Yeah im waiting too,
for those big old blue,
airfoil rims,
its kind of grims,
man i cant wait,
to get it straigt,
this rhyme sucks,
cuz i made it in 20 seconds.
They were made a little larger than previous rims. So when the tire was mounted in order for it to seat in the rim, they were pumping up the tire. Usually everything seats at around 40lbs, but UDC was having to pump them up to 70. End result was they would blow the tire out of the rim.
If your not having this problem I wouldnât sweat it. As for availability, hopefully they will be turned around within another week or so. The manufacuring company of the rims assured UDC that they would be a priority.
I just happened to speak to Amy about this a little over a week ago. Hopefully the turnaround will be as quickly as expected.
I was able to mount my tire using shaving cream on the beads of the tire. I had to pump it up to around 60 PSI before it mounted correctly. It has been great ever since.
Silicone spray would be better than soap or shaving cream. Silicone spray wonât damage the rubber and it has no water in it so it wonât cause moisture problems inside the tire.
The Coker tire is already difficult to mount on an Airfoil rim. Getting a Coker tire installed on an Airfoil rim that is slightly larger than spec would not be an enjoyable experience.
I just got one of these and I was anticipating mounting the tire to be dificult but by getting the bead in the center groove it went on without trouble and with just a wipe of soapy water the bead set at around fifty pounds. I also used a 29" tube. I have mounted my own motercycle tires so I thought the airfoil coker mounting was no big deal. I also doubt that a little soap and water is going to harm the tire.
Shaving cream has lanolin in it for a lubricant which is very gentle. After a short period of time it dries up and just kind of flakes away.
I also found that the mounting the tire wasnât that dificult to do. The shaving cream allowed the tire to slide on without any nicks.
I donât believe that it would be damaging to a rubber tire.
Old news, I want a more current update. They often give time frames that are further out than they actually expect, because many times delivery dates are out of their control.
Interesting. I didnât know about that Montage Fluid stuff. It would likely be helpful for getting a Coker tire to seat correctly in an Airfoil rim. Once you manage to get the tire on an Airfoil rim the next challenge is to get the tire to properly seat.
I keep forgetting to put a little bit of silicone spray on the bead area of the Coker tire. Maybe next time I try to install that stupid tire Iâll remember. The brute force method involves inflating the tire to about 45 pounds and waiting for 15 to 30 minutes while the tire slowly pops into place.