Posted by Mike Baxter on July 3, 2009, 1:46 pm
wrote:
>Hey,
>Being a trials and junk bike aficionado <sp> the new trails tires seem to
>ship either wrapped up so that both beads are touching, or just handling
>(probably because of stacking, (our pseudo technical term is squished). You
>can't hardly get a freshly unwrapped tire to seat, without serious help of
>several buddies an a tool bead sealer airgap tool. So, what I find I have
>to do is, take 4 or 5- 8 inch in length 2x4's and stuff them inside the tire
>at the bead, to cause this tire to get used to being spread apart. Folded
>cardboard works too. leave the tire alone for a few days...
Wouldn't airing up an old 18" inner tube do the same thing?
Mike
Posted by jayc on July 4, 2009, 7:42 pm
> Wouldn't airing up an old 18" inner tube do the same thing?
These guys are talking about tires, not boots. Silly boy.
JayC
Posted by bajacornman on July 4, 2009, 8:15 pm
> wrote:
> >Hey,
> >Being a trials and junk bike aficionado <sp> the new trails tires seem to
> >ship either wrapped up so that both beads are touching, or just handling
> >(probably because of stacking, (our pseudo technical term is squished). You
> >can't hardly get a freshly unwrapped tire to seat, without serious help of
> >several buddies an a tool bead sealer airgap tool. So, what I find I have
> >to do is, take 4 or 5- 8 inch in length 2x4's and stuff them inside the tire
> >at the bead, to cause this tire to get used to being spread apart. Folded
> >cardboard works too. leave the tire alone for a few days...
> Wouldn't airing up an old 18" inner tube do the same thing?
> Mike
If I wanted to set the beads farther apart... I would inflate an old
tube in it... as you say. It should work great. :)
Posted by PlowBoy, on July 9, 2009, 4:35 pm
Cool trick, seems how our bikes are tubeless LOL so I don't really have a
tube handy... sure that trick will work, I usually have cardboard lying
round, not tubes that aren't being used, myself but sure, that makes sense.
> wrote:
> >Hey,
> >Being a trials and junk bike aficionado <sp> the new trails tires seem to
> >ship either wrapped up so that both beads are touching, or just handling
> >(probably because of stacking, (our pseudo technical term is squished).
> >You
> >can't hardly get a freshly unwrapped tire to seat, without serious help
> >of
> >several buddies an a tool bead sealer airgap tool. So, what I find I have
> >to do is, take 4 or 5- 8 inch in length 2x4's and stuff them inside the
> >tire
> >at the bead, to cause this tire to get used to being spread apart. Folded
> >cardboard works too. leave the tire alone for a few days...
> Wouldn't airing up an old 18" inner tube do the same thing?
> Mike
If I wanted to set the beads farther apart... I would inflate an old
tube in it... as you say. It should work great. :)
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>Being a trials and junk bike aficionado <sp> the new trails tires seem to
>ship either wrapped up so that both beads are touching, or just handling
>(probably because of stacking, (our pseudo technical term is squished). You
>can't hardly get a freshly unwrapped tire to seat, without serious help of
>several buddies an a tool bead sealer airgap tool. So, what I find I have
>to do is, take 4 or 5- 8 inch in length 2x4's and stuff them inside the tire
>at the bead, to cause this tire to get used to being spread apart. Folded
>cardboard works too. leave the tire alone for a few days...