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Putting new tyres on, there must be an easy way
BusterG 
| 07 Mar 05:18 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | I struggled to put new puncture resistant tyres on last night. they carry a lot more rubber than my old tyres. I punctured an inner tube in the process of putting ther first omne on so had to take it off once i got it on. The second keeps unhooking on the other side of the tyes just as it looks like it is all comming together. I hooked they tyre on - OK Inserted the inner tube slightly inflated - OK With the wheel on the floor I started with tyres levers (clockwise) slipping the tyres in - OK as i got more than a quarter of the way around i realised I was 3 hands short as I couldnt hold 2 levers and insert the 3rd effectively (without ripping the inner tube as it turns out) When it looked like I was winning the tyre was popping out on the reverse side of the wheel leaving me to do it all again. At least i got 1 tyre on and facing the correct direction for rotation. I could hear the other tyre laughing at me as I went to bed last night - defeated for now. Any handy tool tips? |
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guitarpete247
| 07 Mar 11:55 |
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 Joined: 14 Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Bike: My Profile | Hi Buster, I hope you've got your 2nd tyre on by now.;) Here's a good video from a guy at Spa Cycles that shows you how to put on Marathon Plus' (they have a real reputation of being a pig to put on) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUFVrl0UT4 . He does it without levers they way I've always done it. I only use levers to get tyres off but apparently pushing the tyre into the well of the rim works just as well for removal. I put some Marathon's on last November but gave myself a ganglion on the inside of my wrist forcing the last bit in. Just swapped them fort Conti Ultra Sports and no ganglion. |
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sdwalker
| 07 Mar 12:06 |
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 Joined: 17 Mar 2011 Posts: 91 Bike: My Profile | Hi Dude Are they foldable tyres or do they have a metal beading? on my single speeder i had deep dish rims 16mm tyres which had a 2mm ali beeding on both sides. i got a couple of pinch punctures trying to get tyres on and found that the best way to do it is start with just 1 tyre leaver and after you have got a good grip just fold over thes side then disregard the leaver (it has normally fallen out by about half way round anyway) and just sware and curse using both hand folding the beeding in then the last 3-4 inches back to the tyre leaver for a simple 'pop' and voila. normally takes a good 10 mins per wheel and also instead of using the more expensive punture resistant tyres i just use the pre filled slime tubes after my last post re these went out and got some and have had no problems what so ever. happy trails |
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qwiksilver
| 07 Mar 14:24 |
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Joined: 23 Apr 2011 Posts: 27 Bike: My Profile | Hi Buster, You dont need 3 levers to put a tight tyre on, 1.inflate the tube to rounded insert into the tyre (make sure its seated nicely not twist and in the center). 2.push one side of the tyre over the rim it should go pretty easy if it don't bend it down towards rim (over and outside the rim). 3.grip the tyre flat and bend down towards the rim same as the previous step but with both hands working in opposite directions once about 2/3's to 3/4's way round it should become very difficult to pull the last bit in (not always sometimes you can do it all in this way) this is where you use the levers. 4.now you have 2 levers and a tyre mostly on which should stay in place as its mostly on so slide the levers in and push down(in to the rim not flattening tyre) then drag repeat this motion until the end pops over. in the words of alexander the meerkat "simples (squeek)". |
