How does one measure the effect of the change in rotational mass? After spending $2000 on carbon wheels, I use EXO+ tires with Cushcore at F18 R22 with no issues on the trails I ride. My Knolly Warden uses the same setup but weighs around 7 lbs less and rides "better" than my KSL. IMHO, its not the wheels.
Did they say why ?
Business 101. Develop a competitive product and include it with your wheels. Their Actuary says they can sell more wheels at a higher cost by not endorsing another company. Even if they have to replace a few of their own wheels if they do break, that number/cost is irrelevant, as most people who buy their wheels are posers and ride like pussies.
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My guess is that they have more warranty issues due to people damaging the rim while trying to undo the tyre from the bead, because of the cushcore inside, than damages cause by actual riding.
I don't know how you guys do it with low psi lol. I rented a
Yeah pros use it so they can finish the stage on a flat.
Try schwable big betty. Its available in 2.6 dd type wall.
The only reason its taking people "hours" to install an insert is that they dont watch the installation video. If I get a puncture out on the trail, I am NOT taking out the Cushcure as its much more difficult to do that without a large garbage can to rest the wheel on (not often found on the trails I ride). The few times I have had a puncture, I have used bacon strips and they have sealed the area. YMMV but I am rarely a few KM away from my car if I had to walk out but I would never run flat tires with Cushcore in them as it not worth damaging an expensive rim.
if you struggled with a cushcore a mouse would break you.. but to answer your question, it's got to be the difference in the tyres, Weight of the bikes. id say you got to have some air in a mtb tyre.
Incorrect. I watched a ton of videos from numerous people for various different inserts and still struggled. Getting the last bit of bead on is an utter tw@ and even after successfully getting one on I still struggled just as bad with the second.
Got rid as didn't protect rims when flat, and very hard to reseat repaired tyre back home which would have been even harder in the wild.
This was another issue I had with the Tannus Armour - the sealant didn't seem to be able to get everywhere it needed to, and I was constantly pumping the tyres back up.Yes I’ve come away from them and gone back to tubes. Fed up of having flats. With the Cushcore in I found the holes could not be filled by the sealant. Nearly every ride had a flat. Back to tubes for the last 2 months and not had any issues
I've not tried Cushcore, but from the numerous reports online of people struggling, the amount of videos on YouTube offering assistance and the fact that Cushcore make a special tool for fitting the tyre with their insert inside, I'd suggest that's not the case. Plenty of people are struggling and my experience of the Tannus Armour supports the fact that it's not easy. It's not even about strength to get it on - you get to a point where it's concerning how much leverage you're having to put on the rim to try to lift the tyre over. Plus the fact that the tyre likes to unseat on the opposite end of the but you're doing.
I'd have liked you to have been present when I was fitting my Tannus inserts then! I suspect either your tyres are a bit looser than mine were, or you were really levering it on... Though I'd be interested to see how you stopped the tyre coming back off on one side whilst you lever on the other.
