Folded tyres

Champy79

Hi

Silly question. I recently bought some new Michelin pro race 3 tyres and they arrived in the post folded up. Ive twice now managed to fit them only to inflate the tyre and then for the inner tube to burst. The strange thing is, it seems to burst in the same place on both occasions. Ive only inflated it to 70psi before they explode.

Ive checked that there is nothing on the tyre or the rim of the wheel that would cause the tear. Am I doing something wrong?

skyd0g

You are possibly pinching the tube when getting the tyre re-seated on the rim. Partially inflate the tube (literally just a few pumps to give it shape) before re-seating the tyre. This should help seat the tube and avoid it being pinched.

Champy79

Thanks, will give that a try

skyd0g

Have you got it up yet?

bexley5200

rigid tyres are so much better to install on the rims