Todd Teachout wrote:
> I haven't followed this whole thread but it appears as no one
> mentioned
> the tried and true way of stretching. If I someone mentioned it
> and this
> is repition, sorry.
>
> The way to do it is to take a new tire and mount it on either a new
> (unlaced) or beat up(and cleaned up) rim. The rim is to have no
> adhesive.
> Manhandle the lightly inflated (enough pressure to make it round)
> tire on
> the rim. Pump it up to 95 to 130 psi (depending on the pressure limit
> recommendations) and let it set for 2-3 days.
>
> If it doesn't blow during that period, remove, deflate to 40-60 psi
> and
> place in a dark cool place until just before ready to use and then
> remount
> 24 hours before you start working with the glues.
>
> Nobody told me about this when I was new to sew-ups 35 years ago
> (at age
> 14). It took me about 1.5 years to figure it out. In the interim I
> tried
> mounting glue prepped virgin tires on glued prepped rims and
> attempted to
> wrestled them on 'till I was sweating profusely, cussing under my
> breath
> and/or ready to cry. Lacking solvents to clean up the mess I
> created I
> rode my bike with messy tires and suffered through glue covered
> hands and
> destroyed shirts until I figured it out.
>
> Todd Teachout
> Hercules, CA
Todd,
This was the method I was taught many years ago by an old Italian pro...
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Chuck Schmidt
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