All of the above and then I spin the wheel with tire at pressure and look for any wobbles, bulges or such in the tire. If something is amiss , reduce pressure and check for tube under the bead or pull on the tire to achieve that sometimes elusive evenness with rim. Spin and repeat as needed. John
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 7:06:30 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > I mainly worry the 1st time I ride a set of wheels that I built myself > down a long hill or mountain. > > Laing > > On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 10:02:53 AM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hey Laing! >> Thanks for that write up! Most of those are the tips/things I definitely >> did after my downhill blowout. I'll likely try the max PSI trick and >> inspect the raised line again. I think I got it nailed and figured out, I >> just wondered if anyone who checks the boxes and learns from their mistakes >> still has that creeping feeling that it's all going to fall apart. >> >> Thanks again! >> Ben >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 8:33 AM lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: >> >>> There are two things. >>> One. Push the entire tire, both sides, to the center of the rim off of >>> the bead seat before inflating so that you can see that there is no tube >>> under the tire. >>> Two. inflate the tire in stages - 1st inflate the tire to 15-20 PSIG and >>> then inspect the tire to rim interface. On all tires, there is a molded-in, >>> small, raised line around the tire just above the tire-rim interface. At >>> low pressures, this may still be below the rim, if there are any places >>> where this line is a noticeable distance from the rim, it may indicate a >>> problem - deflate, inspect, adjust. As you raise the pressure in stages the >>> line should eventually even out at a constant distance from the rim as it >>> seats on the rim - you can pull on the tire at the low and intermediate >>> pressures to help it out. Some tires seat immediately, some require a lot >>> of fiddling. It may require going to the tire maximum pressure to seat the >>> tire. Then you can release pressure as required. This is generally only >>> required for new tires, they kind of take a set as they break in and >>> stretch. >>> >>> Laing >>> Still uses tubes >>> >>> On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 9:11:36 AM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all! >>>> I just threw on Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires (700x40) on the >>>> Atlantis. Sad to see the Shikoros all deflated and and sitting in the >>>> corner, but it was either they take a timeout or I don't ride to work. >>>> Easy >>>> choice. >>>> >>>> So I've been riding as an adult over a year now and started with an >>>> affordable Linus with 28mm tires and promptly got a flat my third or >>>> fourth >>>> time out on it. I took the wheel over, unseated the bead, got the tube >>>> out, >>>> patched it, put it back in, reseated the bead, yadda yadda yadda, BOOM. No >>>> issue. Had another flat this last summer and had to repair it while on the >>>> way home from picking up a crowler of beer...very stressful, almost lost >>>> my >>>> wrench, but got it done, not a problem! >>>> >>>> Later this last summer as piece-by-piece Riv'd up my Linus, I wen to >>>> 35mm tires. Took off the old ones, did all the steps, and as I was pumping >>>> up the front tire, the tube blew out (some tube was under the >>>> bead...DOH!). >>>> So I laughed it off, changed the tube, did the rear wheel, and went out >>>> for >>>> a ride. All was going well, then on a fast descent, when I started >>>> breaking >>>> I heard an awful thud-thud-thud-thud that was getting louder and BANG! I >>>> screwed up the back wheel, too! So re-did both tires, used soapy water, >>>> thought about using talc, but I couldn't find any locally and Sheldon >>>> Brown >>>> says it does nothing...I never had another problem. >>>> >>>> So I guess I'm wondering this (if you've managed to read this far)...at >>>> what point can you be absolutely sure that tube is not pinched between >>>> bead >>>> and rim? Can you ever be sure? is my bike a ticking time bomb? :) >>>> >>>> Just wanted to share my neurotic thoughts as I rode to work, traversing >>>> ice for the first time ever! >>>> >>>> Ben "IT'S GONNA BLOW" in Omaha >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ca2ae39b-eb17-4337-8b11-59cb38d25ad5n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ca2ae39b-eb17-4337-8b11-59cb38d25ad5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fa46bc64-0554-430e-a25f-72ba6408a45en%40googlegroups.com.
