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The front went on much easier. Experience helps. I dare say it was easier than putting on a tube.
After removing the front tire and tube I cleaned the wheel with some Gunk-Off and a rag. I didn't scrub too hard, but tried to knock off a few years of grime and debris. I'm not too OCD, so perhaps you can get yours cleaner. I used Tubliss rim tape and followed their directions to complete 3 wraps that run down the middle, a little left, and a little right. The result is below. The tape should keep some debris from entering the wheel, but I really wanted it to seal around the schrader valve and rim-lock holes. This may have been overkill, but it didn't seem to hurt anything so I went ahead.
Stay tuned for 1st impressions from the dirt.
Anybody else here run Mousse Bibs? Do you find that Nitro Mousse's guide yields a good feel? Too soft? Too hard? They suggested a 120/100-18 Mousse for the rear 110/100-18 GeoMax AT and it was a squeeze. I need to reserve judgement until the break-in period is over, but I'm wondering about how it will feel. WFO, you mentioned saving old Mousse's and "shaping" or carving one to attain a preferred pressure feel. Do you have any links to guides on this? Seems like it'd be tough to get it even.
I'm also scoping a replacement setup for Heather's Freeride. It came with Mousse Bibs, part of the reason I'm converting my bike that way too, and they are very worn out. The schrader valve holes were left open, so I'm sure they're dry as a bone too. She has excellent traction with the Mousse and rear trials tire. I think I'm going to use an Motoz Arena Hybrid out back and a Goden Tyre Fatty up front on her bike. Anybody else run these gummy type tires? Do you find the NitroMousse fitament guide to be accurate? At $100/Mousse I'd like to get the right feel wihtout too much trial and error. Thanks for any comments!
After removing the front tire and tube I cleaned the wheel with some Gunk-Off and a rag. I didn't scrub too hard, but tried to knock off a few years of grime and debris. I'm not too OCD, so perhaps you can get yours cleaner. I used Tubliss rim tape and followed their directions to complete 3 wraps that run down the middle, a little left, and a little right. The result is below. The tape should keep some debris from entering the wheel, but I really wanted it to seal around the schrader valve and rim-lock holes. This may have been overkill, but it didn't seem to hurt anything so I went ahead.
Stay tuned for 1st impressions from the dirt.
Anybody else here run Mousse Bibs? Do you find that Nitro Mousse's guide yields a good feel? Too soft? Too hard? They suggested a 120/100-18 Mousse for the rear 110/100-18 GeoMax AT and it was a squeeze. I need to reserve judgement until the break-in period is over, but I'm wondering about how it will feel. WFO, you mentioned saving old Mousse's and "shaping" or carving one to attain a preferred pressure feel. Do you have any links to guides on this? Seems like it'd be tough to get it even.
I'm also scoping a replacement setup for Heather's Freeride. It came with Mousse Bibs, part of the reason I'm converting my bike that way too, and they are very worn out. The schrader valve holes were left open, so I'm sure they're dry as a bone too. She has excellent traction with the Mousse and rear trials tire. I think I'm going to use an Motoz Arena Hybrid out back and a Goden Tyre Fatty up front on her bike. Anybody else run these gummy type tires? Do you find the NitroMousse fitament guide to be accurate? At $100/Mousse I'd like to get the right feel wihtout too much trial and error. Thanks for any comments!