Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Teraflex tires
gowen:
--- Quote from: KXcam22 on April 18, 2006, 03:44:51 AM ---I'm not a fan of the Terraflex. Too heavy. I tried them in the late 70's. Worked OK on the 17" rims that were in vogue and slow handling bikes I raced. I couldn't imagine using them on a modern bike, except maybe in the dunes when you didn't want to run a real paddle tire. Tire weight has a huge effect on bike handling. I pulled out an old 3.25x21 metzler I had squirrelled away from 1979 and tried it on the KX once. What a laugh. It was 2x the weight of my Kenda and slowed the steering down so much it was comical. I put it in a dumpster. I'm quite happy with the traction and life of my 120 Millville. Heck, they invented the 19" rear to save tire weight. Cam.
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Exacly, I've found that I can be just as affective on my Kenda 120/19 as I could be on a 120 stretched over a 3.5 inch rim. I ordered those because I thought it would help. What a waste of money. It just requires more work to keep the 120 inline. :-) I enjoy the slide/wheelie that I get from the narrow 120 tire.
hughes:
O.K I'm scared away from the teraflex tire. check out these prices on maxxis it. I think I will go with a 120/100/18 for 43.00
http://store.azmusa.com/max.html
KXcam22:
Hughes,
Have you tried the millvilles? Not sure what they are like in Georgia clay but in my locale they are superior to the maxxis and about the same price. Sure like my millville front. You could always find a local non-tire sponsored cross-country racer and see what he runs. Cam.
hughes:
I need to check around and see. But looking at the millville the knobbie spacing tells me that it would work better in softer dirt. The georgia clay is a pain in my but for traction. The guy's around here run some high end tires but they run them on 250 2-strokers. The maxxis could use some help with hard pack stuff but the tire is so hard to wear out is the main reason I have lean toward them. I'll look at the millville. Thanks KXcam22
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