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Bent tire beads, HELP!

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Voodoocars:
If they are kinked you can staighten them out very carefully with 2 pairs of pliers.Easy peasy done it loads.

stfc:
in a vice with a cloth protecting the jaws

Dr.Robotnik:

--- Quote from: moley on December 09, 2009, 11:24 AM ---Stop worrying about it until you get them.

They might be fine!!  :)

I've had tires that were folded and looked as bent as Julian Clary but once seated in the rim and pumped up they were fine.

Bending in a figure of 8 and folding back shouldn't put a 90 degree bend in the bead but it will make the tire bend when stood up straight.  When pumped up it will pull back into shape.

Life is too short to worry about things that might happen.   Wait until you receive the tires first then deal it with if it needs sorting.

--- End quote ---

Woah, woah woah, hold on guys I am not new to cycling or BMX or anything like that. Perhaps I haven't worded my question correctly (in retrospect I haven't). They were bent far more than a figure of 8, the beads are kinked according to my mate in the US. I expressly asked the seller for them to be shipped flat to avoid this situation. Now why would I pay to ship them from my proxy in America to see this in person and chalk it up?

I was asking as the beads are kinked what remedies there are if any? If it's pliers and skill (which I don't have) then I don't know why I should suck it up.

I asked for them to be shipped flat, they weren't, they are mangled.

Maybe I should explain, I paid top dollar and don't currently have a full time job because of my PhD. This is a lot of money to me and I did my best to avoid it. I love recycling but if there is no fool proof remedy, then they are going back for either a refund or new tires.

Sorry for the palaver and the questions, but I've had a lot go wrong lately and just wanted some help.

moley:
If he sold them as Minty fresh and you receive it in a worse condition then claim your money back through paypal!  :daumenhoch:

Kinks can be removed but if your not happy then you have to claim!!  :daumenhoch:

lodge:
I  wouldn't be happy Kinked beads are a tw8t to do anything with, yeah you can make them useable but there never as straight as they were.

What tyres were they by the way?

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