Folding non-folding tyres

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I got some tyres off ebay but I'm a bit dubious about how they came
packaged. They're non-folding tyres (Schwalbe City Jets) but they came
tied up in knots too get them packaged smaller.

Would this damage anything in them at all or should they be ok? When I
got the same tyres from Wiggle they came in a nice big box and not at
all folded.

Thanks for any advice,
Ian

 

[Pete Biggs]

[email protected] wrote:
> I got some tyres off ebay but I'm a bit dubious about how they came
> packaged. They're non-folding tyres (Schwalbe City Jets) but they came
> tied up in knots too get them packaged smaller.
>
> Would this damage anything in them at all or should they be ok?

They'll be fine if they look OK from the outside: if nothing is ripped or
badly kinked.

I've folded City Jets by twisting into figure-of-eight then folding in
half.

> When I
> got the same tyres from Wiggle they came in a nice big box and not at
> all folded.

Excessive packaging annoys me -- increased prices and more awkard rubbish
to deal with.

~PB

 

[James Thomson]

<[email protected]> a écrit:

>I got some tyres off ebay but I'm a bit dubious about how they came
> packaged. They're non-folding tyres (Schwalbe City Jets) but they
> came tied up in knots too get them packaged smaller.
>
> Would this damage anything in them at all or should they be ok?

If they were folded correctly without kinking the beads, they're fine:

http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html

James Thomson

 

[dkahn400]

James Thomson wrote:

> If they were folded correctly without kinking the beads, they're fine:
>
> http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html

I was about to attempt to describe that fold using naught but words,
but those illustrations are great.

--
Dave...

 

[David Martin]

vernon wrote:
> "dkahn400" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > James Thomson wrote:
> >
> >> If they were folded correctly without kinking the beads, they're fine:
> >>
> >> http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html
> >
> > I was about to attempt to describe that fold using naught but words,
> > but those illustrations are great.
> >
> Yep, I tried the method with a new Panaracer PAsela Tourguard and it works a
> treat.

Interesting - I have always done it a different way.

Place hands on opposite sides of the tyre, pointing in the same
direction (ie one up, one down).
While holding the tyre, return hands so both point up.
Faff till the three loops it naturally falls into are the same size..

For a smaller package you can use any odd number of loops (3,5,7 - more
than 7 is hard).

...d

 

[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>
Pete Biggs <[email protected]> wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > I got some tyres off ebay but I'm a bit dubious about how they came
> > packaged. They're non-folding tyres (Schwalbe City Jets) but they came
> > tied up in knots too get them packaged smaller.
> >
> > Would this damage anything in them at all or should they be ok?
>
> They'll be fine if they look OK from the outside: if nothing is ripped or
> badly kinked.
>
> I've folded City Jets by twisting into figure-of-eight then folding in
> half.
>
That twists the beads and can cause damage. Someone already posted a
link explaining how to do it properly.

 

[Pete Biggs]

Rob Morley wrote:

>> I've folded City Jets by twisting into figure-of-eight then folding
>> in half.
>>
> That twists the beads and can cause damage. Someone already posted a
> link explaining how to do it properly.

It's only a gentle twist that requires little force and has not done any
harm, IME. It's quicker and easier than any other way. You can easily
kink a bead if you try the more complicated fold and get it wrong, as I
did the first time I tried it.

~PB

 

[vernon]

"dkahn400" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> James Thomson wrote:
>
>> If they were folded correctly without kinking the beads, they're fine:
>>
>> http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html
>
> I was about to attempt to describe that fold using naught but words,
> but those illustrations are great.
>
Yep, I tried the method with a new Panaracer PAsela Tourguard and it works a
treat.

 

[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>
David Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> vernon wrote:
> > "dkahn400" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > James Thomson wrote:
> > >
> > >> If they were folded correctly without kinking the beads, they're fine:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html
> > >
> > > I was about to attempt to describe that fold using naught but words,
> > > but those illustrations are great.
> > >
> > Yep, I tried the method with a new Panaracer PAsela Tourguard and it works a
> > treat.
>
> Interesting - I have always done it a different way.
>
> Place hands on opposite sides of the tyre, pointing in the same
> direction (ie one up, one down).
> While holding the tyre, return hands so both point up.
> Faff till the three loops it naturally falls into are the same size..
>
I do it a really awkward way - hold the tyre at each side, cross your
wrists to form the three loops, then bring the bottom one up with your
knee and push the top one down with your chin