Originally Posted by
JonathanGennick
Hmmm...Not sure how to describe it. Look just above the bead. There is usually a line or a pattern of some sort molded into the tire to help you see that it's mounted evenly.
That tire's getting taken off today. I think that Hutchinson Tube was defective or something along those lines. It's been leaking air slowly the past few days, even though I've been riding it. So it's getting taken off, because I suspect there's a leak. (I pumped it to around 40 pounds two days ago, now it's around 20, but there may not be a leak and it may just be my tire gauge leaking a little bit air.)
I'm going to look for the manual on it for the size wrench to use. I've never taken a bike tire off and put it back on myself, and I'm going to have an adult watch me. I'm going to look REALLY good at the bead and see if there's any sign of the inner tube "popping out" before pumping up and during the pump up.
That's overstating the case a bit. It is true that most bikes are made in Taiwan and China. There are actually several competing factories that manufacture on a contract basis for various bike brands. I am not sure of how many factories there are, but the number is more than just one.
The Huffy and Roadmaster brands are not owned by the same parent company. The might or might not be made in the same factory. It depends which manufacturer the parent company contracts with.
I found out Huffy is made by HBC, which I guess is short for "Huffy Bicycle Company" or something on those lines. I found out Roadmaster, Schwinn, and all them are made by Pacific Cycle in China.