bending rims on tubeless tires

[Gregory D. Pink]

I've (ok, everyone hold on now) have a BMW R1100RT with tubeless rims and have bent them both in Mexico and on the Dalton Hwy. in northern Alaska. On the Dalton, the rear rim was bent so badly that I had to lie on the top of it to seat the bead while my small auto air compressor filled up the tire. Each time I was able to pound them out and continue on. They were mag wheels and I am running a set of tubeless spoked rims now. So, I'm sold on tubeless tires and rims. Fixing a flat is a 2 minute job with a plug gun. Later..... Greg Pink - Tampa, FL www.pinkman.org gpink@...