Just found this group and didn't get any really good answers from my last post. Anyone?
novice said:
I have an old commuter bike with good quality (i am told) aluminum wheels (can't recall the brand right now). I am having a problem with the cheapie 27" tires, the beads keep breaking on them such that the tire has a squiggle in it and I have to replace it well before the tread is gone. I have used these cheapo, (either chinese or tw) tires for many years and never had this problem before. I checked the back wheel for out of true and vertical axis play and there is very little, appears to be ok. What keeps breaking the beads on these tires. I do not go fast or do any curb jumping. Thanks for any help.
Just found this group and didn't get any really good answers from my last post. Anyone?
novice said:
I have an old commuter bike with good quality (i am told) aluminum wheels (can't recall the brand right now). I am having a problem with the cheapie 27" tires, the beads keep breaking on them such that the tire has a squiggle in it and I have to replace it well before the tread is gone. I have used these cheapo, (either chinese or tw) tires for many years and never had this problem before. I checked the back wheel for out of true and vertical axis play and there is very little, appears to be ok. What keeps breaking the beads on these tires. I do not go fast or do any curb jumping. Thanks for any help.
BTW, I am installing them gently.
When you close the brakes do the pads touch the tyre instead or in addition to the rim?
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novice said:
Just found this group and didn't get any really good answers from my last post. Anyone?
novice said:
I have an old commuter bike with good quality (i am told) aluminum wheels (can't recall the brand right now). I am having a problem with the cheapie 27" tires, the beads keep breaking on them such that the tire has a squiggle in it and I have to replace it well before the tread is gone. I have used these cheapo, (either chinese or tw) tires for many years and never had this problem before. I checked the back wheel for out of true and vertical axis play and there is very little, appears to be ok. What keeps breaking the beads on these tires. I do not go fast or do any curb jumping. Thanks for any help.
BTW, I am installing them gently.
When you close the brakes do the pads touch the tyre instead or in addition to the rim?
That is a possibility that never occurred to me, thanks. Do you know for a fact one leads to the other?
Marz <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:
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novice said:
Just found this group and didn't get any really good answers from my last post. Anyone?
On Aug 15, 10:43 am, novice <[email hidden]> wrote:
> I have an old commuter bike with good quality (i am told) aluminum > wheels (can't recall the brand right now). I am having a problem > with the cheapie 27" tires, the beads keep breaking on them such > that the tire has a squiggle in it and I have to replace it well > before the tread is gone. I have used these cheapo, (either chinese > or tw) tires for many years and never had this problem before. I > checked the back wheel for out of true and vertical axis play and > there is very little, appears to be ok. What keeps breaking the > beads on these tires. I do not go fast or do any curb jumping. > Thanks for any help. BTW, I am installing them gently.
When you close the brakes do the pads touch the tyre instead or in addition to the rim?
That is a possibility that never occurred to me, thanks. Do you know for a fact one leads to the other?
I know from embarrassing experience that pads contacting the sidewall will destroy the tire pretty quickly, though by abrasion and cuts rather than breaking the bead.
