Speaking of dirt bike tire changes

[dezertrider]

Very odd situation in Glamis over New Years. One of the kids paddle tires kept coming off the rim while on a ride. The first time we thought he just pushed it too far and then it happened about every half mile until we came up with a solution.

What does everyone think held until we got back to camp the safety wire or the zip ties?

 

[brianwhiteboy]

Zip ties for the win.

Looks like a newer tire. Maybe you have a broken rim lock?

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

13 pounds of tire pressure? Sometimes you have to overinflate when you initially put them on and leave them overnight with higher pressure so the bead sets well.

 

[dezertrider]

Tire had about 4 trips on it. We think the steel cord broke becasue it was supper soft by the time we got back to camp

 

[sintax]

looks like you have a rimlock, it shouldnt happen.

what pressure?

 

[dezertrider]

looks like you have a rimlock, it shouldnt happen.

what pressure?

We had 14 riders and knowone has seen this happen. It failed 4 times and we set the rim lock each time we rest the tire. The tire was comng off the bead at 12psi. You could see it bulging out.

Amazing the cheap inner tube help air and never popped

The wire and zip ties helped but only one made it back to camp

 

[Shady]

I would expect the zip ties survived. I remember a few of the fast desert racers in the late '80's would run 6-10 zip ty's around the rear tire to the rim, as a way to make it through a race if they got a flat.

 

[Nordie]

That's a tough one being that it's in sand. If you were just getting back to camp going slow, I'd say both. Stainless is funny, and I'm betting that it was gone by the time you got back to camp.

Next time buy some Stainless zip ties

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I think that there is so much resistance of a paddle tire in the sand that the tire just can't stay locked on to the rim. A knobby is more likely to break loose and spin a rear tire than a paddle with scoops, especially a 450 or 500... I think in your case it might be a cheap paddle tire or the paddle tire is shot and the bead is lose. Maybe two rim locks is the answer. There is nothing worse for a bike than riding them in the dunes, it hurts the bike more than anything I've seen. I've had just as much fun with a knobby tire in the dunes as a paddle. I carry big zip ties just incase something like this happens.