

fantaman wrote:
Longman2012 wrote:
My MDE 2008 Pusher....

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Really nice bike but your fork stanchions needs some love Big Grin Wink
flag sherbet
Posted: May 21, 2018 at 7:29 Quote
dylanvarkonja wrote:
They updated the tires when they went to 27.5. They run truer to size now.

Our rep said that, checked, and he was wrong. They still measure very low.
flag Buggyr333
Posted: May 21, 2018 at 8:42 Quote
sherbet wrote:
dylanvarkonja wrote:
They updated the tires when they went to 27.5. They run truer to size now.

Our rep said that, checked, and he was wrong. They still measure very low.

I would say he was right, they run "Truer" to size.
Still pretty off though.......

Had some old 26x2.5 dhf's measure out to 2.1. Now the 2.3's are more like 2.1's and the 2.5's are like 2.3s.

The WT tires are pretty close though. My 2.5's measure around 2.45, which is acceptable.
flag sherbet
Posted: May 21, 2018 at 8:47 Quote
Buggyr333 wrote:
sherbet wrote:
dylanvarkonja wrote:
They updated the tires when they went to 27.5. They run truer to size now.

Our rep said that, checked, and he was wrong. They still measure very low.

I would say he was right, they run "Truer" to size.
Still pretty off though.......

Had some old 26x2.5 dhf's measure out to 2.1. Now the 2.3's are more like 2.1's and the 2.5's are like 2.3s.

The WT tires are pretty close though. My 2.5's measure around 2.45, which is acceptable.

Have never encountered anything that bad.
flag Buggyr333
Posted: May 21, 2018 at 8:54 Quote
sherbet wrote:
Buggyr333 wrote:
sherbet wrote:


Our rep said that, checked, and he was wrong. They still measure very low.

I would say he was right, they run "Truer" to size.
Still pretty off though.......

Had some old 26x2.5 dhf's measure out to 2.1. Now the 2.3's are more like 2.1's and the 2.5's are like 2.3s.

The WT tires are pretty close though. My 2.5's measure around 2.45, which is acceptable.

Have never encountered anything that bad.

I make a habit of measuring every maxxis tire that comes through the shop. That was the worst Ive seen. Also saw an old 2.7 DHF measure to 2.4. At first i was like "wow that actually looks like a good size tire" then I read it said 2.7 on the sidewall. They've been and still are wildly inconsistent.
flag ThunderChunk
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Posted: May 21, 2018 at 12:29 Quote
sherbet wrote:
dylanvarkonja wrote:
They updated the tires when they went to 27.5. They run truer to size now.

Our rep said that, checked, and he was wrong. They still measure very low.

Are you sure? I'm running 26x2.5 on 26mm ID rims and they are tiny. On my trail bike I have the same tires but in 27.5x2.4 on 23mm ID rims and they are noticeably bigger than the 2.5 tires.
flag badbadleroybrown
Posted: May 21, 2018 at 12:45 Quote
I can confirm switching maxxis to schwalbe, same advertised size, achwalbe is a good .25+ inches wider.

 


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