Bib mousse sizing

Hey all,

I am trying bib mousse for the first time (likely front & rear), on my 2008 Husky TE510.

I have heard the sizing it different if you don't use Michelin tires.

My rear tire is 120/100/18 (Kenda k760). My 18 inch options for bib mousse are:

120/90-18
140/80-18
140/90-18

I was assuming the 120/90 (thinking it would just feel a little soft), but someone told me Michelin 140 is like Japanese 120 (Kenda is TW).

What would you use?

My front is the stock Michelin, so I will likely go exact size on it.

Thanks for your help!
Gerald

Get the 140/80-18.

Save yourself and try the Neutech tubliss. Super easy to install,and can hammer the rocks with no worries

I have seen the nutech and I am not impressed,my buddy flatted BOTH the front and rear at the PA national enduro and wont go back to them,both tires had huge gashes in them

Thanks ScottyR!

Just curious why it would have been better to have the gashes in a tubed tire???

the nutech wont hold air if the tire has a slice in it,I have had plenty of gashes and finished a race due to the H/D tubes,this guy was bummed to say the least after dropping the coin for the set

If I get some gashes, Im still going to run the tubliss, they wont let the bead pop off the rim. Busted a spoke a few rides back and lost some air pressure from the tire. Was down to 2lbs. of pressure. Rode the rest of the other 90 miles that day, aired back up and rode the next day too. IMO so far so good, at so much easier on the knuckles.
Remember for full life of the bib tubes, they should be dismounted after every weekend to let the foam go back to its memory state.

i run mousses always, they generally last a year of the racing season. when you change tyres just relube them each time and also leave your bike on a bike stand with both wheels off the ground when you are putting the bike in your garage. no need to dismount them.

i think if there is ever any chance of a puncture regardless of the system then use the mousses, you will never flat and can pick any line through sharp rocks etc

Does anyone know whether there were any riders on the last Dakar using the Tubliss system? I'm curious since we know that mousses didn't work all that well on some stages and some riders opted for normal inner tubes instead.

Of course that's a pretty extreme test so what works best there isn't necessarily best for other types of riding, but it would have been a good test for the Tubliss...

With 2 sets of mousse you can alternate when changing tires. The fronts will last 2 years, the rears a third season if you switch to a smaller size tire.

They are very good for trail rides or enduro's because you just don't have to worry about flats 50km out in the woods. Traction is better also.

For everything else like h/s races, track or endurocross Bridgestone HD tubes are fine. Not worth the bib installation hassle. I find somewhat of a negative suspension feeling with bibs.