B
Bob
Guest
I bought a couple of Continental Grand Prix Supersonic tyres (650c) the
other week but only tried to fit them this evening. The front tyre went
on with a bit of a struggle; I had to use the tyre iron in the end as I
physically couldn't get the last six inches over the rim.
The rear tyre went on after about half an hour of struggling, again I
had to resort to the tyre irons to get the damn thing on, but I've
pinched about ten inches of inner tube under the bead. The tyre is so
tight that I can't get my tyre irons under the bead to lift the tyre
off the rim and reset the inner tube.
Has anyone else noticed that these tyres are just a tad on the tight
side...?
I'm going to have to go into the LBS and get them to sort it out as I
know I wont be able to get the tyre off with out knackering the new
inner tube, and damned if I'm paying £27 for a tyre and another £8 for
an inner tube, to ruin them due to the tyre being too tight.
Cheers,
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bob [at] bobarnott [dot] com http://www.bobarnott.com/
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"Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that,
with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month."
-- Wernher von Braun
other week but only tried to fit them this evening. The front tyre went
on with a bit of a struggle; I had to use the tyre iron in the end as I
physically couldn't get the last six inches over the rim.
The rear tyre went on after about half an hour of struggling, again I
had to resort to the tyre irons to get the damn thing on, but I've
pinched about ten inches of inner tube under the bead. The tyre is so
tight that I can't get my tyre irons under the bead to lift the tyre
off the rim and reset the inner tube.
Has anyone else noticed that these tyres are just a tad on the tight
side...?
I'm going to have to go into the LBS and get them to sort it out as I
know I wont be able to get the tyre off with out knackering the new
inner tube, and damned if I'm paying £27 for a tyre and another £8 for
an inner tube, to ruin them due to the tyre being too tight.
Cheers,
--
bob [at] bobarnott [dot] com http://www.bobarnott.com/
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"Crash programs fail because they are based on theory that,
with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month."
-- Wernher von Braun