By Coach Rick Schultz I have two QTs for you today related to mounting new tires. Before mounting a brand new tire onto a rim, lay the tire out in the sun for an hour (on at least a moderately warm day). Once it’s warmed up, it stretches just enough to allow easy install. Scrub…
Our last QT was from Coach Rick Schultz, author of Bike Fit 101: Your Toolset for a Great Bike Fit, about using superglue to fix small cuts in tires. We thought we’d share a couple of follow-ups to Rick’s tip, one from a reader who has had bad results using that technique, and another who’s made use…
By Mike Tierney My column of two weeks ago titled “Tubeless, or Not Tubeless? That is the Question” generated more Comments than any of my previous columns, pretty well all of them from roadies who ride – and very much like – tubeless tires. I appreciate your reasons for embracing tubeless technology (I’ll get to…
By Mike Tierney The sporting bicycle rider, when it comes to wheels and tires, is faced with this decision. And like many bike-related decisions, this one also seems to have been foisted on us by the bicycle industry. It doesn’t take much of a skeptic to realize that the bike industry’s needs don’t always align…
Question: I’ve heard that when riding in wet conditions, treadless tires are best. This is completely opposite of car tires. Why? — Ed J. Coach Fred Matheny Replies: The theory is that car tires need grooves because they’re wide, causing them to hydroplane on thin sheets of water and lose traction. The grooves channel the water to…
