xavierjaguilar

My Mark V's front wheel is literally a couple millimeters from being able to do a barspin without the tire hitting the down tube. I'm running a 28c tire so, I could try a smaller width, but my guess is that width doesn't necessarily mean a less "tall" tire. So um, other than getting a different fork or a 650 wheel...any ideas? Tires anybody knows of?

4doorhoor

Grind the lips off your wheel and glue on a 19c tubular.

carleton

(God, I can't believe that I'm actually replying to such a topic.)


28c is tall. You can get tires as thin as 700x19c. Time Trial and Triathlon bikes use such tires. Try stores that cater to that crowd. But, I would try a common 23c first.


Edit: Bontrager makes a 700x23c clincher. I had one on my track (actually ridden on a velodrome) bike for a while.

ModernDivo

I'd try a smaller tire, 23c or even 20c is quite a bit smaller then 28c, and I'm pretty sure that they have shorter sidewall heights too.

renton20

I have the same problem with my bontrager 23mm racelight tires. Probably 2 mm of overlap

ModernDivo

it is frustrating, I have the same like 2mm overlap on my cypress, and i've already got a 20c in front, I might try and track down an 18c and see if that would work

4doorhoor

Yeah and the best part about those 19c tires is how forgiving they are when you come down out of that wheelie.

fuzz2050

corrected

PistaRider311

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Could quite possibly be the funniest thing I've ever read on here.

xavierjaguilar

I've tried a 23c Vittoria Zaffiro on there and it was no better than with my 28, same height. I could try a 20 or 19c....you think that'd make any difference though, from a 23? I kind of doubt it

artesc

Just spin the bars, you know, really, really hard; hard enough so that the momentum will carry the the tire right past the down tube and the 2mm of overlap wont matter. Sure, you'll feel a slight bump but at least you'll be able to pull off some rad bar spinzzz...

Oh dear.

craigcraigcraig

grease the down tube.

nomnomnom

bar spins are serious business

brandonspeck

Looks like somebody needs the 1/8th Inch headtube extender.

Understanding

damn, you beat me to it.

Rob1900

incase anyone hasnt said it already....just move the wheel further out in the dropouts, like half way out, tighten the nuts, and proceed with mad barspinz, just dont ride on the streets like that k?

MASHeug

beat a dent into your down tube

carleton

I have a fork that will not clear a 23c tire. However 19c and 20c do work.

However, maybe it's more than "a couple millimeters" that you need to clear.

fuzz2050

just take some sandpaper to the tire, wear down those offending mm.

diaper eater

most smaller size tires wont be as tall. and i have a buddy that can barspin his langster comp. the tire hits but if you throw it hard enough itll go around

JacoKierkegaard

So you mean all this time I've been riding my bike when I should have been learning to do barspins? Damn it, all that wasted effort...

MASHeug

Fixed it for you.

queerpunk

of course not. tires are meant to be somewhat round in cross section, after all. a wider tire is also a taller tire.

artimus

Remove the tire and spin on the rim.......**** like that was hard to figure out

wild style

Yo my groupbuy frame can barspin with a 23c up front. Sweet, right?