Northbound Loam 2.3
Tires · Pro line · Northbound
The Northbound Loam 2.3 is a modern set of tires from the Pro line. Fitted to the stock bike on its own, it changes Grip by −3% and Speed by −1%, and weighs 140 g less than the stock tires.
Riding
How traits workAgainst the stock bike with only this part swapped, worked out from its real specs. A whole build is worked out together, so parts don’t simply add up; weight counts.
| SpeedAcceleration and top speed | −1% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PopHop height | 0% | ||
| GripTire traction | −3% | ||
| ControlBraking and steering | 0% |
Measured effects what these mean
| Acceleration | +0.6% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint speed | — | ||
| Hop | +0.3% | ||
| Grip | −3.0% | ||
| Rolling resistance lower is better | +11.1% | ||
| Braking | — | ||
| Steering | — |
Specs
| Material | Rubber |
|---|---|
| Type | Dirt |
| Retail price | $65 a comparable real part |
| Width | 2.3″ |
| Pressure | 60 psi |
| Tread | Knobby |
| Casing | Wire bead |
Construction
- Closed block knobs
- Tan wall
How to get it
Reach level 22, then buy it for 115 credits in the BMX shop, Parts › Tires. Once it’s yours it stays usable whatever its level.
Finishes
Painted in the shop’s Paint tab; 13 finishes fit. Cosmetic. All rubber finishes.
Starter
- Blackstarter
- Gumstarter
By level
- Tanfactory
- Whitelevel 2
- Redlevel 4
- Bluelevel 4
- Yellowlevel 7
- Greenlevel 10
- Pinklevel 16
- Purplelevel 19
- Skinwalllevel 26
- Glowlevel 41
- Camo Greenlevel 33
Other tires
All tires| Part | Line | Level | Price | Speed | Pop | Grip | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Treadstar Comp SkinwallTreadstar · Old School line |
Old School | 26 | 125 | · | +1% | −3% | · |
 Primal Wall 2.1Primal · Mid School line |
Mid School | 16 | 90 | +1% | · | −3% | · |
 Treadstar Freestyle GumwallTreadstar · Old School line |
Old School | 29 | 105 | +1% | · | · | · |
 Asphalt Waffle 2.5Asphalt · Pro line |
Pro | 12 | 135 | · | · | +3% | · |
 Parallax Holeshot 1.95Parallax · Race line |
Race | 33 | 195 | +3% | +1% | −3% | · |
 Asphalt Chevron 2.4Asphalt · Pro line |
Pro | 10 | 125 | +2% | · | −1% | · |
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