[Healeys] tires - tube or tubeless

[Richard Ewald]

::: Rick wanders out to the shop to look at some tires:::
Brand new Michelins, nope no ridges.  Some used Dunlops, Hancooks, and
Kumhos, still no ridges.
Conclusion: Ruffles have ridges, tubeless tires beads don't.
Wiki appears to be wrong.
Rick


On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 11:32 AM, john spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Ed, you are always harping on us to check the archives first. Do you know
> about wikipedia?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Tubeless_tire<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubeless_tire>
>
> Sorry, could not resist the opportunity you provided me. Hehe (
> http://www.urbandictionary.**com/define.php?term=hehe<http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hehe>
> )
>
> Actually there does not seem to be very much that one can easily find
> about this, at least as related to car tires. There is more when you
> research bicycle tires.
>
> John
>
> At 01:01 PM 7/7/2012 -0500, \" Just Brits \" Shop wrote:
>
>> I have never heard of it, John.
>>
>> <<On 7/7/2012 12:15 PM, john spaur wrote:
>>          found out that a tubeless bead is manufactured with ridges to
>> provide the seal. >>
>>
>> Please share some further info.  Site?  Name?  Pictures ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Ed