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lucky_8 said:

3.how much better would a 20" x 2.50" tire then a 20" x 2.50" tire

No better at all.😄

A bigger tire gives you more bounce. For compressing to hop higher, and
absorbtion for landing drops.

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is that it

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lucky_8 said:

is that it

You would be surprised at how much the extra bounce can affect your
maximum hop height!

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if it helps as much as it looks like it does from what you all are
saying i think I could hop great because I can hop good with the tire I
got

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lucky_8 said:

ok I have a few questions about trial tires.

3.how much better would a 20" x 2.50" tire then a 20" x 2.50" tire
thats all the qustions for now but I might come up with more

unless I'm missing the point here, a 20" x 2.50" tire is no better than
a 20" x 2.50" tire as they are the same

jim

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The biggest difference between a trials tire and a normal tire is
something called the TPI. A trials tire is around 25 TPI but a bmx tire
is at 60! huge difference there. TPI stands for threads per inch, This
makes the tire much more durable and much bouncier and able to stay
strong with high volume. The amount of air in your tire without raising
the pressure is the biggest plus to a trials tire. They have lots of
room in there for alot of air, and so they will be very bouncy but
unlike a BMX tire, they don't have to be bottoming out every time you
use it on low pressure.

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Jim said:

unless I'm missing the point here, a 20" x 2.50" tire is no better than
a 20" x 2.50" tire as they are the same

Different trials tires have different tread patterns, sidewall
thicknesses and made of grippier/slicker rubber composites which can be
as much a factor as size when choosing the best one for you

It is better to check the metric size of the tires rather than the
inches size as the metric is more accurate

jim

i messed that up sorry

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ok should i go with a trials tire or could i keep my other one

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You are fine with what you enjoy, but with a higher TPI tire you are
more likely to hurt your rim. But if your rim is cheap anyways then I
would stick with a crappy bmx tire if you like it.

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