Bent tyre beads
kelron
Posts: 6
Hi,
I recently bought a (wire bead) tyre from an Amazon seller and it arrived folded and tightly bound with 2 plastic packing strips. I've read around a bit and it sounds like it's not unusual for tyres to be shipped folded, but this definitely didn't look like the correct way to fold them and there's 4 kinks in the bead where it was bound.
I thought I'd try it anyway but the inner tube split quite suddenly about 30 minutes after inflating it (without riding). I'm not sure whether I should try again and if there's anything I can do to make sure this doesn't pinch the inner tube, or if I should return this?
Pictures here: http://imgur.com/49lhqQa,cIm4a5j#0
I recently bought a (wire bead) tyre from an Amazon seller and it arrived folded and tightly bound with 2 plastic packing strips. I've read around a bit and it sounds like it's not unusual for tyres to be shipped folded, but this definitely didn't look like the correct way to fold them and there's 4 kinks in the bead where it was bound.
I thought I'd try it anyway but the inner tube split quite suddenly about 30 minutes after inflating it (without riding). I'm not sure whether I should try again and if there's anything I can do to make sure this doesn't pinch the inner tube, or if I should return this?
Pictures here: http://imgur.com/49lhqQa,cIm4a5j#0
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Tyre looks fine to me.
Just take more care when fitting the tyre. Don't use tools."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
Thanks, I rode on it today and it was fine.0
