I've had the same Schwalbe/Synergy combo. as you for about 8 months
and have never even had a flat. I do remember the tires fitting
loosely when I installed them. I have ridden them with various tire
pressure(30-80psi) with no issues, so I don't think it is the rim/tire
combination. I don't wei
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 7:17 PM, JoelMatthews wrote:
[...] pulling Schwalbes onto 700s always takes a lot of hand
>
> strength.
Except for the 60 MM Big Apples on the 45 mm wide SnoCat SL rims on my
Monocog 29er: these tires fit normally -- ie, you could hand-install but you
had to force the b
FWIW, I have two sets of 650b Synergy's in service and EVERY tire I've
mounted on them has fit very loosely. I have to take great care to
seat the beads evenly, and some tires (CdlV) always want to sit a bit
off center. IMO the Synergies run a bit on the small side. I never
need tools to mount
Dave,
I'm guessing that the tire is not seated on the rim correctly. That
is a common problem with loose fitting tires. Here's what I teach my
students to do when repairing and re-inflating a tire.
When you mount the tire first only inflate it to 15 - 20 psi. Now
check all the way around b
Your description reads as though there might have been some quality
control problem with the sizing. I do not have a 650b bike (yet).
The one thing I never look forward to with Schwalbe 700s is putting
them on the rim. I am no old comic book advertising section 90 pound
weakling. But pulling Sc
FWIW, aren't they better suited for lower pressure, 65psi or so?
DE
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Dave Minyard wrote:
>
> I have been running Col De La Vies on my Saluki since I received it in
> late March 2008, they were getting pretty worn so I decided to try the
> Schwalbe Marathon 650b
