Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Folding tires are often harder to seat because the bead is very flexible, and also sometimes because the tire has taken a set while sitting folded in the box for 6 months.
Can you elaborate on this when carrying a folding tire as a spare? I often wondered about the tire taking a set when in the pack for 6 months out of the year.. assuming of course I didn't need it...
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