i ned to know some information about the tires and rims that i have. 1 are they split rims? 2 if they are how do the come apart and what should i watch out for? 3 is it common for them to have a tube in them?

last night i was out riding and aparantly my tire twisted on the rim just a little and poped off my valvestem. thats when i found out that there was a tube in my tire. well, i would like to get this fixed very soon so any info would be nice.

 

how old are the tires? Id just get some new rims n tires....

 

the tires are almost brand new, and the rims are stock from 1986. $ is tight so i dont think that i'm going to be upgrading. i jsut need to know what i'm going to get in to if i try to split the rims. i dont want to mess it up.

 

ok, i was just at partsfish and it looks like they are not split rims. i still have no idea though. i guess pry them off.

 

dont you need a machine to pry them off?..or is that for the old tires, because I know my old ones have steal beams in them....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

i cant even break the bead so i guess i'll have to go to the pros.... guess that i cant ride for a few days