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HELP struggle road tyre puncture
annieslandmissile 
| 04 May 19:17 |
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Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Posts: 85 Bike: My Profile | Usually i am ok at taking off the tyre and fixing a puncture and have easily done so on my MTB but on my Road bike it is proving very hard to get the tyre back on the wheel. The new inner tube has some extra slack which I think means its not the right size of inner tube and is too big. I have been using 700x23 C size original but am now using Continental Race 28, 700x18/25 . 27x3/4. Am I using the right inner tube size? Are most inner tubes for road bikes pretty much all the same? It was just that when i was putting the tyre back in place on the wheel I could not get the last little bit on it was just too tight too pull up on to the wheel. Any advise, help much appreciated? Might have to go down to local bike shop. |
| JCV | 15 May 15:41 |
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Joined: 15 May 2012 Posts: 3 Bike: | Hi. I had the same problem a few times and the only remady I'm affraid is to use good quality metal tyre levers, but be careful you don't damage the rim s. It seems that the different tyre and rim combinations can cause this problem. |
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BusterG
| 16 May 09:49 |
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 Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | someone posted on this forum a very good video that helped my with my brandspanking new marathon plus tyres. No levers just zipties. |
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BusterG
| 16 May 09:50 |
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Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 372 Bike: My Profile | this one. http://www.cycle-route.com/forum/Bike-Shed-Putting-new-tyres-on-there-must-be-an-easy-way-Thread-3720.html |
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leelee
| 16 May 17:04 |
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Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 30 Bike: My Profile | 700x20c may pop in a 28c tyre a 700xsay a 3.2 off a hiybred is too much rubber for a 20c will go on but harder |
| pyromanic | 20 May 04:37 |
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Joined: 20 May 2012 Posts: 1 Bike: | the slack your getting with the inner tube is because a 27x3/4 is longer thand a 700x to solve it on a mountaian bike you just fold it opposite to the valve and no worries about flat spots have never tried it on a road bike tho |
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Pesmo
| 24 May 03:53 |
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Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Bike: My Profile | I hope I am not telling you how to suck eggs, but you are putting a few puffs of air into the tube before attempting to reseat the tyre aren't you ? Doing this takes away some slack as it pushes the tube out of the bottom of the rim trough and into the outer circumference of the tyre. Additionally makes it less likely that you will nip the tube and puncture it. |
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