Wide tyres help in trials

hungry4uni said:

Hello everyone,

I just recently bought a maxxis hookworm 24x2.5 inche tyre. I bought
this because I couldn't get much height on my 24.1.95 inche tyre. I was
wondering whether or not the fatter/wider/bigger (whatever you say)
helps in trials unicycling, which is why I created this *poll* to find
out. If you have experience with fat tyres, please let me know by
voting and/or posting. Thank you everyone and happy holidays.

A. Theres no poll
B. A hookworm is a freestyle tire, not a trials tire, it will probably
suck for trials...

Edit: There we go you fixed the poll

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You won't get hurt if you land it...

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That is what I meant to say, freestyle, not trials

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Buy this:
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:p

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I'd do this, but I don't think I am tall enough to see through the hole
even. lol

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hungry4uni said:

I'd do this, but I don't think I am tall enough to see through the hole
even. lol

True, mabey best to give it a miss

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Spoonthumb said:

B. A hookworm is a freestyle tire, not a trials tire, it will probably
suck for trials...

Who said that? and for that matter, who does freestyle on a 24"?
(rhetorical).

If this Hookworm wasn't 24", it would be ideal for street due to its
smooth tread, and for those that do do street on a 24", it's a nice
tyre :p

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you can get the hookworm in 20x1.95 its really not that wide in this
size and should be good for freestyle.

If you go to wide for your rim you might have problems with foldover.

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john_childs said:

The difference between 1.5 meters and 6 feet is just to do with the
exchange rate. 1.5 Canadian meters are now worth 6 US feet.

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Are you talking freestyle or trials?

For hopping, a larger tire will allow you to run a lower air pressure
and get more spring out of the tire, and reduce pinch plats on drops.

Most freestlylers like high air pressure, making the wider tire heavy,
and accelerate slower. Also the effective gear ratio is slightly
taller than a 24X2.0

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yunisyko said:

it's all about balls. i lose them often and then get em back.

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Spoonthumb said:

B. A hookworm is a freestyle tire, not a trials tire, it will probably
suck for trials...

False! I've got hookworm and it's an amazing trials tyre! Excellent
control and grip on all sorts of surfaces.

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I have a friend who is a great freestyle rider who rides on a 24X3
Hookworm tire. He can also do trials with it and it is a really good
tire. It turns on the dime!

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i could jump just as high on a bmx wheelset as a fat trials tire. it
doesn't affect height. it does affect sidehop distance. a fatter tire
grabs the surface you are leaving so that it doesn't slip, and
compresses so you can exhert more force comfortably.

doesn't REALLLy affect distance either..

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The UniSLAB said:

don't worry about those little clown tricks called flips and wrap
arounds. We don't dance with our unis, we jump them[over trucks]

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skrobo said:

i could jump just as high on a bmx wheelset as a fat trials tire. it
doesn't affect height

Unless your a pre hopper

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It depends on how you hop, as mentioned.

Rolling hop it doesn't really matter all that much, but it does
definitly help with static hops.

It also helps with drops, bumps, helps with grip, and things like that.

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thejdw said:

pre hopper

Hey guys, I heard the term pre hop earlier, would anyone like to
clarify what this is exactly?😕 😕 😕
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jumping before you do your massive jump
i think it looks quite rough and lame myself... but it does work...

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A single big pre-hop can get you more height/distance in side hops.
When you land compress the tire a lot, then leap up your object.
'How to hop quite high'
(http://youtube.com/results?search_query=ryan+atkins)

Somewhat like if you are jumping on a trampoline if instead of landing
stiff leaged you time your landing and push down really hard w/ you
legs, you can jump a lot higher.

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