Carrying tyres

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember my
pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en route
for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly evil
when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to catch
the trailing edge under the saddle.

I may have looked a prat but I didn't fall off.

I folded a tyres into a triple loop before now, held together with a
bungee. It may not do the tyre much good but it makes them easier to
transport.

Tom Crispin said:

I folded a tyres into a triple loop before now, held together with a
bungee. It may not do the tyre much good but it makes them easier to
transport.

Yes, I've found that doubled over in just one loop is enough to get it in a
panier.
Don't need the bungies either, but stand well back when you open your panier
at home. :-)

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Cheerful Pedalling
John Mallard

Not Responding said:

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly evil
when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to catch the
trailing edge under the saddle.

If you have 16" or 17" tyres (a la Brompton, Moulton, etc) they sit
horizontally on top of the rear rack bag, and look tres cool in "Setting
off for Australia" stylee. I don't know if the real thing been done on a
Brommie, but it certainly has on a Moulton. Err, but not by me :-(

Mike

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember
my pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en
route for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly
evil when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to
catch the trailing edge under the saddle.

IME carrying tyres is much easier than carrying an entire spare wheel.
Had to do that on the tourer when the LBS respoked the back wheel of
my road bike. Just about managed to strap it across the top of the
rack after realising that if I put it down by the side, I wouldn't be
able to pedal!

Chris
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Chris Eilbeck

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember my
pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en route
for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly evil
when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to catch
the trailing edge under the saddle.

I may have looked a prat but I didn't fall off.

I just sling em in a trailer - same with wheels and frames 🙂

John Mallard' not_me@all said:

Tom Crispin said:

I folded a tyres into a triple loop before now, held together with a
bungee. It may not do the tyre much good but it makes them easier to
transport.

Yes, I've found that doubled over in just one loop is enough to get it in a
panier.
Don't need the bungies either, but stand well back when you open your panier
at home. :-)

The advantage with a triple loop is that, done correctly, there
appears to be no twist.

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember my
pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en route
for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly evil
when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to catch
the trailing edge under the saddle.

I may have looked a prat but I didn't fall off.

I recently bought a pair of tyres, and the nice man at my LBS helped me to
put them on like a rucksac - left arm through the centres, swing tyres
behind you then poke the right arm through the loop. You'll need to wear
something with a high collar or your neck will get severely chafed.

HTH
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Regards
Alex
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Chris Eilbeck said:

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember
my pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en
route for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly
evil when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to
catch the trailing edge under the saddle.

IME carrying tyres is much easier than carrying an entire spare wheel.
Had to do that on the tourer when the LBS respoked the back wheel of
my road bike. Just about managed to strap it across the top of the
rack after realising that if I put it down by the side, I wouldn't be
able to pedal!

Chris

I took a 27" wheel to my LBS a couple of Sundays ago to have the
freewheel removed (didn't have the right freewheel tool!). I slung an
old inner tube around the rim, tied knots as required to get it to a
suitable length and hung it around my neck. I got there but a hub isn't
a very comfortable thing to have sticking in your back.

The inner tube is now being used to support an apple tree in my garden.
It's brother got used a replacement in a 700c wheel last night as I was
out of the right size of tubes. It works - don't know for how long?

Julesh

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Chris Eilbeck said:

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember
my pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en
route for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly
evil when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to
catch the trailing edge under the saddle.

IME carrying tyres is much easier than carrying an entire spare wheel.
Had to do that on the tourer when the LBS respoked the back wheel of
my road bike. Just about managed to strap it across the top of the
rack after realising that if I put it down by the side, I wouldn't be
able to pedal!

It's easy if you know how - get a strip of steel with a hole in each
end, attach one end to the axle of the wheel you're carrying, the other
end to the front axle of the wheel you're riding, and secure the rim to
the bars with a toe strap. In the good old days many club cyclists
would carry their racing wheels to events in this way - ISTR the little
brackets were called sprint carriers.

Julesh said:

Chris Eilbeck said:

IME carrying tyres is much easier than carrying an entire spare wheel.
Had to do that on the tourer when the LBS respoked the back wheel of
my road bike. Just about managed to strap it across the top of the
rack after realising that if I put it down by the side, I wouldn't be
able to pedal!

I took a 27" wheel to my LBS a couple of Sundays ago to have the
freewheel removed (didn't have the right freewheel tool!). I slung an
old inner tube around the rim, tied knots as required to get it to a
suitable length and hung it around my neck. I got there but a hub isn't
a very comfortable thing to have sticking in your back.

I regularly carry spare wheels around on the bike, but I use a set of Cyclo
Sprint Carriers from the days when real cyclists used to ride out to events
before competing - none of these namby pamby car-borne pretend racers ;-)

But in the absence of the Real Thing, an alternative is to use a flat
double ended spanner.
Place one end between the front wheel nut/qr and frame and tighten.
Put the axle of the wheel to be carried into the other end and tighten.
A toestrap can be used to prevent any vibration by holding the top of the
wheel to the handlebars, or to the fork.

Someone's got a similar arrangement here:
http://oldmanbreezer.fotopic.net/c907205.html

Its a doddle.

John B

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Alex Potter said:

Not Responding said:

Having "retired" a tyre last night, I called into the LBS (remember my
pledge to forsake wiggle) and picked up 2 armadillo 25mm tyres en route
for home this evening.

[censored], tyres are a bugger to carry. They're are particularly evil
when you sling them over your shoulder, mount the bike only to catch
the trailing edge under the saddle.

I may have looked a prat but I didn't fall off.

I recently bought a pair of tyres, and the nice man at my LBS helped me to
put them on like a rucksac - left arm through the centres, swing tyres
behind you then poke the right arm through the loop. You'll need to wear
something with a high collar or your neck will get severely chafed.

In days long before the Mavic support car, riders would often carry a
spare tubular tyre on their shoulders - as clearly shown here:
http://www.dailypeloton.com/article_images/pod/51tour/1951koblet.jpg