"Tim+" wrote in message
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Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
After a puncture and a ruined tyre I tried to put back on an old 28 inch
bike tyre that WAS on the bike years ago only to find its diameter was
now
far to big to fit the rim....is this normal ?


Hmm, either the bead wire has broken (on both sides) or you have simply
mis-remembered which bike or wheel the tyre came off. My money is on the
latter.

I've kept many old bike tyres for years and in my experience, the bead
*never* changes in size. Have you had new wheels put on at any time in
the
past? What size did the ruined tyre claim to be in the sidewall? What was
the figure printed on the sidewall of the "stretched" tyre?

Tim

come on it says 28 inch on the tyre ,,,,,,and it IS 28 inch bike ....