What Happened 2 My Wheeliez???!!!

**manuel hung** · 09-21-2009, 05:28 PM

I recently mounted some scrubs just 2 get me through the rest of the season and I can honestly say I love everything about them EXCEPT they seem 2 be messin with my wheeliez

I can still do them but they're not coming up on command

The scrubs are actually in really good shape and insanely sticky, the only difference is my stock tire is a 50 series and the scrub is a 55....somebody shed some light plz

**murf** · 09-21-2009, 08:07 PM

a 55 is taller, so you in effect changed the gearing by about 1 tooth on the rear.

**cjones** · 09-21-2009, 08:26 PM

i found them.

**manuel hung** · 09-22-2009, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by murf

a 55 is taller, so you in effect changed the gearing by about 1 tooth on the rear.

So I dropped a tooth by going with the higher profile?

**manuel hung** · 09-22-2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by cjones_636

i found them.

They are now that i have these damn scrubs on

**jackson** · 09-22-2009, 01:46 PM

I doubt that it's the gearing causing this.
Most likely your problem is the cone shaped scrubs.
Just wear down the center of the rear by riding, perferably (or burnouts).
Eventually you will adjust to the tire, and the tire will become shaped more like your old one.
Scrubs do effect power wheelies more than BP.
If you used BP, this would not be as much of an issue.

**manuel hung** · 09-22-2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jackson

I doubt that it's the gearing causing this.
Most likely your problem is the cone shaped scrubs.
Just wear down the center of the rear by riding, perferably (or burnouts).
Eventually you will adjust to the tire, and the tire will become shaped more like your old one.
Scrubs do effect power wheelies more than BP.
If you used BP, this would not be as much of an issue.

What about tire pressure? I'm finding that my bikes squatting hard as I'm bringing it up and it just wants to sling shot me forward instead of goin up, what range of psi should I be at?

**JohnnyP636** · 09-23-2009, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by blue meanie

What about tire pressure? I'm finding that my bikes squatting hard as I'm bringing it up and it just wants to sling shot me forward instead of goin up, what range of psi should I be at?

I hate race compound tires and scrubs because of the shape and they have, and the fact that they hold that pointy profile even with low pressure...

The reason it wont wheelie as easily is because its taller, then when you get it up it will have more side to side wobble.