yet another tire question..

pizzamoose · Post by **pizzamoose** » May 17th, '05, 16:14

the tube my tires had says:
28 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8

the guy sold me a different size-tube but said it would work..
here's what he sold me:
27 x 1 1/8 x 1/4

it's clear that the tube he sold me is too big for the rim.. but he's right, i can stuff that tube in there ok. it just bunches up in one part.. and if i hold the wheel up, it rolls until the bunched up part is on the bottom.

i feel like i got ripped off and have yet another bike problem. but hopefully someone here knows better..

thanks.

Post by **SkiDork** » May 17th, '05, 16:15

Schwinn

robrules · Post by **robrules** » May 17th, '05, 16:23

Did you blow it up? Does it hold enough air to give the tire enough pressure to ride on?

Doesn't matter if it bunches up when its flat.

Is this your first bike? Maybe you should have gotten a tricycle with hard rubber wheels. ;-)

pizzamoose · Post by **pizzamoose** » May 17th, '05, 16:28

have you ever popped a tire tube?

because i just did..
at about 90PSI (the tire says to inflate 85-115PSI) the tube actually pushed the tire over the rim and and soon as it got there it popped like a balloon..

made a really loud noise, too.. there's ringing in my ears right now..

i'm ready to give up..

i want to eat a pound of macaroni
with about two pounds of pot roast.
a case of beer would be good, too.

Eski · Post by **Eski** » May 17th, '05, 16:33

time for a doobie

Hal U. Dewin · Post by **Hal U. Dewin** » May 17th, '05, 16:38

jesus christ pizza, were you born after 1980 or something?

Post by **spanky** » May 17th, '05, 16:45

might i suggest you try http://forums.mtbr.com/ or the sprocket rockets forum at tgr

Eski · Post by **Eski** » May 17th, '05, 16:58

spanky wrote:might i suggest you try http://forums.mtbr.com/ or the sprocket rockets forum at tgr

bad advice ... I rather enjoy reading about his misadventures right here
(I will refrain from putting the big eyed emoticon here)

Hal U. Dewin · Post by **Hal U. Dewin** » May 17th, '05, 17:01

Eski wrote:
spanky wrote:might i suggest you try http://forums.mtbr.com/ or the sprocket rockets forum at tgr
bad advice ... I rather enjoy reading about his misadventures right here
(I will refrain from putting the big eyed emoticon here)

lol, a man with a sense of humor....

Bling Skier · Post by **Bling Skier** » May 17th, '05, 20:36

pizza dude u r reading into this 2 much....just shut up and ride.....

Bling Skier · Post by **Bling Skier** » May 17th, '05, 20:38

pizza this links 4 u...

http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php ... 1839f&f=95

SPORE · Post by **SPORE** » May 17th, '05, 20:42

pizzamoose wrote:the tube my tires had says:
28 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8

the guy sold me a different size-tube but said it would work..
here's what he sold me:
27 x 1 1/8 x 1/4

it's clear that the tube he sold me is too big for the rim.. but he's right, i can stuff that tube in there ok. it just bunches up in one part.. and if i hold the wheel up, it rolls until the bunched up part is on the bottom.

i feel like i got ripped off and have yet another bike problem. but hopefully someone here knows better..

thanks.

Here is a little tip when installing a new tube. You can inflate the tube very slightly, just enough to make it so that the tube becomes round but not to much to make the rubber begin to expand. This will help when you go to install the tube on the rim and under the tire.

mogulmouse · Post by **mogulmouse** » May 17th, '05, 23:47

SkiDork wrote:Schwinn

That's a stupid ass thing to say, only if its a schwinn bought within the last few years.... Both of mine were built before they sold out and they're great bikes, one of them was even make in the same factory as yetis. (my straight 6 - i'm sure you know what one of those are right). My other rocket 88 will ride circles around what ever bike you're on all day long - even though it IS a pig - for what it is.

But if you want to talk light weight, try and beat my ibis single speed with its steel frame. I think i'm going to be getting a Bianchi B.A.S.S or S.A.S.S for when we move to SLO this summer.

Post by **SkiDork** » May 18th, '05, 04:17

mogulmouse wrote:
SkiDork wrote:Schwinn
That's a stupid ass thing to say, only if its a schwinn bought within the last few years.... Both of mine were built before they sold out and they're great bikes, one of them was even make in the same factory as yetis. (my straight 6 - i'm sure you know what one of those are right). My other rocket 88 will ride circles around what ever bike you're on all day long - even though it IS a pig - for what it is.

But if you want to talk light weight, try and beat my ibis single speed with its steel frame. I think i'm going to be getting a Bianchi B.A.S.S or S.A.S.S for when we move to SLO this summer.

not sure about the "stupid ass" part, but I loved my Sting Ray. Best bike I ever had.

pizzamoose · Post by **pizzamoose** » May 18th, '05, 05:04

Bling Skier wrote:pizza dude u r reading into this 2 much....just shut up and ride.....

dude.. i can't ride on a flat tire..
i'm trying like hell to get this tire un-flat - when i can ride the freakin' thing, i'll shut up and do so.

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