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Primoz Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
8/27/2025 5:39am
Sorry for the late reply (only now got around to reading the thread), but besides protecting rims, do you have any data or a feel on how it protects the tyres? I started running ARDs in 2019 when we did Megavalanche (front and back for the race, then rear only after that) and in 2023 I moved to a CushCore XC on my current bike in the rear only. Of course, I built up my bike a day before an Aosta trip with freshly laced EX511s and dinged the rear while puncturing the tyre in La Thuile on a nothingburger...
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Ryan Burney Added a reply to What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
8/27/2025 5:39am The only pinch flat data i have so far is on the gravel/XC insert. We did a quick test on a WTB riddler and saw about a 50% improvement in pinch flat protection vs no insert. Note that’s not the strongest tire out there and the better a tire is at preventing pinch flats on its own, the lower the...
AvgMTBEnjoyer Liked a reply to forum topic Frame Design
8/4/2025 6:20pm
Progress is being made on the frame design. I've got it set up to use as many off the shelf parts as possible to avoid the expense and weight of 3D printed bits, and I've got some tubes on the way. I should have a real one in my hands by the end of the year! Some of the bits have taken heavy inspiration from Devlin cycles (check him out he makes some cool stuff) and the down tube elbow has been made one piece with the shock mount to save weight and manufacture costs. I am very proud that...
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Itsme Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/23/2025 5:15am
😂
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DontWorryImAPilot Liked a reply to forum topic 2025 Race Talk
7/23/2025 5:15am
According to people during Hardline Tazmania, that only happens to Pivots. Does that mean that - just perhaps - bikes that get ridden hard sometimes break?
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Blake_Motley Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/20/2025 9:04am
Real (I use Siemens products almost every day at work)
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AgrAde Liked a reply to forum topic MTB Tech Rumors and Innovation
7/20/2025 9:04am
I work for a ski company at the moment that uses titanal. Calling it tit-anal is the highlight of my workday.
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/11/2025 5:37am
That's a good guess
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Primoz Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/11/2025 5:36am
Could the headtube bolt be there to secure the headset cup in place?
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 9:58am
those bolts in the gravyboat could also just be for holding the cable routing... haha
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Jason_Schroeder Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 9:52am
Those extra holes/mounts in the gravy boat have got to be for weights, right? Unless its for a removable brace? @Ryan Burney you're the frame flex effort what do you think?
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sspomer Liked a comment about Feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 9:52am
it's been that way for the last year or more - able to adjust angles etc. this is a cleaner version and now has the "gravy boat" area with some other things going on.
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Ryan Burney Added a comment about feature PIT BITS - 2025 Andorra World Cup Downhill
7/10/2025 9:52am
Bolt-in ballast weights seem like a solid guess. Good spot for them, easy win. Why not? I doubt it’s for stiffness though. Those forgings are pretty burly, and adding a brace there wouldn’t change frame stiffness all that much. Plus the lower link pivot is already acting as a good brace. Technically possible, but probably not the intent. Could just be there to hold a cover. Maybe to cap off the gravy boat for full gravy-like mud conditions? What I’m more curious about is the bolt on the headtube and the one on the non-drive leg around the shock. Accelerometer...
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Ryan Burney Added a reply to What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/24/2025 5:40am I’m guessing you’re asking about the overlap on the Rim Saver. That section weighs about 10g on the Midweight. For comparison, a brass presta valve is around 18g and an aluminum one is about 8g. So if you’re running a brass valve, you already have the same imbalance, and no one notices that. You won’t have any issues with wheel...
mfoga Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/24/2025 5:35am
Curious does the spring give an odd feel because the wheel wouldn’t be balanced?
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schwaaa31 Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/23/2025 1:51pm
I’m in that camp for my DH bike. I find tubeless to be a huge pain in the ass in general. Especially when swapping to a new tire. I’ve been running thick/DH tubes and DH casing tires on my DH bike for the last two seasons with only one flat. I don’t see any reason to go back to tubeless on that bike.
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AndehM Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/23/2025 1:51pm
Here's my thoughts on inserts. Where I mostly ride (trail/enduro, no DH), there's very few rocks, so low risk of punctures. I weigh 165 without gear, although in the last couple years I've been riding ebikes a lot which adds at least 15 lbs. A lot of the trails tend to have hard built up berms and run fast though, so sidewall stability is nice. I've also been running pretty nice wheels for several years (WAOs then Reserves), after having bad experience with stock cheesium rims and cheap Chinese carbon (LB ). When I progressed to the point where I...
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morewoodkid Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/23/2025 5:58am
Wow! What a great post, company and product! Starting a new business is no easy task, building one from the ground up WITH a new product is incredibly challening. Well done Ryan and thanks for your contribution. This is an amazing story and an amazing product, I will definitely be grabbing some next time I'm in the US.
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Ryan Burney Added a reply to What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/23/2025 5:57am Thanks! Funny you mention tubes. I’ve met a lot of riders, especially e bikers, who have just said screw it and gone back to thick tubes. A lot of road riders are also moving toward tpu tubes since they’re lighter and easier than tubeless. At events doing installs this year, the biggest issue I saw with tubeless was the rim...
SylentK Liked a reply to forum topic What I Learned Starting a Tire Insert Company
6/23/2025 5:44am
Dude, great write up! Love the desire to make something new/better! My first intro to tire inserts was the Schawlbe dual pressure thing. It was great, but only lasted like 4 tire changes. Then procore. It worked great, but it did have a life expectancy. All for enduro racing. Colorado rocks and stuff. Carbon wheels - Rovals Now that I'm not racing (kids and life and stuff) I just run DH casing Maxxis meat. No inserts. And sometimes with tubes. It's just easier. 
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