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Summary: Learn about tires for bmx bikes and what makes good tires so important in this free BMX video about tricks and safety.
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"Hi this is Willie D. of the Aggro Alliance Trick Team on behalf of expert village. Now let's check our tires. What you want to do is, start off by placing your hands firmly on the tire. Having a good grip of it, shaking it from side to side like this in this motion, to make sure that your rim isn't moved, your axle and your hub should be firm, should not any movement. While your hands are on the tire, you want to check your air pressure as well. You can do this by squeezing the tires from the sides, so I'm pinching the side like this, as well as getting this part of your hand to push down on the tire. Now your tire should have a little play in it but you really should be pretty firm. The ideal air pressure for BMX stunt bikes like this, is anywhere from eighty to a hundred PSI. Let's check the front rim, make sure everything is fine here. Again, repeat the process, grip the tire like this, shacking it side to side to make sure that the hub and axle are tight and the rim is not moving. once you know that you're rim is secure, pinch the sides of the tire again like this to make sure that the front tire, has adequate air pressure and also get the bottom part of your hand and push downward on the tire, just like you did with the rear wheel, making sure that the air pressure is adequate in the front. Again, eighty to a hundred PSI is the adequate air pressure for a standard BMX bike."
eHow Article: How to Check BMX Bike Tires