clincher tire in straight side rim

[ak]

Seeking comments on propriety of use of a clincher tire in a straight side rim

Thank you. 

[1912Staver]

Unless you are talking about the sort of rim that has separate side rings that could be reversed to allow use of either clincher or straight side tires I can't imagine even trying to do such a thing. The tire would blow off the rim almost as soon as it was inflated.

[Bloo]

Clincher tires don't have a steel reinforcement inside the bead to keep them on the wheel. This is because they have to stretch at the bead to go on the clincher rim. Once they are on, the hooked rim is what keeps them on. On a straight sided rim, I would expect the tire to come off, and violently.

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Bloo (see edit history)

[just me]

I vote no.

 

Charley

[Steven Meixner]

The opposite can be done with rope installed in the rolled edge of the clincher rim.

[Buzz68]

I have tried it roll cars around

But never had tube or air in it that would truly be scary 

So I vote NO

I have since learned use rope wrap the rim 

[Bloo]

But the rope wrap trick for clincher rims is the opposite of what ak posted about.

 

With a clincher rim, and grooves full of rope, and a straight sided tire, you should be fine because the straight sided tire has the bead reinforcement needed to stay on the rim. The biggest problem would be stretching the straight sided tire over the rim to get it on because it is designed not to stretch. Still, it was done occasionally back in the day.

[ak]

Thanks a lot for the considered comments.  What was said regarding the lack of reinforcement in the lip of the clincher puts an end to the discussion.  Thank you everyone for taking the time to comment. 

John