Folded Tryes

Lenny said:

I see in bike shops that they sell Tyres that are folded.
What are these as I am a newbie ?

Are they tubeless ?

They are wire-less (ie no wire embedded into the rim-edge). lighter, faster. definetly easier to change. should be able to (after loosening and abit of cajoling/working tyre 'around' the rim to give you slack...) remove/put on one of these with bare hands

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Quoted message said:

I see in bike shops that they sell Tyres that are folded.
What are these as I am a newbie ?

The "beads" on the inside of a tyre that hook into
the rim are often steel. Foldable tyres use a kevlar
bead instead which is more flexible and allows tyres
to be folded down to a small size.

Quoted message said:

Are they tubeless ?

No. They just fold up and are lighter.

hippy

"flyingdutch" <[email hidden]

Quoted message said:

They are wire-less (ie no wire embedded into the rim-edge). lighter,
faster. definetly easier to change. should be able to (after loosening
and abit of cajoling/working tyre 'around' the rim to give you
slack...) remove/put on one of these with bare hands

I'd disagree with the easier to fit bit. They might
not require as much finger strength to get the bead
over the rim but they are often a PITA because they
are so floppy and not already in the shape of the rim.
This is mostly only an issue with brand new tyres, but...
Oh, they stretch a bit more too so old high-psi tyres
can fail to seat properly, the tube pops out and bam!

hippy
- likes NEW kevlar-beaded tyres :-)

hippy said:

I'd disagree with the easier to fit bit. They might
not require as much finger strength to get the bead
over the rim but they are often a PITA because they
are so floppy and not already in the shape of the rim.
This is mostly only an issue with brand new tyres, but...
Oh, they stretch a bit more too so old high-psi tyres
can fail to seat properly, the tube pops out and bam!

hippy
- likes NEW kevlar-beaded tyres :-)

yeah, i meant after a 'rounding' period left out to go that funny round shape 🙄 . The first time is annoying...
LBS said to put it on-and-off-again a few times to 'wear it in'.
(like Im doin THAT!!!)

flyingdutch said:

yeah, i meant after a 'rounding' period left out to go that funny round shape 🙄 . The first time is annoying...
LBS said to put it on-and-off-again a few times to 'wear it in'.
(like Im doin THAT!!!)

technique, talcum powder and tyre levers.

If you can't get it on with the 3 T's (no, not the bar & stem manufacturer) then the tyre should be thrown back in the retailer's face (not *too* hard). [workshop joke mode] It has to be tight at the start to stop it going all floppy later on . . . now, where have I heard that before? [/workshop joke mode]

M "now has 'Thumbs of Polycarbonate(tm)' after trading in his 'thumbs of steel' on the newer, lighter model" H

mfhor said:

technique, talcum powder and tyre levers.

Aren't you supposed to use a big screwdriver?

Regards,

Suzy (who, knowing mfhor's sensitivities to such matters, won't mention that mail-order is the true reason for folding tyres)

mfhor said:

technique, talcum powder and tyre levers.

was sure you were going to regale us with yet another lube-rism 😄 😄 😄