Quoting james black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Hank Wirtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Three of the four wire-bead ones I've bought (two in 700x28, one in >> 26x1.75) have blown off their rims. with the 700s, it happened on two >> different rims, a Torelli Master and an Ambrosio Evolution. > > As a data point, I mention that I have been using wire bead "700c x > 32mm" (actual 27mm) Paselas on my Torelli Master rims for thousands of > miles, and everything works perfectly. The Paselas are a little less > difficult to mount on these largish rims than my previous tires, > Avocet Fasgrips. I don't know what is causing Hank's problem - I would > be inclined to support the QC theory - maybe your tires are from a bad > batch?
Two more likely bets, IMO, would be either poor mounting technique or the use of tubes that are a bit too large. The result in either case would be a bit of tube caught under the bead, which eventually will lever the tire off the rim. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
