im telling u bro i mastered this stuff i have went through so many ideas on this i discovered my best choice was and is always wafer head lath screws. it really doesnt matter as long as they are flat headed and distinct thread. with a ratchet strap liner it holds everything in place theres no chance screws come out and if they do its minimal. love your choice its just more costly. this was next to nothing. im starting to sell them i swear by them so much. also for front tire i made the mistake of putting screws down the center which is ok but it will feel more unstable. the thing with this is if i take a set of lock cutters or a grinder i can shorten up the center ones to almost flush so it balances better on the pavement. i had snowplows cheer me on last year riding through storms ahha so sick
Hey Dirk, cool idea. I bought some cheap CST Roly Poly tires I was hoping to spike, but the knobs aren't wide enough for the typical studs you find at, say, bikestuds.com. The set screws, without the wide base, seem like they could work. So I'm wondering, after having used the set screws, how they held up? Seems like there could be two issues. First, that the set screws, without a wide base, could actually push thru the carcass into the tube. And second, that they might rip out if you turned your wheel sharp on pavement. Thanks.
im telling u bro i mastered this stuff i have went through so many ideas on this i discovered my best choice was and is always wafer head lath screws. it really doesnt matter as long as they are flat headed and distinct thread. with a ratchet strap liner it holds everything in place theres no chance screws come out and if they do its minimal. love your choice its just more costly. this was next to nothing. im starting to sell them i swear by them so much. also for front tire i made the mistake of putting screws down the center which is ok but it will feel more unstable. the thing with this is if i take a set of lock cutters or a grinder i can shorten up the center ones to almost flush so it balances better on the pavement. i had snowplows cheer me on last year riding through storms ahha so sick
use a ratchet strap for the liner brother. works mint
Excellent ideas ! Thanks for sharing
Hey Dirk, cool idea. I bought some cheap CST Roly Poly tires I was hoping to spike, but the knobs aren't wide enough for the typical studs you find at, say, bikestuds.com. The set screws, without the wide base, seem like they could work. So I'm wondering, after having used the set screws, how they held up? Seems like there could be two issues. First, that the set screws, without a wide base, could actually push thru the carcass into the tube. And second, that they might rip out if you turned your wheel sharp on pavement. Thanks.
You are falling because you placed them in the center of your tire, and not bands towards the side.