Trail Tyre on the Monster etc..

I have changed to trail tyres on all my old forest wheels (MSUper2 and 3) but stayed with the original Monster tyre until now. 

The Monster tyre is not bad ...but not optimal for where I like to ride ...on gravel road and forest paths...

the difference between the tyres is not ENORMOUS, but the classic "golden boy" pattern is well known in Trail riding to be very efficient!

so here are some images on the little tyre changing project.

in fact I also did the following :

• washers on bolts and screws
• threadlock blue on screws and bolts
• heat insulation on connections
• silicon sealing the wheel axle (a lot of dirt can enter this way!)
• sealing top corner openings
• silicon sealing the cover
• silcon sealing between the shell-halfs (above the tyre)
• all screws changed to torx
• cut the outer parts of the shell to get more space for a tyre full of mud and dirt etc...
• ...

NOTE: this one is not good because the bad GW engineering!
if you want to seal the compartment for real from water ...weel then the heat has no where to go 
I later installed a fan (se specific post on the fan!) which reducd the hard riding temperature from 65 degrees to 33!!
a real protected air-INTAKE and a real OUTBLOW is needed 
otherwise the fans inside the monster just whisps the hot air around :-(

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oh my god the difference!!!

I have trail-tyre on my MSuper2 and 3 but I have been ”lazy” on changing on my Monster, until now...

first ride today with the new ”golden Boy” pattern Trail-tyre in the forest .. lots of leaves and mud

I had to stop and just laugh and scream of joy... the ”Golden Boy” pattern on a Monster means carving traction all until the pedals touch the ground

so If you like to ride on gravel roads or in the forest: CHANGE TYRE !!!

....you will ENJOY the difference 🙂

the original tyre is not bad, but this one is sooo much better!

Ankle Carving Pin

see Riding Tip 42 (Ankle pushing to complement the knee wrapping)
link

below is a lot of pictures showing how to create the pin I am currently experimenting with.

So far it is just awesome!

CarryTheMonster-bacpack mod

I did this mod about 23 years ago ...but have only used it a couple of times .

In fact I like carry the Monster (30kg) as a "Farmers Walk" exercise and switching between left and right arm... 

I do not go to  GYM...i CARRY MY MONSTER :-)

as a backpack

for the backpack mod you also need to change the pedal holders!
as seen on the image below

as a (heavy) "shoulder bag"

the shoulder bag sling

the inmotion handle

the best handle ever is the inmotion handle. with it I can control my Monster in off-state with only 2 fingers!

new MUDGUARD (or rather "gravel guard"?) to my Monster

I love gravel road riding!

When I rode with my EUC friends from Skåne they told me of the small stones flying behind me ...well a sign of a back fender not good enough ...too small

so, at last, I have changed it for a bigger one

modify your gloves!

My latest glove mod 🙂

I always tend to hit the side of the hand and sometimes the upper part of the thumb ... and even if my motorbike gloves have some protection ... I added more 🙂