shaving tires
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Belt/disc sander is the way to go. Cut off what you can of the lugs with some sidecutters and get to it with the sander.
Wear goggles (not glasses) and a mask.
Do it outside unless you want to clean your entire garage.
Wear goggles (not glasses) and a mask.
Do it outside unless you want to clean your entire garage.
Another tip, get an nylon mesh abrasive belt from McMaster.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#abrasive-belts/=960icy (look for nylon mesh on the right)
It's a woven mesh like a 3M scrub pad but they come in three different weaves, coarse, medium, and fine.
Get close to smooth with the sanding belt, then swap to a mesh belt to finish things up.
These are also very handy for metal work.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#abrasive-belts/=960icy (look for nylon mesh on the right)
It's a woven mesh like a 3M scrub pad but they come in three different weaves, coarse, medium, and fine.
Get close to smooth with the sanding belt, then swap to a mesh belt to finish things up.
These are also very handy for metal work.
Your first two posts are an hour apart. Calm down; this isn't 4chan.
I've never done this, but I have an idea. Cut off what you can. Flip the bike over or put the wheel in a stand. Use a stick/broom handle/wrench in the spokes to keep the wheel from spinning. A junk wheel might be good for this. Put on goggles, and power up your favorite belt or disc sander. You might want to turn on the air compressor for when your done. I imagine there will be rubber bits everywhere.
I've never done this, but I have an idea. Cut off what you can. Flip the bike over or put the wheel in a stand. Use a stick/broom handle/wrench in the spokes to keep the wheel from spinning. A junk wheel might be good for this. Put on goggles, and power up your favorite belt or disc sander. You might want to turn on the air compressor for when your done. I imagine there will be rubber bits everywhere.
Actually, I've wondered the same thing! Having a few decent, but ridiculously knobby mtb tires that might work on a flip cruiser if I could make 'em a bit more 'normal' looking! I mean, your typical dept. store mtb has the most luggy tires, the equivalent of a Super Swamper "Bogger" truck tire, and the bikes are likely to never see anything but street riding. Just sayin'... :mrgreen: -Adam
If you removed all the lugs on the MTB tires I used to have, your tire would be about 1/16 inch thick! You better put a lot of green slime in the tubes, or never go near grass burrs and stickers. Id suggest that you just feel how thick the tire is between the lugs. I also suspect that the lugs add strength -- but I'm not a tire engineer. The "buy the type of tire you really want" suggestion is your best bet IMHO.
jerrykr said:
Every bit of rubber you remove increases your tire's vulnerability by proximity alone.
The os method of shaving tread off, however, is to put the bike in a stand, (or just turn it over, :mrgreen: ) have someone crank it at medium speed, and using the chainstay as a brace, work it with a turning chisel. :wink:
