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Phil, Squid-in-Training
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NiteRider wrote:
> Last season, I managed to have two major problems with one tire, an
> IRC Metro/K. The first time was my fault. I apparently hadn't seated
> the new tire properly on the rim and when I was pumping up, a few
> inches of bead came off and the tube blew into pieces, bending the
> rim sidewall. I rebuilt with a Campy Thorr rim, which should be much
> stronger than the factory rim. But on the long, last ride of the
> season, it blew again. Didn't bend the rim, but destroyed another
> tube. (Pain in the neck, too, since this tube had sealant inside and
> basically blasted it all over the place.) I made sure I'd seated the
> bead properly this time.
>
> Is this particular tire bad, or am I just a victim of bad luck?
> There've been no problems at all with the other Metro I have on my
> front wheel, which was bought at the same time. I'd hate to trash a
> tire that's only got a couple of hundred miles on it. But I expect to
> be doing a few more long rides this season and I don't want to risk
> being stranded far from home (yeah, I can carry a tube, pump, and
> levers, but that should be a last resort). Anybody else have problems
> with Metros or IRC tires in general?
If these are wire bead, have you ever folded these tires? I folded a wire
bead road tire incorrectly once, and this made the bead uneven, working its
way off the rim after 0.5 miles and blowing the tube. Unless your sidewall
was already suspect, however, I don't see how a tire blowing off could bend
a rim...
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Phil, Squid-in-Training
> Last season, I managed to have two major problems with one tire, an
> IRC Metro/K. The first time was my fault. I apparently hadn't seated
> the new tire properly on the rim and when I was pumping up, a few
> inches of bead came off and the tube blew into pieces, bending the
> rim sidewall. I rebuilt with a Campy Thorr rim, which should be much
> stronger than the factory rim. But on the long, last ride of the
> season, it blew again. Didn't bend the rim, but destroyed another
> tube. (Pain in the neck, too, since this tube had sealant inside and
> basically blasted it all over the place.) I made sure I'd seated the
> bead properly this time.
>
> Is this particular tire bad, or am I just a victim of bad luck?
> There've been no problems at all with the other Metro I have on my
> front wheel, which was bought at the same time. I'd hate to trash a
> tire that's only got a couple of hundred miles on it. But I expect to
> be doing a few more long rides this season and I don't want to risk
> being stranded far from home (yeah, I can carry a tube, pump, and
> levers, but that should be a last resort). Anybody else have problems
> with Metros or IRC tires in general?
If these are wire bead, have you ever folded these tires? I folded a wire
bead road tire incorrectly once, and this made the bead uneven, working its
way off the rim after 0.5 miles and blowing the tube. Unless your sidewall
was already suspect, however, I don't see how a tire blowing off could bend
a rim...
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Phil, Squid-in-Training