Ugo51
Retro Guru
Hi all,
I fell in love with a Peugeout touring bike (currently being sold for £130) and I'm looking for any advice on the matter. I'm a total newbie when it comes to road bikes, I only ever had MTB.
There is one thing that concerns me: the rear tire is bulging out of the rim. The owner said that he just fitted the wrong tube, but he will fit the right one. Does this sound plausible or he is trying to hide the fact that the rim does not hold the tire?
Rims are of course made of steel. I'm not worried about the weight nor about the heat build up. Do these rims somehow increase the likelihood of picking up a puncture? Again, the owner said I might want to consider fitting new alloy rims to avoid picking up so many punctures, but I didn't get the connection between the type of rim and the ease of getting a flat tire.
Any other thing I need to be aware of?
Thank you!
I fell in love with a Peugeout touring bike (currently being sold for £130) and I'm looking for any advice on the matter. I'm a total newbie when it comes to road bikes, I only ever had MTB.
There is one thing that concerns me: the rear tire is bulging out of the rim. The owner said that he just fitted the wrong tube, but he will fit the right one. Does this sound plausible or he is trying to hide the fact that the rim does not hold the tire?
Rims are of course made of steel. I'm not worried about the weight nor about the heat build up. Do these rims somehow increase the likelihood of picking up a puncture? Again, the owner said I might want to consider fitting new alloy rims to avoid picking up so many punctures, but I didn't get the connection between the type of rim and the ease of getting a flat tire.
Any other thing I need to be aware of?
Thank you!