Hear me, all ye doubters: stretch -- I say, Stretch! -- your Parigi Roubaix for a week or so (ye sniveling doubters) and Behold! Yeer beads shall stretch their necks unto submission, Yea!, unto such submission that ye can remove and re-install said Parigi Roubaix on (at least) Open Pro rims using yer fingers -- Yea! without need for any tool.
Patrick Moore, very badly imitating the King James, but who, nonetheless, knoweth whereof he speaketh. On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:39 PM, Joe Bunik <jbu...@gmail.com> wrote: > VAR bead jack - available even on amazon for minimal clams. > > My Challenge P/R experience was truly a challenge (bloody torn off > thumbnails, tubes ruptured during mounting...), until I got ahold of > this much needed tool. That said, after a few times on/off and pumped > up, they will stretch to a more reasonable "Difficulty Parigi/Roubaix" > level. > > =- Joe Bunik > Walnut Creek, CA > > On 6/13/13, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I mounted a Strada clincher tonight, and it came out great. > > I dry-mounted the tire without a tube, then came back with tire irons and > > pulled off one side, inserted the tube and it worked great. > > I think the Stradas may be really stretchy, though. I mounted a Parigi > and > > > > Strada tubulars on my Moser, and it was a Lot easier to mount the Strada > > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2013 9:05:28 PM UTC-5, Don Compton wrote: > >> > >> What rim are you using? I have been using 29cm Grand Bois" and really > like > >> > >> them. But, I have used them on both 19 and 23cm rims and have to admit > >> that > >> I like them more on the narrower rims. On the other hand, I prefer my > >> narrower tires on my wider rims at the lower, recommended pressure. > >> ????????? > >> Don C. > >> > >> On Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:07:57 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > >>> > >>> And we have a winner! > >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/9038484446/ > >>> I mounted the tire as suggested for three days while the fam went to > >>> Disneyland. Found a super-skinny 18-25mm tube and talked it up and slid > >>> it > >>> in totally deflated. I was then able to slip the other bead on almost > >>> entirely by hand. Still needed a lever to get on the last 4cm or so. I > >>> inflated to 120psi and am going to let it sit for a few more days, then > >>> try > >>> to get a regular 28-35mm tube in there and inflate it. I want to make > >>> sure > >>> it mounts easily in case of road-side repair where it counts! So thanks > >>> to > >>> all who recommended stretching and patience, looks like it's paid off > so > >>> > >>> far! > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> David > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 8:48 PM, cyclotourist <cyclot...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Pure magic. Unicorn breath. Fairy prints. Unobtainium. Angel tears. > >>>> > >>>> I'm a better rider just thinking about them. > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> David > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 8:24 PM, dougP <doug...@cox.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Whew! Thank you, Jack Brown. So I'll stick to my original schedule > & > >>>>> > >>>>> circulate the Vittorias your way late June / early July. Meanwhile, > >>>>> good > >>>>> luck with the tire stretching exercise. After all that effort they > >>>>> better > >>>>> be good. > >>>>> > >>>>> dougP > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sunday, June 9, 2013 6:03:24 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Luckily I have a perfectly good pair of Jack Browns that I foolishly > >>>>>> took off to try these out. I was tire-curious. I'll let them stretch > >>>>>> on the > >>>>>> rims over a couple of days, but am not holding out much hope. > >>>>>> Shouldn't > >>>>>> have to have a four part assembly to mount some tires! :-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>> David > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 5:47 PM, dougP <doug...@cox.net> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Does this mean you'll soon be needing Rob's Vittoria Rando Hypers? > I > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> was planning on doing some sort of mini-tour before the end of June > >>>>>>> before > >>>>>>> giving them up to you. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> dougP > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sunday, June 9, 2013 2:05:31 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.comwrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> That may be happening sooner rather than later! > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>>> David > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Esteban <prot...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Looks like they're ready to stick into an envelope and send to > >>>>>>>>> me. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Sunday, June 9, 2013 12:07:45 PM UTC-7, > >>>>>>>>> cyclot...@gmail.comwrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Any suggestions? These things are a bear (and no maiden fair). > I'm > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> just about ready to give up as I can get them mounted, but can't > >>>>>>>>>> get a tube > >>>>>>>>>> inside. I'm currently hoping they stretch/take shape a little > bit > >>>>>>>>>> on the > >>>>>>>>>> rim if I leave there for a while, but don't have a lot of hope. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/**c****yclotourist/8999429698/in/** > >>>>>>>>>> phot****ostream/< > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/8999429698/in/photostream/> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>>>>> David > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>> 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 post to this group, send email to > >>>>>>>>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com > >>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/**group** > >>>>>>>>> /rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-**US< > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US> > >>>>>>>>> . > >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/**grou** > >>>>>>>>> ps/opt_out <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups. > **com. > >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > >>>>>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-**US< > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US> > >>>>>>> . > >>>>>>> For more options, visit > >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out< > https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > >>>>>>> . > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>> Visit this group at > >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > > > > -- > > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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