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Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-30-15, 09:22 PM

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Blowouts 27 X 1/14 tires - schrader valves

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Posted By SkyDog75

Kevlar is a brand of aramid fiber, made by...

Kevlar is a brand of aramid fiber, made by DuPont. I don't know if it's the specific fiber Panaracer uses for their folding beads, but for sake of this discussion, it might as well be. Common...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-30-15, 04:13 PM

Replies: 44

Blowouts 27 X 1/14 tires - schrader valves

Views: 3,782

Posted By SkyDog75

I'm seeing a lot of references to using steel...

I'm seeing a lot of references to using steel wire beaded tires instead of Kevlar. Why?

With a mounted tire under pressure, slippage, deformation, and stretch would seem to be the only ways a bead...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

09-29-15, 08:58 PM

Replies: 44

Blowouts 27 X 1/14 tires - schrader valves

Views: 3,782

Posted By SkyDog75

Back in the day, tires were designed for...

Back in the day, tires were designed for straight-sided rims.

Bangs can't happen without space to explosively decompress, so if there's a bang, the tube is escaping the tire/rim cavity...

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