BVC-CHAT Tire/spoke Advice

[Jeff Ackerman]

At 11:09 AM 9/26/2007, you wrote:

>I call B.S. on this.  Even if the wheel is badly out of true, this
>cannot have much, if any, of an effect on the ease of removing the
>tire.  As someone who has owned a badly tensioned factory built wheel,
>I can even attest that in my personal experience that the tire had a
>much greater affect on ease of removal than the spokes ever did.
>
>Jean Marie


I said it sounds silly Jean, but I've experienced it myself. I'm not 
suggesting that you're incorrect that the tire has a greater effect 
(opps, Math major not English, right? - sorry, couldn't resist). I 
think you are correct about that point, but only that the spoke 
tension does affect the rim diameter enough to matter (Frank was 
correct about my argument). Back when using factory-built wheels, I 
couldn't get some of my tires mounted without levers. When I learned 
to build myself, I quit using them. I would not have believed it 
unless I had experienced it myself, but it was a very clear 
difference.  ...and I see that now Chris agrees with me.

Jeff