Decided to shave a bit of rubber off my 2.7 monty for weight and smoothness. Didn’t want to go completely bald (yet).
Definitely the fastest way to shave a tire!
Rolls much nicer on pavement, still has plenty of grip. More like a BMX tire.
I just ran around the outer tread with the bench grinder, shaving a pile of rubber off each knob.
No photos of the before, but heres some photos of the aftermath.
Took maybe 10 mins to get it like this, maybe 10 more to make it completely smooth using the grinder. Balding a tire using other methods usually takes upwards of an hour!!!
…and photos of the tire itself
It’s also noticeable to most people, that the trials tires tend not to wear on the outer edges, so essentially all I have done is even out the wear across the tire. But I prefer a worn tire anyways, even if only slightly smoother.