modified my trail pro's yesterday.

[hoosierlogger]

OK I finally got to test them out this past week on vacation with the 200X. I rode them for aprox. 2 miles in a creek bed full of wet sand, dry sand, water, mud, and large rocks. as well as close to 50 miles of trails through hilly terrain and mud holes. They performed great in all conditions. I was pleasantly surprised at how well they did in the sand. The aren't paddle tires, but I am sure they would out perform the crappy tires I had on it at trikefest. I would defiantly recommend doing this to your 's.

[adam38654]

It would be cool to have a computerized pattern of the tread to play around with in photoshop. I also have some similar 25" carlisle called Turf Busters but the tread pattern is so tight it's more like turf savers.

[Modding_out]

How hard were they to cut? I might go to the junk yard and pick up a set to do this my self

[hoosierlogger]

I heated a cheap 3/4" wood chisel with a propane torch. It slid right through the rubber with little effort. Dont take too much of a bite or the angle on the back of the chisel will push it down too deep into the cords of the tire. I got into one of them too deep, made a hole, and had to put a hot patch and a tube in one of them.

[hoosierlogger]

It would be cool to have a computerized pattern of the tread to play around with in photoshop. I also have some similar 25" carlisle called Turf Busters but the tread pattern is so tight it's more like turf savers.

Those suck worse than s. I would cut out the center lug in each circle and try that. If it didnt help much I would cut the lug on each side of the middle one too. That ought to do it.

[Dirtcrasher]

Flip the chisel over, 90% of carpenters don't know how to use a a chisel, use the flat slide up, not the angle side up.......

Tire looks good

[Thorpe]

I'm gonna need to harvest some Norris juice though....

Dare I ask... But what does that process entale?

[hoosierlogger]

Flip the chisel over, 90% of carpenters don't know how to use a a chisel, use the flat slide up, not the angle side up.......

Tire looks good

It still tries to dig into the tire. I tried it every which way I could think of. Just have to go slow, and shave the lugs off about 1/8" - 1/4" at a time.

[Stonewall]

Dare I ask... But what does that process entale?

It's very dangerous, and requires the utmost care and preparation...I've never tried it, but I've heard stories about people who did...

[Modding_out]

I heated a cheap 3/4" wood chisel with a propane torch. It slid right through the rubber with little effort. Dont take too much of a bite or the angle on the back of the chisel will push it down too deep into the cords of the tire. I got into one of them too deep, made a hole, and had to put a hot patch and a tube in one of them.

Hmm thanks for the tip, maybe my junk yard will give me a free pair? who knows haha . So did you gather up all the shavings and weigh how much was shaved off per tire?

[NINJA]

I have a ice cream bucket full of the triangle shaped chunks of tread. Ill figure out something to do with them.

Sell them to the US military. What the hell do you think the tip of bunker busters are made out of?

[malibulvr]

How well would this work for modifying tires? What do you guys think? Either this or a heated wire may also work.
http://www.harborfreight.com/130-wat...FUGF5godzQX79g

http://www.amazon.com/Woodland-Sceni.../dp/B0006KSMEU

[adam38654]

I think the wire thing would work good. My friend used to retread 18 wheeler tires for a living with an electric gun thing with a little hot wire on the end.