ESSENTIAL UPGRADES
KEVLAR BEAD TYRES
Tyres are your only point of contact for cornering, stopping and accelerating, so get the best you can afford. Go for Kevlar-bead tyres – they’re much lighter than steel-bead and the reduction in weight can make a huge difference to momentum and acceleration.
As a general rule of thumb, get something between 2.1in and 2.3in wide – you want a softer rubber compound with taller knobs for the
