DO NOT PUT A CAR TIRE ON A BIKE RIM. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.
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barry68v10 PUT A TA 155/80r15 ON THE BACK OF HIS BIKE, DROVE IT A COUPLE OF MILES TO A SERVICE STATION AND BLEW IT UP (that's exploded it for you who haven't heard yet) AT 175 PSI TRYING TO GET THE BEAD TO SEAT. HE HAD SPRAYED TRUCK BED LINER ON HIS SPOKES TO SEAL THEM AND GOT SOME ON THE BEAD AREA.
HE DID DAMAGE TO HIS HEARING AND SHREDDED HIS SEAT BAGS.
DO NOT TRY THIS MOD.
IT IS FORMALLY UNAPPROVED FOR LIST MEMBERS TO DO.
I FORMALLY RECANT THIS MOD AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO YOU AND YOUR EARS AND YOUR HANDS AND YOUR EYES (AND TO YOUR SEAT BAGS).
(signed)
Oldfeller
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Well now, another discussion on flat tires on round turning bikes.
You have positions already set out, Bill & Gort taking the "it ain't gonna work" required position with the others taking more moderate stances in the face of mounting evidence.
Here are the facts -- on the last mountain trip I rode my bike with the car tire on it. I let the other riders ride my bike (and they all did) so they could see what it was like. They can chime in if they want to.
I went around mountain turns, I drug pegs with the best of them. Lancer and I did not go down to grass eating horizontal during the whole trip. As a matter of fact I emergency braked to a quick dead stop in the middle of a deadly siren "magnetic attack" turn so them durn car tires can flat do the job.
FREE Advice -- stay with 155-80r15 or smaller tire. Why? Fit to the wheel well inside the fender and clearance to the belt and guard. Clearance to the left inside of the swing arm.
Are car tires different? Yep -- takes you a week or so to get used to the differences. Nothing your hind brain (balance center/reflexes) can't learn how to accommodate.
Are they safe? Yep -- just as safe as you are. It isn't the tires that make you go down, it's you.
Do you use the side of the tire? No, you use the bottom and leading edge just like you do on the front tires on your car -- same wear type and pattern. Just a lot less of it. You are not putting a ton plus of sideways drag force on your back tire going around the turn like you do in a car -- all bike forces are down nominal forces.
Do they last longer? Yep -- I have well over 1 IRC worth of wear on my original car tire and it is just now literally just now fully broken in. Buy a tire you like as you are going to have it for FIVE or more years before you wear it out.
And that is with me intentionally putting long black marks on Toymaker's concrete driveway just so he would have reminders of the trip that he could see every day both coming and going ....
And who says you can't darkside a squid bike?
Some of you folks need to plan to attend these little get-togethers that we have periodically. You miss a lot of neat stuff.
Ask Toymaker or Ed L. or Lancer (have both seen and ridden)
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