Crawler Canyon Quick(re)view: 1.9" JConcepts Megalithic 

I got some megaliths, with soft 3D printed inserts there is very little compliance, they run small to me and got a tear in one sidewall I really wanted to like them but I’m putting on a set of tusks on for my comp instead

I bet the holds by jconcepts would look really good on it

I tested these on loan from a channel member, so they're long gone. I'll pick up a set for myself if they ever come back in stock. I have a set of YZZR inserts specifically for them already waiting on the bench.

@@CrawlerCanyon well, I guess I’m interested to see your assessment of the YZZR. I’ve tried them along with many others and find them to be the most over hyped insert out there. The material breaks down with wear and doesn’t bounce back like the Squid’n’serts or the Antifoams so the value is a bit lost in the longevity in my opinion. Would still love to see a Squid comparison. Even to the YZZR.

​@@Ginga_Ninja_RCjust watched your video comparing inserts today and absolutely agree with your assessment

@@philthy5058 thank you. Much appreciated.

You can't go wrong with any of those JConcepts offerings. They're all top performers. There really isn't a silicone insert out there that fits any of them without some tweaking-- you can shim the Injora greens (with a disc of fridge liner) for pretty good fitment in the Tusks and Megs, but nothing silicone is going to fill out the Rupture. They're kind of a size all their own, so you're either going to need to run the stock foam, build up a dual stage, or get tire-specific 3D printed inserts.

@@CrawlerCanyon all thou the stock foams should be fun u think the stock foams with the megalithics will do good on my injora aluminum beadlocks on my ascent fusion its a pretty light rig i should have any issues and u reccomend i vent my tires or just leave them stock?? Then im gonna run the same lines on other setups like u do that should be fun 🤣💀

African or European swallow?

They seem to do really well on the 24mm inner rings. Keeps the sidewalls pretty flat.

Pretty the exact same width as every other JConcepts 1.9" at right around 45mm. Too narrow... for what?

@@CrawlerCanyon They have that rounded edge look, it's not a Tusk edge. The Ruptures have the same soft shoulder that I don't care to run.

@@brianmorrison2846 is it just a visual thing ? i have seen no noticeable difference and most tires do feather out the corners eventually to have a slightly more round profile from use. These look less curved then a rup it looks like. Foam choice can also affect shape somewhat. just curious is all.

@@lastcreations8845Visual effects and the feel.

Used to. Don't anymore. I've had like... one screw fall out of the back, and one or two fall out of an SLW, but never had one of the screws even loosen from the front ring. Beadlock screws are so small, threadlock is basically like gluing them in.

put the Ruptrusks on the Flonco

Rupture we're already out since they are 4.88 diameter

@@StubbsRC ok yeah I didn’t know if was size of ruptures or what! Makes sense! So think the megalith will be aloud for comp?

I feel like we have to limit that conversation to Class 2-- tires between 4.19 and 4.75 inches. I think of the offerings, the Megalithic has to most forward drive of them all, but has an overall traction profile (as least on the included inserts) that I would classify as "erratic." Without changing the inserts, I give the narrowest edge to the Tusk. I think with the proper inserts, the Megalithic might be the most capable Class 2 JConcepts makes. But the Tusk remains my favorite. So for Class 2: Tusk > Megalithic > Hold > Hunk > Scorpio > Landmine Interestingly, in Class 1 I put the Landmines solidly in 3rd, very closely behind the Bounty Hunter and Tusk.

@@CrawlerCanyon thank you for the response. I'm still a noob so I don't even know diff between the classes and those that are used in comps. But truly found your Existential Crisis video to be great. Maybe I'll learn about these over time, but I'm enjoying the hobby of playing around with little mods on rtrs and having your voice both entertain and educate. Now where can I get a t-shirt so I mess with people here in san francisco (no other side of the world, but other side of grapevine at least!)

@@AnyAssumptionBanter I haven't 100% figured out storefront management, but it does work: www.cafepress.com/crawlercanyon People are figuring out how to add and customize items that I didn't put into the shop yet, so people out there know how to work CafePress better than I do.

They're both JConcepts green, so they're both great. The Megalithic is the Class 2 answer to the Rupture, which honestly just doesn't fit on a lot of rigs. Overall, I still prefer the Tusk over the Megalithic. I can't think of an application where I would swap one for the other-- and that applies to Tusks, Ruptures, and Megalithics.

@@CrawlerCanyon ahh ok makes sense thanks

​@@CrawlerCanyonwhat size hair buns for double buns for the Tusks! 4.5 crammed in on the blue foam. The 3 looks potentially like not enough volume.

@@Cassienope For a Canyon Medium, it is indeed a medium (3") hairbun. If it doesn't look right, and feels worse, you've got it.

Every tire run here is vented. Two 4mm holes for (most all) 1.9s, four holes for 2.2s.

Thank you for the response I will vent mine when they come!!

Oh, I have heard tales of the CC-02. I just feel like they used to be cheaper? Most of them are hovering around $275, which seems absolutely bonkers, as anything TT-01/TT-02 from them is like... half that.

@@CrawlerCanyon try again hobbies. I think with coupons it's around 195.00. im still experimenting with some new axle link locations. But the pan hard is going to be tricky. It's definitely a challenge.