Re: [T3] Bias plys

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

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Jim Adney wrote:

> I also thought the J meant the safety profile. You can easily feel this bump 
> from the outside. It's the bump that the tire bead has to pop over when you 
> install it. Early rims don't have this at all, 
This is correct, Jim. Since the rim has this bump, it will look like a J 
shape from the edge. This bump does in fact help the tire to stay 
seated. Still, it is possible to knock a tire off this bump, I've BTDT.

PerL
73 Variant L


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