I have a really dumb tire question for the collective, i'm asking because i'm dumb-founded and need help.
I spent my saturday waiting for the plumber swapping tires around on my bikes. Schwalbe Marathon + 700x25 went on the go-fast bike. They were a bear to get seated, and then on, but i was eventually able to get them on and holding air, ride is not too bad for 25s. Put a Schwalbe Marathon + 700x35 on the rear of my Sam H, not as bad as the 25's, almost able to do the last bit with my hands only. Now for the problem, i took what was on my Sam H, a Vredstein 700x35 touring tire and put it on the front of my cruiser. THe front wheel is an araya rim-no-name wheel. I was running a 700x25 which was working fine but wanted the bigger tire. Anyway, the mounting is really tough for a 700x35--these went on easy on the Sam so maybe it's just this rim, but the bigger issue is that i've pinch flat three tubes while trying to mount this tire. I don't believe it's an issue with the rim or something sharp in the tire as all the flats are the snake bite pattern and seem to be in different areas of the wheel. And it's not a case of under-inflating and riding them, they're either not holding air, or holding it briefly then airing out. I thought i knew how to change tubes/tires (i just did 4 last month, when i built these bikes up) Any ideas before i try another tube? I can't figure out what i'm missing and it's getting expensive! -- 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.
