ak Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Seeking comments on propriety of use of a clincher tire in a straight side rim Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just me Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 I vote no. Charley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Meixner Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 The opposite can be done with rope installed in the rolled edge of the clincher rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz68 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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