Bikes with motorbike tyres
Was in Toys R Us today and saw a childs bike with what appeared to be motorbike tyres fitted. Later on I saw an adults bike with the same tyres. It looked both awesome and ridiculous at the same time.
I saw a kid of about 8 jump on the thing and try to ride it and he couldn't get more than about 6 feet without almost falling off. What on earth are they for? Is it off-road, because the review on the website says it's rubbish offroad. http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/avigo-...r-bike/0130103 http://www.toysrus.co.uk/products/im...103_CF0001.jpg |
Originally Posted by LostUser
(Post 11742302)
Was in Toys R Us today and saw a childs bike with what appeared to be motorbike tyres fitted. Later on I saw an adults bike with the same tyres. It looked both awesome and ridiculous at the same time.
I saw a kid of about 8 jump on the thing and try to ride it and he couldn't get more than about 6 feet without almost falling off. What on earth are they for? Is it off-road, because the review on the website says it's rubbish offroad. http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/avigo-...r-bike/0130103 http://www.toysrus.co.uk/products/im...103_CF0001.jpg |
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A friend has one, we take the piss.
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Its a bit of style thing isn't it ? Bit like 29'ers.
Or is indeed for fat people |
They are designed to run very low tyre pressure for a softer ride. The toysrus one is just a.. Well toy really
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Originally Posted by silver-sub
(Post 11742473)
They are designed to run very low tyre pressure for a softer ride. The toysrus one is just a.. Well toy really
of drag & friction.Completely useless & very difficult to peddle for a youngster.:cuckoo: |
Originally Posted by legb4rsk
(Post 11742479)
Big,soft tyres like that at low pressure are going to cause enormous amounts
of drag & friction.Completely useless & very difficult to peddle for a youngster.:cuckoo: But it'll help them burn off more of that that fast food sugary junk they eat and drink these days :thumb: |
Especially if you were to make it puncture proof with that sealant you put into the tyre
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Great on sand, snow, mud etc
Not so hot on Tarmac for obvious reasons |
That's how we're winding him up, there's not a lot of snow, sand or even mud around here for 99% of the year. I have shopping tyres on my mountain bike to cope with the terrain.
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Like a fat bird walking about wearing a thong!! Just wrong
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