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Cushcore. MTB Tire Inserts - How much difference does it make?
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@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Do you run Cush Core? And what pressures do you run?
@athishmarutharaj6001 9 ай бұрын
i used the nukeproof ard for my hardtail front (2.6 Schwalbe hansdamf 12.5psi) and back(Continental mountain king 2.3 15psi), when I weighed 60kg or 138lbs. now I run no inserts and since I weigh over 150lbs I run 21psi in the rear (maxxis high roller) and 17psi upfront (same front tire). all though this setup is lighter, the schwalbe and continetal combo had significantly less rolling resistance although when I put the insert for the front tire, going on berms made the berms feel less exciting. on this one incline my previous set up, I was able to reach 45km/h! and that was when I had a 3x8 set up on my bike ( bike weighed 31.8lbs). With the new tire (no inserts ) setup and a 1x12 drive train on the same hill I got up to 43km/h. ( bike weighed 29.5lbs but I am heavier as well lol but I can feel a difference in the resistance between the two rear tires). i feel that the high roller has more grip than the continental when descending down a steep hill and climbing.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@FreeCrashFlow 9 ай бұрын
I ran Assegai DD Rear at 30 and Assegai Exo+ front at 25 for a few years. Trying without for a bit in the front.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Wow...that's a lot of pressure in the front.
@FreeCrashFlow 9 ай бұрын
@@mtb_alan I weigh 230+ with gear. Current bike is pivot Firebird. Before was yeti sb5.5. Same tires/cushcore/pressure.
@scottbarr7409 9 ай бұрын
I had a bunch of rear flats. Just coming down hard on the rear rim; rocks, gnarly landings, etc. At $80-90 for a new tire each time, I needed to do something different. I’ve now had several bikes with Cush Core inserts and Zero flats. 17-18 PSI in the front & 20 in the back. I don’t notice any weight or performance issues.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Nice!
@doranimal 9 ай бұрын
I've been running Cush Core for 6 plus years. I run 9-12 psi in the front and 13-15 psi in the back. Both tyres are 29" x 2.6". I love the support it gives to the tyre along with the grip and damping. Wouldn't want to ride without it.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Right on! For sure. I just rode my bike that doesn't have it yet, and yeah...it needs it!
@rileygoesoutside 2 ай бұрын
Dude you can straight up hear that jingle die in volume by like 50% when you let the pressure out later in the video. I know I am late to the party on this video but great job man, love your content.
@mtb_alan 2 ай бұрын
Yew! Thanks.
@FreeCrashFlow 9 ай бұрын
I just removed from the front a few months after I swapped to a DH casing front. Running the same pressure as I was with it (25psi) I didn’t notice it for relatively casual rides, but I did notice it for more aggressive rides. I could feel the extra compression on the face of jumps and some roll when carving up the face of the jumps, such that it created a little instability off the lip. I am going to take the pressure up to 28 and see how it is. If it doesn’t work I’m going back to CushCore front and rear.
@athishmarutharaj6001 9 ай бұрын
cool!
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
That's interesting. I've heard that about DH casing.
@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 9 ай бұрын
"Gotta use all the turns" - No truer words have ever been said Alan by boy.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
😆🤘🏾
@trailpimp6369 9 ай бұрын
I have been running the Cush core pro front and rear for six years. I use them with Carbon or alloy wheels. I love running them for everyday riding. I run 20 psi front and rear. Keep up the good work buddy. 20 psi is the magic number when you run these.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm pretty stoked on Cush Core. I just rode my eMTB which hasn't received the Cush Core upgrade yet, and I definitely noticed it.
@trailpimp6369 9 ай бұрын
@@mtb_alan 🔥🙏🙏💯
@alexanderrodriguez6740 9 ай бұрын
Does that low of pressure feel like your going to wash out or it still feels great taking corners aggressively ?
@trailpimp6369 9 ай бұрын
@@alexanderrodriguez6740 It is a good pressure when you use inserts and you can rip the corners. But you can use higher pressure too.🙏🔥
@alexanderrodriguez6740 9 ай бұрын
Just got my cushcores so I’ll try 20, then I’ll pump up from there if it feels crazy. I’m running a turbo levo. Same trails as the video, I’m in the OC
@mrvwbug4423 9 ай бұрын
I run it on the back, totally worth it if you live in a place with rocky trails.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
100% I'm curious why you only run it in the back. :)
@loftkey 9 ай бұрын
I have cushcore on my back wheel at 20 PSI, haven’t bent my rim since :)
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Nice!
@thispod 9 ай бұрын
I'm kind of baffled reading comments of people running 30psi, banging rims and having tyres fold. Around here its not uncommon to run 17-20psi and we ride gnarly stuff on ebikes often at high speeds. (Ofc higher pressures are in order at the bike park) What kind of tyres are people running? Something's not adding up 🤔
@MTBr-of-SoCal 9 ай бұрын
Ya I typically run 15 - 18psi myself. I'm mostly on super techie gnarly stuff too.
@thinkaboutit3011 9 ай бұрын
I run it in all my bikes its a huge difference for a big boy at 240 i notice it in the corners the sidewall suport is huge. On my tr11 i had to run at least 35psi or i folded my tire over every corner now with cushcore i run 30 and rarely fold the tire over so much more confidence. I also started running lighter tire casing with no negative issue so the wieght is alot closer.
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
That's great!
@DirtyPandaMTB 9 ай бұрын
Man I love all the little noise you make when you ride Alan hahahha makes riding so much more fun
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
LOL! Brrrnnnnn 🏎
@DirtyPandaMTB 9 ай бұрын
@@mtb_alan 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@Lnguyen217 9 ай бұрын
If you’re riding on expensive wheels, cushcore is a must ! I run mine as low as 20 psi on the rear
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
That's a good point. I've definitely cracked some expensive carbon wheels. 😆 20 psi. Nice. I'll have to keep experimenting. I think I'm down to 22 in the rear on a 30mm internal width carbon wheel.
@TheRiotMTB 9 ай бұрын
Gotta be your headset. I’ve been hearing it a lot lately on other channels and they all narrowed it down to that. I’ve been wanting to try cushcore just haven’t justified the cost. Looks like it’s worth it though
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Thanks! After the water bottle, that was the next thing I checked. Turns out it I was right when I thought it was the cables. In the recent Aliso video, I switched to a different bar (for other reasons) and added a piece of velcro where the cables were hitting. Yeah...the Cush Core isn't cheap. But just getting one for the back wheel is a less painful way to try it out. FWIW, I was not sold on Cush Core for a long time, but now that I'm running it, I want to have it on all my bikes.
@georgeharris1214 7 ай бұрын
Yes I run CC and I live in the desert. My rear is 30 my front is 28 rocky trails
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
🤘🏾
@Belico8269 6 ай бұрын
I just got my hands on a pair of am30 enve wheels & im thinking of getting the trail version inserts
@mtb_alan 6 ай бұрын
🤘🏾
@BIGGRIC_MTB23 9 ай бұрын
Great video , very interested in trying inserts , just wandering if at lower pressures would it feel squirmy
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
From what I gather, Cush Core creates more sidewall stability so that you don’t get squirm as easily at lower pressures. 🤘🏾
@PinoyMTB_YTRider67 4 ай бұрын
Did you install it your self? I heard it pain to install?
@mtb_alan 4 ай бұрын
I for sure would have filmed it if I'd tried to install it myself. 😆
@Newnamehere 8 ай бұрын
Thank you very helpful info
@mtb_alan 8 ай бұрын
🤘🏾
@MsMari5ol 9 ай бұрын
What was the noise lol I need to know I had that once and it was my shifter cover was loose
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
LOL! I tried so many things. And like always, the tech at the Path Bike Shop figured it out in about 27 seconds. It was in fact the cable housing and hose hitting the bar. If you check my recent Aliso video, you will notice that the sound is just barely still there. I have a different bar and I also put a little patch of velcro where the cable and hose were hitting. 😆
@danielfarrell5750 3 күн бұрын
@@mtb_alan you can physicaly see the cable hitting the bar in the video
@mtb_alan 3 күн бұрын
That makes sense.
@mtb_alan 3 күн бұрын
@@danielfarrell5750 I can physically read your comment on this video.
@GSRS1992 7 ай бұрын
Hi there, I'm trying to reduce the rear tyre bulge as when the tyre compresses and bulges under load the rear is rubbing the frame at the base so to minimise that and increase sidewall support and rigidity I thought this could help if anyone with experience has any suggestions? Cheers!
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
I don't think Cushcore will help with that. You might need to run more narrow tires.
@tonygee3284 7 ай бұрын
Reign E Rocks
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
💯💯💯
@ManNomad 9 ай бұрын
Good job Alan. Appreciate not having to hear the whine of an ebike motor. That's mountain biking!
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Ha! Well…I sometimes ride a whiny bike. 🤷🏽🔋
@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 9 ай бұрын
@@mtb_alan lmao, this guy.. There's always one..
@skiMTB 7 ай бұрын
It's the EP8...
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
It would be, but Giants use the Syncdrive motor which doesn't rattle. ;)
@skiMTB 7 ай бұрын
@@mtb_alan I know... I was just kidding...
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
@@skiMTB Oh...I couldn't tell from the tone of your voice. 😆
@EvansMTBSaga 9 ай бұрын
First
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
😏🏆
@Conner21230 9 ай бұрын
Did i see full face and glasses 🙊
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
Ha! I was waiting for someone to call me out! 😆
@MTBr-of-SoCal 9 ай бұрын
hey ain't nothing wrong with that! I often do that myself as goggles a lot of times feels too much.
@Conner21230 9 ай бұрын
@@MTBr-of-SoCal lol only mentioned it because it was in his haunted house of bikes video
@MTBr-of-SoCal 9 ай бұрын
@@Conner21230LOL!!
@mtb_alan 9 ай бұрын
@@Conner21230 LOL! I forgot about that skit! 😆 👻
@skiMTB 7 ай бұрын
Next time, instead of saying, "Oh god", You should say, "Oh shit!" Makes much more believable...😂
@mtb_alan 7 ай бұрын
I like to switch it up.
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