jhawk
Veteran
- Location
- New Brunswick, Canada
Hi all,
I recently purchased a Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyre for my bike, and three tubes - all from Chain Reaction Cycles in the UK, very impressed with them. Finding the same tyre locally would've cost me $70 (CAD) - got it from CRC for half that (including shipping).
Now, onto the technicalities.
The tyre has a slight bend in the rim wire - it hasn't snapped. It's just bent - should I be able to just bend it back? (Whether that happened in transportation home or while it was being shipped, I've no idea).
The tubes, however - when I purchased them from Chain Reaction - I went for 50mm valve, Presta, and selected the 28-47c option - as the Marathon Plus tyre is 700 x 35c. Have I made an error here?
All help is appreciated!
Jack.
I recently purchased a Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyre for my bike, and three tubes - all from Chain Reaction Cycles in the UK, very impressed with them. Finding the same tyre locally would've cost me $70 (CAD) - got it from CRC for half that (including shipping).
Now, onto the technicalities.
The tyre has a slight bend in the rim wire - it hasn't snapped. It's just bent - should I be able to just bend it back? (Whether that happened in transportation home or while it was being shipped, I've no idea).
The tubes, however - when I purchased them from Chain Reaction - I went for 50mm valve, Presta, and selected the 28-47c option - as the Marathon Plus tyre is 700 x 35c. Have I made an error here?
All help is appreciated!
Jack.