TA tire on Oversized Airfoil

Yes, but it does seem tougher than the recent "X" series of rims.
I have both, and put an old airfoil next to an "x", and the "x" is
indeed smaller.

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I think I have the old big rim, I'd have to ask Roland to make sure and
I'm running a TA tire on it with no probs, the tire is a little tricky
to get on, but that's probs the same on an X rim.

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I hope we are talking about the same rim. These were also a screw up
and were slightly bigger than the normal airfoil so it was a beast
getting the standard coker tire on. I don't want to buy a TA and not
be able to get it on.

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The TA will fit any Airfoil. Just make sure you get the already-mounted
part of the bead (edge of tire) in the center valley of the airfoil rim
when pushing the last part of the bead over the outside edge into the
rim.

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how is the TA tire for muni?

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kapoute said:

how is the TA tire for muni?

I've not done any really serious Muni on the TA yet but just riding
across grass and muddy paths it's not good.

The tyre has no grip on mud or grass and just slides around. Thjere
seems to be very little control available with such a slick tyre on
soft stuff.

I'm sure other people who have spent longer on one will give their
opinions but for any sort of wet riding the TA is not the sort of tyre
I personally would like.

Plumsie

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A new TA tire has a slippery and harder skin. This skin is likely due
to the mold release agent. Once you wear through the skin the new
rubber is softer and more grippy. You could remove that slick outer
skin with sandpaper.

A brand new TA tire is slick (slippery). Anyone using a brand new
(non-worn) TA tire and complaining about it being too slick for
traction is not giving a fair shake to the tire. Sand off the outer
skin and then report back.

I think a lot of the complaints about the TA tire are from people
trying a brand new tire and coming to the conclusion that it is
slippery and doesn't have much traction.

A Coker tire isn't exactly a king of traction either. And those
buttons quickly wear down so you aren't much better off than a slick
tire anyways.

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I know I'm a relative coker beginner, but I have ridden many miles on
both tyres and for slippiness on sand (dry and frozen), on ice as well,
I haven't noticed much difference.

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