Beads: Wire vs. Kevlar
11-13-04, 12:22 AM
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Beads: Wire vs. Kevlar
I know this has probably been asked before, so please excuse me in advance.
Is there any reason (besides cost) that I should run wire bead 700c x 25 tires on my road bike instead of a good quality Kevlar bead tire? Flats always happen at an inopportune time and to have a tire a little easier to mount would be a very good thing.
Is there any reason (besides cost) that I should run wire bead 700c x 25 tires on my road bike instead of a good quality Kevlar bead tire? Flats always happen at an inopportune time and to have a tire a little easier to mount would be a very good thing.
11-13-04, 02:30 AM
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11-13-04, 06:03 AM
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Sometimes people choose a wire bead for a tire that mounts on a rim easily (i.e. big bead circumference, small rim circumference), since kevlar can stretch.
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Originally Posted by Alphie
I know this has probably been asked before, so please excuse me in advance.
Is there any reason (besides cost) that I should run wire bead 700c x 25 tires on my road bike instead of a good quality Kevlar bead tire? Flats always happen at an inopportune time and to have a tire a little easier to mount would be a very good thing.
Is there any reason (besides cost) that I should run wire bead 700c x 25 tires on my road bike instead of a good quality Kevlar bead tire? Flats always happen at an inopportune time and to have a tire a little easier to mount would be a very good thing.
So far as saying which, wire or kevlar bead tires, go on and off more easily by the side of the road, I'd say that the varience within each type is greater than the varience between the two types. To me they're the same.
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Originally Posted by roadbuzz
Sometimes people choose a wire bead for a tire that mounts on a rim easily (i.e. big bead circumference, small rim circumference), since kevlar can stretch.
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Thank you everyone, for the input. My next tire purchase will probably the the Kevlar bead variety.
11-17-04, 07:56 AM
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for what its worth, I've had Kevlar tires that were very easy to put on and take off, and I've had some that are very very very hard to remove/put on.
these are all mtn bike tires.
these are all mtn bike tires.
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Originally Posted by Rambo
for what its worth, I've had Kevlar tires that were very easy to put on and take off, and I've had some that are very very very hard to remove/put on.
these are all mtn bike tires.
these are all mtn bike tires.
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Originally Posted by sydney
....same with wire beads. Funny how that works.
11-17-04, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by supcom
Kevlar stretches very little. Maybe 1 or 2% at the most.
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My Kevlar bead Ritchey Speedmax 2.0 Pro tires are no easier to mount and dismount than my old wire bead Continental Town & Country tires. I expected them to be easier, but they're certainly not. They are considerably lighter though (200g each).
