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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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mounting tyres/wheels

0One last thing we need to do before the bike is ready for a spin is mounting the tyres/wheels.02br
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00Is there any difference between mounting tyres and mounting wheels?02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0We generally use mounting tyres for cars and bikes and mounting wheels for heavy vechicles like 'Palace-on-wheels' it's a train name in India. former fits perfectly in the context of your sentences 0-

  • 0We generally use mounting tyres for cars and bikes and mounting wheels for heavy vechicles like 'Palace-on-wheels' it's a train name in India.
  • former fits perfectly in the context of your sentences 0-
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0We generally use mounting tyres for cars and bikes and mounting wheels for heavy vechicles like 'Palace-on-wheels' it's a train name in India. former fits perfectly in the context of your sentences 0-
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0I have a feeling that they are two different things. Mounting a tyre means fitting a tyre on a wheel while mounting a wheel means bolting a wheel back in the vehicle. Can a native confirm this? Thanks!0-
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0Hi,02br
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00The01b00 tyre02b00 (AmE -01b00 tire02b00) is the circle of rubber that you inflate.02br
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00The metal 'center' that the tire is placed on (01b00mounted on02b00) is called the 01b00rim02b00. The rim is bolted to (01b00mounted on02b

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