Folding non folding tyres

[Hbunnet]

I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
solution but I can't find it now.

I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.

Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.

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[mb]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:42:55 +0100, Hbunnet wrote:

> I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
> a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
> solution but I can't find it now.
>
> I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.
>
> Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.
>

Well, not a tyre but the theory is the same:
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/wood/story/data/449.xml
http://www.cyberus.ca/~jsellers/foldbandsaw.htm
http://www.woodzone.com/images/tips/bladetwist.gif

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[Al C-F]

Hbunnet wrote:
> I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
> a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
> solution but I can't find it now.
>
> I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.
>
> Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.
>
Fold it into three.

Hold the tyre in front of you, hands at quarter to three.
Push the top and bottom of the tyre away with head / knee, and bring
hands together - tyre adopts 'pringle' shape.
Cross over hands, and overlap top and bottom.

Fiddle around until you have a small circle, three tyres thick.

 

[Don Whybrow]

Hbunnet wrote:
> I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
> a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
> solution but I can't find it now.
>
> I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.
>
> Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.
>

Is this the link you are after?

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


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Sequi Bonum Non Time

Evolution is a harsh mistress.

 

[Hbunnet]

The message <[email protected]>
from Don Whybrow <[email protected]> contains these words:

> Hbunnet wrote:
> > I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
> > a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
> > solution but I can't find it now.
> >
> > I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.
> >
> > Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.
> >

> Is this the link you are after?

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

Many thanks Don, this is what I was looking for, it is elegant isn't it?

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[Hbunnet]

Yes I have just succesfully tried this.

I can now bring my expensive studded tyres to Norway.

Thanks for all three very useful replies



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[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>, Don Whybrow
[email protected] says...
> Hbunnet wrote:
> > I mean the normal ones with a metal bead. I want to transport a pair in
> > a normal suitcase. I saved a link from here which showed an elegant
> > solution but I can't find it now.
> >
> > I have made a figure of 8 in the past but kinked the bead.
> >
> > Could one of the stalwarts in here remind of how to do this please.
> >
>
> Is this the link you are after?
>
> http://www.rideyourbike.com/tirefold.html
>
I never got the hang of that method - my technique is much less elegant,
generally involving the use of knees and chin, but with the same end
result.